IN THE NEWS 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 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) will be April 12-16. [Check out the blog and vote for your favorite designs/designer]
Two Teams Share 2012 Hansen Prize
From more than 100 students in seven third-year architecture and landscape architecture studios, four teams and one individual student were chosen to present in the Richard F. Hansen Prize competition held last Wednesday, March 28. Team Veloscape—architecture majors Coaxin Cun, Han Kwon and Laura Lynch—took first place and $2,000. The team of Yeonkyu Park and Lan Pham, also both architecture majors, received second place and $1,000. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners! [See competition photos on Flickr]
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.