NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS IN DESIGN College of Design Leading ISU’s Participation in Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Iowa State will be among the exhibitors at this summer’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The festival focus is land-grant universities and the USDA. Iowa State’s high-tech, interactive exhibit will showcase College of Design and Extension and Outreach efforts to help communities meet challenges. The exhibit design and content teams are led by College of Design faculty, and many of the projects and activities will highlight our student and faculty work. [Read more]
Graphic Design Grad Student Wins First Fabric Design Competition Challenge
Graphic design grad student Michele Rosenboom (BFA 2000 Interior Design) won the “Tiny Dwellings” design challenge in the “Repeat” competition sponsored by The Printed Bolt. Her winning fabric patterns will be used in a French braid quilt for display at the Spring Quilt Market in Kansas City. Voting for the second challenge (creating one fabric design that embodies the industrial revolution) takes place April 12-15. Two more designers will be eliminated after this round of competition. At the end of the contest, the grand prize winner will receive a trip to Houston for Quilt Market 2012.
ISA Associate Professor April Katz Named Honorary SGC International Member
April Katz, associate professor of integrated studio arts, was made an honorary member of SGC (Southern Graphics Council) International and awarded lifetime membership in the nonprofit printmaking organization at its annual conference in New Orleans during spring break. She was recognized for her outstanding service to the organization as well as her contributions to printmaking through her teaching and art practice. Katz has been a member since 1995 and served as president from 2004 to 2006.
NOTEWORTHY ALUMS Brent S. L. Collins
After four years with the Chicago office of Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Brent S. L. Collins (BArch 2008 Architecture) will leave in June to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in woodworking from the Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland. [Read more]