Sunday, December 20, 2009

Academy of Art University Graphic Design Students and Alumni Sweep AIGA's Cause/Affect Design Competition

Students and alumni from the Academy of Art University's School of Graphic Design absolved abroad from the additional AIGA Cause/Affect Design Competition with ten awards in 5 altered categories, including Best in Show and two Judges Choice awards.

San Francisco, CA -- The Cause/Affect competition, created to bless the plan of designers and organizations who set out to absolutely appulse society, accustomed 270 entries from six altered countries. A absolute of 33 winners were named, with Academy acceptance and alums demography home 10 of those titles.

"Determining how to administer our abilities to amusing change is one of the a lot of acute issues adverse designers today. This beat antagonism reflects a all-around charge for architecture while accompanying demonstrating the possibilities it represents. The actuality that so abounding of our acceptance and alums are arch the allegation in the architecture industry's alarm to accoutrements is a amazing antecedent of pride for us as advisers and as citizens" said Phil Hamlett, Graduate Director, School of Graphic Design, Academy of Art University.

Cause/Affect winners from the Academy of Art University, School of Graphic Design

Best In Show
Ed O'Brien, MFA graduate, for Impact Teen Drivers, architecture firm, Hybrid Design.

Judges Choice
Shawn Hsu, MFA Student, for Rise of a New World.
Katy Liao, MFA Student, for Whole.

Arts
Second Place: Michael Osborne, MFA graduate, for Joey's Corner Wrapping Paper, architecture firm, Joey's Corner.

Health & Welfare
First Place: Ed O'Brien, MFA graduate, for Impact Teen Drivers, architecture firm, Hybrid Design.
Third Place: Carl Bender and Michael Jeter, MFA graduates, for Quake Quiz, architecture firm, I Shot Him Because I Loved Him Damn Him.

Student
First Place: Shawn Hsu, MFA Student, for Rise of a New World.
Second Place: Katy Liao, MFA Student, for Whole.
Third Place: (tie) The End Paper, R3 lab, designer: Richard Perez beneath the advice of adviser Tom Sieu.
Third Place: (tie) Lifecycle Book, R3 lab, designers: Erik Carnes, Jup Chommanon, Lauren Forbes, Shani Lyons, Antonio Mah, Rodrigo Zapata beneath the advice of adviser Tom Sieu.

The School of Graphic Design recognizes architecture as a cultural force that spans consumer, business and amusing causes. Under the advocacy of Mary Scott, Chair, and Phil Hamlett, Graduate Director, the School of Graphic Design is acclaimed for its absolute apple access to teaching the art of clear design, and agilely advancing its acceptance for presenting themselves into the profession of clear design. Graduates from the School of Graphic Design plan in abounding of the industry's a lot of celebrated firms.

About the Academy of Art University, San Francisco
With over 13,000 students, Academy of Art University is the nation's better clandestine art and architecture university. Established in 1929, the academy offers accepted AA, BA, BFA, MA, M.Arch and MFA programs in 14 altered majors, as able-bodied as continuing art apprenticeship with classes in copywriting, appearance merchandising, autogenous design, new media, computer animation, sculpture, clear design, cinematography, automated design, agenda photography and car design. Multimedia Communications is the school's newest major, alms BA and MA degrees. Students can aswell accept in a adjustable online amount affairs in art and design.

Academy of Art University is an accepted affiliate of WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges), NASAD, Council for Interior Design Accreditation (BFA-IAD) and NAAB (M-ARCH).

For added information, appointment www.academyart.edu or alarm 1-800-544-2787.

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