Graphic arts design by WNC students featured in newest Capital City Arts Initiative exhibit
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 09/04/2022 - 9:36am
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November 24, 2022 - 8:00am Creativity and talent abound in the Capital City Arts Initiative’s "Graphics Extraordinaire 2022" exhibition that presents graphic design work by Western Nevada College students.
The free exhibit is open to the public now through Nov. 30, 2022 in the Community Development Building (the Brick), 108 E Proctor Street, Carson City. The Brick is open to the public, Monday through Friday, 8am to noon, and 1 to 4pm. The exhibition video tour will be online soon at ccainv.org.
"Graphics Extraordinaire 2022" shows posters by graphics students from WNC’s Carson City campus. Participating students include Shiloh Cyphers, Jacob Flynt, Lauren Heggen, Sarai Jauregui-Rivas, Joseph Mikulak, Rafael Nieves, Erin Taylor, and Heidi Thompson.
Their professor, Jayna Conkey, said, “It’s rewarding to be a teacher when the students respond with mature and exciting work. The students’ creativity was exceptional and each hit a high mark.”
Conkey described her assignments: “The Futura, Garamond, Baskerville and Clarendon posters are from a typography assignment given in an intermediate graphic design class (GRC 210 – Type 1). The purpose of this project was to expand creative typography and design approaches while showcasing the history of a typeface.
Every font (typeface) on any given computer was designed by someone — probably hundreds of years ago. For this assignment, students were required to choose a typeface then research its history. Next, they created a poster that had to include a biography and image of the type designer as well as a dynamic display of the typeface’s elements (uppercase, lowercase, numerals, glyphs and punctuation).
“The David Carson, Saul Bass, and Massimo Vignelli posters were assigned in an advanced graphic design class (GRC 220 – Graphic Design 1). As a tribute to some of the most noted designers in the graphic design field, the students were asked to create a poster showcasing a famous graphic designer. They were required to research designers and, after choosing one, create a poster reflecting the designer’s style – without simply copying their work. While researching, they had to ask themselves what characteristics made that designer’s work so unique – what was their ‘claim to fame?’ An understanding of these ideas helped them create visually interesting designs, echoing the work of Carson, Bass and Vignelli.”
Sharon Rosse, CCAI Executive Director, said “The Initiative is delighted to present this excellent work — these were not easy assignments. Jayna Conkey’s lessons challenged the students and they definitely rose to the occasion.”
This show is another in CCAI’s ongoing series of student exhibitions in the Brick.
The Capital City Arts Initiative is an artist-centered nonprofit organization committed to community engagement in contemporary visual arts through exhibitions, arts education programs, illustrated talks, artist residencies, and online activities.
The Initiative is funded by the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust, John and Grace Nauman Foundation, Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities, Carson City Cultural Commission, U.S. Bank Foundation, Kaplan Family Charitable Fund, Southwest Gas Corporation Foundation, Steele & Associates LLC, and CCAI sponsors and members.
For additional information, please visit CCAI’s website at www.ccainv.org.
