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Graphic Design Senior Show 2012

May 17, 2012
The Graphic Design Senior Show is an exhibition of outstanding work that represents the diversity of Graphic Design curriculum.
Graphic Design Shines

May 17, 2012
The Graphic Design program continues to impress with a string of recent wins in national and international design competitions.
Chip Kidd

May 16, 2012
Chip Kidd, one of the world’s most renowned book cover designers, will be a guest of Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and DART (Drexel Art Organization) on Thursday, May 31.
Design for Social Impact

May 14, 2012
Award-winning designer Craig Holden Feinberg is coming to Drexel as a Rankin Scholar-in-Residence with the Graphic Design program to conduct a two-day workshop for students to create posters that address social issues.
Proud Showing at Research Day

May 14, 2012
The Westphal College had impressive representation with over 25 students showcasing their projects at Research Day 2012.
2012 Exhibition of Works

May 8, 2012
Westphal College's 2012 Graduating Class - Exhibition of Work
Toy Maker: Emilio Garcia

April 10, 2012
Toy designer, graphic artist, illustrator and digital designer, Emilio Garcia will travel from Barcelona, Spain to Drexel to work with the Product Design program.
The American Package Design Awards

April 3, 2012
The Graphic Design Program won five awards in the The American Package Design Awards.
Spring Open House 2012

April 2, 2012
Onsite Portfolio Reviews: Launch your Drexel application and complete the portfolio requirements for Fashion Design, Graphic Design and Photography when you attend the May 2oth Open House. Our faculty will be available to review your portfolios following the Academic Sessions.
Students Design Mobile Art Studio

March 20, 2012
The Fleisher Art Memorial, located in South Philadelphia, will launch ColorWheels, a new mobile art studio funded by a prestigious grant from PNC Arts Alive. The vehicle’s vibrant multi-color design and logo were designed by Westphal Graphic Design students Cara Brobst, Aaron Cichowski, Tyler Graham, Philip Gross, Alexa Lareau, Catherine Lewandowski, Ilana Mclean, Scott Robertson, and Andrew Stuber, under the direction of Program Director, Jody Graff.
Swift Fund Grants Announced

March 20, 2012
The inaugural group of Westphal Seniors to receive up to $500 in funding toward their senior thesis projects thanks to the Robert and Roberta Swift (1927) Memorial Fund has been announced.
Photography Rankin Scholar

February 13, 2012
Art in the Air

January 24, 2012
If you’re in the city after the sun goes down, take a moment to look up towards 23rd and Market Streets at the PECO Crown Lights.
Typography Covers Learning Annex

January 24, 2012
Drexel Libraries invited sophomore graphic design students to develop unique designs to be printed on furniture in the Libraries Learning Terrace (33rd & Race St).
Artists in Residence

January 10, 2012
In February our Photography Program will welcome Kristen Ashburn, an award-winning documentary photographer, and Robert Pledge, a photo editor and major presence in the photography community.
Our New Look

November 18, 2011
Josh Gdovin, Graphic Design alumnus and owner of Gvodin Designs, a multimedia design shop, designed our new site.
Thai Harvest

November 15, 2011
The team will host a seminar, The Thai Harvest Initiative, a multimedia presentation on how four Drexel programs came together to empower Thai farmers to use technology to improve their livelihoods, on Tuesday, November 15th at 5 PM in the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building room 120. A reception will follow with live music by Drexel alumnus Dante Bucci.
Japanese University Students Visit

July 31, 2011
Media and Visual Arts students from Japan's Tamagawa University will be visiting Drexel and Philadelphia from July 31st through August 5th. As part of this cultural exchange, they will exhibit their textile work, along with work by Tamagawa University faculty member Ms. Fujieda, in Nesbitt's Chapman Court from August 1st through the 3rd.
Students Design for Mural Arts Program

July 18, 2011
Graphic Design Goes into Orbit

July 8, 2011
With NASA's final Space Shuttle launch scheduled for Friday, July 8th, graphic design students have created a set of mission patches at the request of shuttle commander and Drexel mechanical engineering alumnus Christopher Ferguson.
Language of Design

April 12, 2011
In the lecture, New Knowledge: Recent Research in Art and Design, Aynsley will discuss what it means to conduct design-based and interdisciplinary research. The Graphic Design in California, 1930 - 65: Developing a Language of Vision lecture will focus on work created to market California as a tourism destination and a great place to live. s work on this topic is in advance of an upcoming exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Hermes Creative Awards

May 25, 2010
Graduate student Justin Wilcott won two gold awards and an honorable mention at the 2010 Hermes Creative Awards.
Helping Phoenixville Find Its Way

March 16, 2010
Students exhibited their work in The Phoenixville Wayfinding Exhibition at ARTIFAQT in Phoenixville. The Borough’s hope is that the students’ signage will help to make Phoenixville a more walkable and hospitable community.
New Polish Posters

February 2, 2010
Lewalski Polish Poster Collection contains posters from the same time period as the Fox Collection and is an important tool for teaching the artistic, cultural and technical aspects of poster art. Several years ago the Graphic Design Program secured the remarkable Polish poster collection of Professor Frank Fox. s and represents a collection of internationally recognized poster artists that brought Poland to the forefront of modern poster design.

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