Aleksandra "Ola" Wiecierzewska's first semester with the Art + Design Department has been a time full of new experiences, a few challenges, and most importantly, sharing her talent and passion for design in the classroom. As a new Artist-in-Residence in Design, Ola taught Basic Typography (DES 303) and Image Design (DES 332) this semester and will be teaching Advanced Graphics … [Read more...] about New Faculty Feature: Aleksandra “Ola” Wiecierzewska
BFA in Design students showcase the culmination of their skills as they present final practicum projects for the BFA in Design Senior Exhibition. These client-based projects show the importance of design across industries, as students design materials ranging from teaching tools for elementary classrooms to local restaurant menus and more. The BFA in Design Senior Exhibition is … [Read more...] about BFA in Design Senior Exhibition Spring 2022
When you're given the chance to display your work among some of the industry's best design associations and artists, you take it. For artists and designers, having your name recognized on a global scale is an incomparable experience. A group of faculty and students in design from Missouri State's Art + Design Department had the opportunity after receiving an invitation to … [Read more...] about Springfield to Seoul: Missouri State Graphic Design Faculty & Students Featured in International Exhibition
The Art + Design Department partnered with six student-artists to present a virtual exhibition featuring comics centered around the theme of mental health. In response to the worldwide pandemic and the isolation, uncertainty, and worry that has come with it, the exhibition focuses on the familiar therapeutic quality that art holds for so many. The exhibition, Mental Health … [Read more...] about Virtual Exhibition Considers the Intersection of Mental Health & Creativity
BFA in Design seniors are rounding out their time as students with the presentation of client projects they have worked on throughout the Fall 2021 semester. In the biennial BFA in Design Exhibition, these real-world client projects demonstrate the techniques design students acquire before graduating with their BFA. The show opens for First Friday Art Walk on December 3 and … [Read more...] about BFA in Design Exhibition: Student Achievements Through Industry Experience