For the first time, eight senior graphic design students will be paired with eight local mentors in a mentoring program run by AIGA Vermont. Jonathan Mikulak, who is the AIGA Vermont Education Director, is piloting the program. Mikulak is a graphic design adjunct professor in the Division of Communication and Creative Media and is the […]
Continue readingGraphic Design and Digital Media Seniors showcase their Capstone projects in the CCM Art Gallery, and discuss the impact of a Champlain education on their career preparation. Watch the Capstone Video “My Capstone project helps people who are struggling with their own happiness redefine happiness in a more individual way,” says MacKenzie Pitcher. “I think the most important lesson I […]
Continue readingGraphic Design and Digital Media 2014 Alumna, Charlotte Scott, joins Burlington-based newspaper Seven Days. As a newly hired graphic designer for Seven Days, Scott helps design the company’s five print publications and works with the sales department on digital and print campaigns for clients. She has previously created and vectorized designs to make screen-printed garments for East Coast Printers. As […]
Continue readingWritten by Shannon Turgeon ’17 Most students in the area who use the popular picture messaging app Snapchat have probably seen the new geofilter design that was created specifically for Burlington, Vt. The filter, which can be accessed by swiping right after taking a picture, features green and white mountains in the left hand corner […]
Continue readingClift Stoltze, Founder of Stoltze Design will speak on Thursday, October 1 at 4:00 pm in the Alumni Auditorium at Champlain College. Following his talk, Stoltze will present an exhibition, POSTGIG at the Art Gallery of the Center for Communication and Creative Media. The exhibition will be on display October 1-25. POSTGIG is an exhibition of mesmerizing original music posters […]
Continue readingPre-College Art & Design Portfolio-Building Summer Program July 9 – 24, 2016 The Pre-College Art & Design Summer Program is a 16-day intensive summer learning program that provides current high school students with an opportunity to create new works or refine their personal portfolios, get a taste of college life and earn three transferable college […]
Continue readingHigh school students in the Art & Design Portfolio Academy working on designing Burton snowboards with Graphic Design Program Director, Suzanne Glover, at the Metz Studio Barn. Those attending earn three college credits for their work building a portfolio. Learn more about the Art & Design Portfolio-Building Course Students presented their final projects on […]
Continue readingChamplain’s Game Studio We Love Nuclear Armageddon wins First Place at GameFest 2015, an annual regional competition hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and sponsored by Activision’s Vicarious Visions. Congratulations to all Game Studio students and faculty for making the Game Studio 10th Anniversary an even greater success! Champlain’s iPhony wins the Audience Choice award for Most Innovative Game! Hyper Syntax and Professor Stretch also participated in this competitive field […]
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The 2015 CCM year-end student showcase features senior exhibitions, capstone presentations, thesis show, and interactive presentations at the Champlain Ethan Allen Center on Main Street from April 27-May 15. April 27 – May 9: Student Capstone Group Show The show will feature Capstone projects from the Game Studio, Graphic Design, Creative Media, and Filmmaking programs. Artist Reception, […]
Continue readingGraphic Design Senior, Mariana Herrera, won the Grand Prize as well as three other prizes in the Communication Design category of the Royal Society of Arts Student Design Competition at Cooper Union, NY, on March 25. The Communication Design winner is awarded a three month paid internship at Thirst in Chicago and a $1000 RSA Leadership Grant. Mariana is […]
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