Auburn Graphic Design program named in top U.S. Design Schools Index
HOW Design magazine compiles a list of U.S. design schools to help prospective students identify the best design programs. Seventy-six public and private design programs from across the United States made the list including Auburn University's Graphic Design program.
Go to this link to download a comprehensive list of top U.S. design schools, as seen in the November issue of HOW Design magazine.
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Tenure Track Position
The Department of Industrial and Graphic Design at Auburn University invites qualified individuals to apply for the tenure track position of Assistant Professor of Graphic Design with initial appointment Fall Semester 2012. We are interested in candidates who can play a vital role as our Graphic Design Program evolves, preparing students for both the traditional print environment as well as for the new demands of web and interactive media.
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Graphic Design Alumnus Receives CADC Distinguished Service Award
Auburn University alumnus Jon Thompson, left, was selected by the Graphic Design Faculty to receive the Distinguished Service Award at the 2010 CADC Awards Banquet.
Jon Thompson received his BFA in Graphic Design from Auburn in 1992. He worked as Art Director for the University of Alabama / Birmingham from 1993-1996 where he concepted, planned and art directed UAB Magazine, the alumni magazine for the university.
Jon joined the Southern Progress Corporation in 1997 and assumed various art direction positions with Southern Living Magazine ultimately rising to the role of Creative Director. While with Southern Progress Corporation, Jon traveled abroad as part of an editorial exchange program. In London, working alongside colleagues at the International Publishing Company (IPC,) Jon was exposed to IPCs operations and strategies, some of which he brought back for application at Southern Living. Jon has been an adjunct professor of design at Samford University and is a founding GDES member on the Auburn University Department of Industrial and Graphic Design Advisory Council. Jon has hosted extensive tours at Southern Living for GDES faculty and students.
Recently Jon has been appointed by Auburn University as Director of Special Events to foster relationships between AU’s Office of the President / Board of Trustees and the university campus and community at large.
Design Community of Faculty, Students and Alumni Key to Program Success
This year we are especially pleased to have our alumni, represented in the community section, scheduled to speak on campus in the Fall semester.
Design Interaction
November 18, 2011
Russ Ramage
Creative Director / Interface Americas
CADC Outstanding Alumni, 2008
Lea Friedman, 1994
Iconologic, Atlanta, GA
CADC 100, Outstanding Women in Design, 2007
Laura Coyle, 1991
Freelance Illustration, Atlanta, GA
Illustration Classes Collaborate with Montgomery Museum
This academic year Graphic Design majors from two illustration classes produced a series of vector design posters depicting streamlined products in context. Twelve select posters will be displayed for a week at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art during American Streamlined Design, the World of Tomorrow Symposium.
A Collaborative Future
Projects, currently in progress or in the planning stages, to be featured soon:
Graphic Design/Industrial Design,
Designing Green
Graphic Design & Alabama Secretary of State
Motor Voter Poster
Graphic Design/ College of Liberal Arts
'09 Film Festival Poster
Graphic Design Fall 2011 Senior Project Show Online Gallery
“The creative individual wants to be a know it all. He wants to know about all kinds of things: ancient history, nineteenth century mathematics, current manufacturing techniques, flower arranging and hog futures. Because he never knows when these ideas might come together to form a new idea. It may happen six minutes later or six months or six years down the road. But he has faith that it will happen.” — Carl Ally
Each academic year the Graphic Design Program mounts three exhibits displayed in Biggin Hall Gallery. These include one Senior Project Exhibition each semester and the Annual Graphic Design Juried Student Exhibition in the Spring semester.
This gallery section shows examples of students’ work from recent exhibitions as well as accolades received by students in various regional, national and international competitions.