As a senior at Missouri State University, Jalin Anderson holds MSU Bears close to her heart. This was one of the things that influenced her Be a Bear contest design. She said, “With people of all ages, careers, and hobbies, being Bears is what unifies us as a community.” Jalin has about six years of experience with graphic design. She competed in her design program in high … [Read more...] about Jalin Anderson: MSU Bears represent a community united
Art and Design have always been a passion for St. Peters native, Samantha Stoltz. “I love trying new things, thinking outside the box, using different mediums, and even drawing inspiration from other artists,” she said. A passion turned career Her journey began four years ago in high school. She immersed herself in the graphic design community from that moment forward. What … [Read more...] about Samantha Stoltz: Community, unity and values lie within all Missouri State Bears
While working a graphic design internship with Fight Colorectal Cancer, Leigh Stracener experienced firsthand how art can make an impact. The internship gave Leigh an outlet to use design skills to spread important awareness for a life-saving organization, and it also happened to included an opportunity to travel across the country to share the message. A sea of blue flags were … [Read more...] about Design for Change: Internships that Make an Impact
Graphic Design and Illustration majors are frequently finding opportunities to add international exhibition recognition to their resumés. Most recently, a group of students and faculty participated in Typozone /4/, an international exhibition based out of Eger, Hungary. Missouri State University was represented as the only university from the United States among 10 other … [Read more...] about Design Area Represented in Hungarian Typography Exhibition
It was passion for art and a connection to Missouri State that inspired Julie Mason's design for the Be A Bear T-shirt contest. Julie, like other graphic design students, was assigned the task of creating a T-Shirt for class. “I was just looking at some T-shirts I liked, just the traditional college T-shirt you would see in the bookstore. I looked at some posters and got … [Read more...] about Julie Mason: Creating memories that transcend a lifetime