SFUAD’s CWL seniors reveal their senior books at 1 p.m., May 8 in Fogelson. Writers worked with graphic design students to create the books’ covers.
Portfolio Prep
posted by Jesus Trujillo
This week, Jackalope Magazine visited Catuxa Negreria, an international graphic design junior from the northwestern part of Spain, as she started a long night of preparation for an upcoming portfolio review.
Graphic Design BFA Thesis
posted by Forrest Soper
The Graphic Design BFA Thesis show was unveiled at Critical Space on Dec. 14. Showcasing the work of four graduating seniors, the exhibition documented the students’ task of creating a brand for four separate fictitious companies. In the gallery, viewers can see how Candice Bobchak, Brandon Schmidt, Lindsey Harder and Joshua Geduld each used their own styles and artistic vision to reflect the goals of their respective organizations. The exhibition will be open to the public through Dec....
1905 Updates
posted by Franco Romero
1905 has changed its publishing schedule, but not its mission. Jackalope talks to the magazine’s founders.
Graphic/Design Adjusts
posted by Franco Romero
This semester has brought big changes to both the Graphic Design and Digital Art departments at SFUAD. The departmental changes include new leadership and full-time faculty members, but perhaps the biggest change of all is the movement of the Graphic Design and Digital Art programs from Alexis Hall to upstairs in Fogelson library.
Alexis Collective Continues
posted by Franco Romero
Beginning this semester, Alexis Hall is no longer the designated workplace for the Graphic Design and Digital Art departments at SFUAD. However, that hasn’t stopped the on-campus organization, the ‘Alexis Collective’ from keeping the name by which it’s always gone.
Ephemera 5
posted by Andrew Koss
The fifth incarnation of the Graphic Design show is open to students from all of the Visual Arts departments. Even former students drop by to enjoy the work.
The Tyrants Have Arrived
posted by Sandra Schonenstein
For the past three months, 15 senior graphic design students (including this one) have been working non-stop on their thesis projects. After months of tears and sweat, the graphic design seniors are proud to exhibit their work on a show that will take place this May 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Thaw building on SFUAD.
Glyph Gala 2014
posted by Sara Malinowski
With the evening opening and closing with music from Laser Cats, the readings of all literary award winners were beautifully bookended at the Glyph Gala 2014.
Being Mindful
posted by Luke Montavon
The members of David Grey’s Artful Awareness class spent the weekend of April 25 at Vallecitos Mountain Ranch for a wilderness retreat.
Student to Teacher
posted by Charlotte Martinez
“Design is just ability to recognize the map of connections,” says Marco Lukini, 28-year-old recent graduate of the Santa Fe University of Art and Design’s Graphic Design Department. Though Lukini was technically a student for the Fall semester, Graphic Design Chair David Grey, who Lukini considers a mentor, assigned Lukini classes to teach and asked Lukini, on many occasions, to accompany him on his professional travels around the world.
Tomes
posted by Charlotte Martinez
On Dec. 5, David Grey’s Graphic Design IV class displayed TOMES, a final class curation of print and design. The task of Grey’s class was to gather art and text to support a chosen theme, anything from lingerie to fishing, then design every inch of every page of a final book.
Ephemera II
posted by Amanda Tyler
A look at the student graphic design work curated in Ephemera II.
15 Minutes of Hero Worship with Shepard Fairey
posted by Nick Martinez
Last week, internationally renowned graphic artist Shepard Fairey painted a mural at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. Most students here, including myself, eagerly awaited his arrival, posting Facebook statuses, and antagonizing friends at other colleges who didn’t have Shepard Fairey painting a mural there. I’m a big fan of Fairey’s work, especially his Obey campaign, and his uncompromising style, so I was looking forward to getting a picture or something with him. My excitement doubled when I managed to squeeze myself into Fairey’s busy schedule to secure an interview for my journalism class. Who needs a picture or an autograph when I can actually sit down and talk to the man? With all the excitement, though, came fear. What could a second- year art student ask Fairey that a seasoned journalist hadn’t already covered? All Monday, students gathered around Fairey, who was making tremendous progress on his black and red ode to art. Some managed to get pictures with him. Others got some Obey stickers autographed. Junior Randy Martinez even had the opportunity to assist Fairey with some of the stencil work. As long as Fairey was painting, there were no fewer than 20 students watching him work. I had class all day so I didn’t get to join them. However, I did overhear the Public Enemy and NWA that he was listening to while working, which took him from a man I admired to a man I thought was the coolest on the planet. The next day, photographer Natalie Abel and I waited patiently outside a conference room, conversing about how nervous we were for the interview. Finally, SFUAD’s PR official, Lauren Eichmann, called us into the room. Upon entering the room, my immediate thought was that despite us both being about 5’11,’’ Shepard Fairey is a short man. I don’t know what it is about celebrity that alters expectations but I expected him to be at least 7 feet