Jessi Donahoo submitted a design for a class project. After creating pages on pages of digital sketches, her professor looked at her and asked, “Why don’t you just hand draw it?” Now, her simple and bold hand-drawn design is a top three finalist in the 2020 Be A Bear T-shirt contest. The winner of the contest will have their design on the Be a Bear T-shirt and sold at the … [Read more...] about Jessi Donahoo: Dynamite comes in small packages
A dream job isn’t such a dream for Keeli McCarthy, Senior Designer at Fantagraphics, and now, Artist-in-Residence at Missouri State. As a new faculty member in the Art + Design Department, she is bringing industry knowledge from the publishing house of the world’s greatest cartoonists, as well as innovative teaching to students. Before coming to Springfield, McCarthy … [Read more...] about New Art + Design Faculty Feature: Keeli McCarthy
Daniel Zender remembers looking at Communication Arts when he was a student at MSU. The international journal, which covers graphic design, advertising, photography, illustration and media, inspired him. Now, Zender is inspiring others: He has been featured in Communication Arts himself. A story in the November/December 2018 issue showcased his work as a go-to freelance … [Read more...] about Artist becoming a recognized illustrator
Nearly a year ago, Tessa Phongsavath ran across a poster for the Be a Bear T-shirt contest and it sparked her interest, to say the least. Fast forward to the present, she combined her skill and passion to find herself a top three finalist. Phongsavath is a senior studying graphic design at Missouri State University. For her class project, she had to submit a design for the … [Read more...] about Tessa Phongsavath: A Bear with a passion
In all aspects of her life, Jenna Kincy has searched for a sense of community. Being the only one from her hometown in Arkansas, she found her community at Missouri State University. Now, a senior in the graphic design program, Kincy completed a T-shirt design for one of her class assignments. To her surprise, her design is now one of the finalists for the 2019 Be A Bear … [Read more...] about Jenna Kincy: The impact of community