People To Watch in 2010: Lisa Champ
PrattMWP Communications Design veteran Lisa Champ has made GD USA's annual list of People To Watch. This is usually a list of distinguished young professionals in the field, but Lisa hasn't even graduated from school yet! Congratulations Lisa!
SS United States Conservancy Commercial
PrattMWP
alumnus Johnathan Doucette crafted a sixty-second online commercial spot promoting the cause of saving our nation’s flagship. "I was motivated to create the video 'The Vision' to help spread the word that the SS United States is far too special and unique to be forgotten. While she is still here with us, we must come together with a vision to see her restored so that she can enter a new chapter of her life," said Doucette.
Read more about it on the SS United States Conservancy's Blog
Commercial by Johnathan Doucette
U.S. Mint Coin Design
Margaret Henry, of Oswego, and Joshua Wahila, of Binghamton, PrattMWP
sophomores, were among four students nationwide selected to participate
in the United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program to enrich and
invigorate the design of coins and medallions.
Coin Designs by Margaret Henry and Joshua Wahila
A nationwide call for artists was issued in August seeking Associate
Designers who are professional visual artists, and Student Designers who
are undergraduate and graduate level artists, to supplement the pool of
“Master Designers” currently under contract in the four-year-old program.
Communications Design Assistant Professor Cynthia Koren used the
competition as a class assignment. Each student was required to submit a
coin design depicting the founding of Jamestown along with a portfolio
of his or her best works. The student’s ability to draw as represented
in their portfolios was an important part of the judging criteria.
“The Mint was very impressed by all of our students’ submissions,” Koren
said. “It’s really remarkable that out of the four students chosen, two
of them are ours.”
UNESCO – Design 21 - 2008
United Nations Documentary Film Festival - Stories from the Field - Logo
design
Dan Harlow was chosen as a finalist out of 4,000 entries.
Dan Harlow's Design
2008 American Heart Association Heart Run and Walk
Joshua Wahila’s Design was used for this year’s event which raised more
than 1.1 million dollars.
Joshua Wahila's 2008 Design
2009 American Heart Association Heart Run and Walk
Lee Yon, 1st place Her design was unveiled at the 2008 event and will be
used next year.
Finalists: Dan Harlow, Heather Sisson, and Emily Zier. – All from PrattMWP
Lee Yon's 2009 Design
N.O.W. Love Your Body Poster Contest [National Organization of Women]
Finalists: Naomi Masingale, Stephanie White and Brian Keyrouze , their
designs were chosen to be published in 2009 Love your Body Calendar.
Finalists in the 2009 Love Your Body Calendar
Shrinkage Worldwide Poster Competition–sponsored by the Shahenshin Foundation based in Zurich.
Stephanie White’s design, Vital Fluids was one of five large format
posters chosen for the awards. The posters will be exhibited around the
world in an effort to promote a sustainable future.
Stephanie White's Poster
The One Show College Competition, April 2008
Alex Doig and Dan Harlow were chosen as finalists for their animated
television commercial series. The One Club is the world’s leading
authority on excellence in creative advertising. Their work will be
published in the 2008 One Show Annual and will
be featured as part of a traveling exhibition.
Alex Doig and Dan Harlow's animated commercial - click to view
Pride Along The Mohawk
Chris Swierczek’s design was chosen to represent Pride Along The Mohawk,
a local LGBTQ organization that promotes equality, diversity and acceptance.
Chris Swierczek’s Logo Design
Hispanic Heritage Month
Stephanie Casper's design was selected by the Mohawk Valley Latino Association for use with their 2008 Hispanic Heritage Month campaign. Students Amarys Torres, Jackie Tribou and Kristen Hanson also participated.
In March, PrattMWP proudly hosted the fourth annual SPEAK-OUT!, a
socially and politically driven student art exhibition. The juried
exhibition was on view in the Utica Public Library March 2 through 27.
This exhibition was conceived of, organized and supported by CoAct, a
collaborative group of Central New York artists and academics. The
colleges contributing to this exhibition included Pratt MWP, Syracuse
University, and Cazenovia College. The mission of the exhibition is to
create a venue where college art students can put their creative
energies to use by exercising their first amendment rights.
Mural Project
Students painted three large murals for the living quarters of residential children at the House of The Good Shepherd. They were themed murals: Desert, Underwater, and Tropical Paradise.
Jamie Harris helped coordinate the project, with the following students: Zach Slagle, Clarissa Horton, Beccy Woodworth, Stephanie Chew, Courtney Colgan, Chris Harrington, Kyle Zehr, Hayley Berman, Kristen Hanson, Stephanie White, Chelsea Washington
Clothesline Project
Several PrattMWP students created works for the Clothesline Project, a YWCA educational program that travels to various college campuses nationwide. The program’s goal is to bring greater awareness to the need to end domestic abuse and sexual crimes.
Faith Furniture
In conjunction with the College Town Project, a collaborative effort of nine area colleges, PrattMWP students offered their time and talents to a local non-for-profit, Faith Furniture. PrattMWP students reconditioned several small pieces of furniture that was then given to Faith Furniture, which provides furniture to the needy in the community.