tall. Fairey appeared tired, which made sense considering the cold temperatures outside and the many hours he had already spent on the mural. He was decked in apparel from his clothing line, which at first seems narcissistic, but upon further reflection, if I had my own clothing line I wouldn’t pay for clothes either. Natalie and I introduced ourselves to Fairey, who extended his paint-covered hand for a handshake. I was notified beforehand that once I was in the room I would need to wait my turn, as the Frontier blog had a conference call interview with Fairey first. Two Frontier bloggers from New Zealand interviewed Fairey for close to 40 minutes, asking him questions about his humble beginnings as an artist and about Shepard’s most famous work, The Obama Hope poster. Most of his answers one could find on his Wikipedia page, though it was interesting to hear him talk about obscure late 80’s album covers and the skateboard culture that influenced much of his early work. The Frontier bloggers thanked Fairey for his time, and Fairey returned their politeness before ending the call. I flipped through my notebook, nervous and trying to find the first question. Prominently displayed on the mural is the phrase “Make Art Not War,” so I figured I would start with what the phrase means to him and what he wanted it to mean for the students of SFUAD. “What I felt was the best approach, was something more open to interpretation,” Fairey said. “Something that was about looking at art as a positive alternative to war and how each person would use their art as an alternative to war is up to them. I see creativity leads to recognizing humanity in others, to be compassionate towards others.” That was a great answer to a question that I’m sure every media outlet had already asked him. Having asked one explicitly journalistic question that I probably could have written a serviceable...
Hexagono Just “Can’t Say No”...
posted by Clara Hittel
Story by Clara Hittel/Photos by Sandra Schoenenstein As the Hexagono gang wanders in and out of their communal office space in Alexis Hall following a meeting, I’m told that Rebecca will most likely take charge of answering for the group during the interview. Once all six of them – Rebecca Alvarez, Pablo Byrne, Suzelle Camou, Fernando Gaverd, Marco Lukini and Anacaro Villa – are seated in a row before me, I ask the first question on my mind: What would they consider themselves? I suggest that, to me, they seem like a collective of sorts. Rebecca looks around at the others briefly before responding that yes, a collective would be a good way to describe them—amidst a smattering of giggles from her comrades that she appears not to hear. Admittedly, they are a fun bunch and laugh a lot, communicating with each other by way of looks and gestures for the duration of our conversation and sometimes slipping into Spanish when consulting each other on how to respond. Hexagono formed two years ago, when some extremely motivated graphic design students “wanted to do something besides classes…something that no one else was doing in this school,” says Anacaro. All six current members of Hexagono attended different campuses of Universidad de Valle de México and were given the opportunity to study at SFUAD for less than their UVM tuition cost. They jumped at the exchange opportunity and eventually transferred to SFUAD permanently. Fernando explains how they formed Hexagono once at SFUAD: “Most of the time there were certain people – the ones who were staying at the lab after 2 AM, 3 AM, and all of us were with the same need…It’s super hard to get something as unified coming out of two people or three people,...
Breaking Barriers
posted by Natalie Abel
Story by Arianna Sullivan/Photo by Natalie Abel “Really,” says Tony O’Brien earnestly, “enjoy the photography. Be who you are.” The Santa Fe University Photographic Society meeting is still for a moment, digesting, and then works itself back up into the excited planning frenzy that preceded Tony’s statement. “So what are we photographing,” inquires one student eagerly, “the people, the streets, of just everything?” Tony looks at the array of confused, enthused and jittery faces and responds simply, “as you see it.” The group has gathered to discuss the Santa Fe Grid Project—the photo department’s plan for involvement in this year’s Outdoor Vision Fest. Outdoor Vision Fest is an annual outdoor art show of design, animation, video, photography and other visual imagery, and the photo department is preparing to be a larger and louder presence in 2013 than it has been in past years. The project that the photo department has decided to embark upon, the Santa Fe Grid Project, has potential to grow in influence beyond the festival and even the campus as well. The Grid Project, brainchild of Photography freshman Chris Beran, will be a photographic documentation of Santa Fe’s neighborhoods by SFUAD Photo Society members. Photo students from the school will document designated neighborhoods of the city by means of whatever photographic medium speaks to them—be it still image, analog or digital, time lapse, alternative processing, with or without the accompaniment of interviews or music—as Tony O’Brien puts it, “as you see it.” Both Chris Nail and Tony O’Brien, the faculty members heralding the Photo Department’s involvement in OVF 2013, are enthusiastic about the project’s potential to be the beginning of a continued relationship between SFUAD and the city of Santa Fe. “It will be a living document, a sort of micro-version...
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