Interact 11: And the winner is…

Congratulations to Dave Jones for winning the Best of Show Award at this year's Interact 11. “Free Time” was judged to be the top ranking submission to this years contest by an esteemed panel of judges: James Panafino, Mitzie Testani and Gavin Cooper. To view Dave's winning entry click here. 

The other winners were:

Brianne Foschini, for her animation “The Godfather” in the junior category.

Kevin Downs for his entry “Metropolis” in the Senior Animation category.

Dana Mulranen for her entry “Evilution” in the Senior Wed Design category.

Jon Rom for his entry “Sleepology” in the Senior App Design category.

Dave Jones for his entry “Free Time” in the MFA category.

Kim Quinn for her entry “Mayan Calendar” in the Alumni category.

To view a PDF of the Interact 11 presentation, with all the winning entries, download it here.

The Class of 2013: BFA Awards in Graphic & Interactive Design

Congratulations to the entire Class of 2013, including the  following recipients of graduation awards:
Katherine Savage and Sarah Surrette: The Faculty Choice Award for Leadership; Kevin Downs: The Allen Koss Memorial Award for Best Animation; Dana Mulranen and Laura Sutphen: The Faculty Choice Award for Best Hybrid Project (print and interactive); Jom Rom: The Toby-Lim Sonstroem Memorial Award for Best Interactive Design; Julia Tran: The Kristen Huggins Memorial Award for Illustration; Grace Hwang: The Faculty Choice Award for Best Illustrated Book; Alexandra Lash: The Faculty Choice Award for Best Research and Designed Original Book; Lindsey Roper: The Faculty Choice Award for Best Senior Project; Matthew Gordils: The Faculty Choice Award for Best Portfolio Website; Susannah Briggs: The Faculty Choice Award for Best Typography; Daniel Lehman: The Faculty Choice Award for Most Inventive Project.

The Graphic & Interactive Alumni Awards, ranked by a committee of Tyler GAID alumni: Susannah Briggs, Matthew Gordils, Kelsey Jankauskas, Dana Mulranen, Lindsey Roper, Sarah Surrette, Laura Sutphen. (rankings to be posted) 

PETA Campaign Uses GAID Student's Design

Dana Mulranen (BFA/Class of 2013) designed the mobile billboard that PETA is using at the Kentucky Derby to raise awareness of the treatment of racehorses. The piece was part of a series Dana designed for The One Club Student Competition and for which she received a Pencil Award in 2012. A story about the campaign appeared on Huffington Post. 

Tyler Design MFAs featured on Design Work Life

Go Tyler Design MFAs! Their new website announcing the MFA exhibition along with custom invitations were featured onDesign Work Life. Congratulations!

2013 One Show Young Ones Finalists

The following Graphic & Interactive Design majors are finalists in The One Club's annual One Show Young Ones Competition. Max Amato (Merit/ Category: Pencils of Promise Non-Traditional Advertising Campaign and Pencils of Promise Logo Design); Lisa Spiller, Bryce Gladfelter, Hasinur Rahman and Leah Giovannoli (Merit/Category Pencils of Promise Print Campaign). The One Club is the world's foremost non-profit organization for the recognition and promotion of excellence in advertising.

6th Annual International Design Awards

Max Amato (BFA) won 1st Place in the Student Corporate Identity category and was named Emerging Graphic Designer of the Year in the International Design Awards competition for his restaurant identity project, "Junction."

Hallmark Internship Summer 2013

Sarah Karwoski (BFA 2013) was awarded a prestigious Hallmark Summer Internship.

Posterclash 2013, 4th Annual Juried Poster Competition

Two Graphic & Interactive Design majors took top prizes in Posterclash 2013: Korina Dabundo (1st Place) for Knowledge Speaks, Wisdom Listens and Lauren West (3rd Place) for Take Your Brain on a New Adventure, Everyday.