Department of Graphic Communications

AdobeMAX 2017 in Las Vegas, NV

Story and photography by Margaret Whiston, Mary Alexander, and Robert Myers AdobeMAX is a dream come true for creatives all over the world. The conference hosts numerous keynote speakers and sessions that inspire, encourage, and challenge you to learn new skills, experiment with different styles and techniques and to explore your creativity. This past October, three […]

Homecoming collaboration brings ClemsonGC together in preparation

Written by Sarah Manning, class of 2017 October 7th is Clemson University’s Homecoming football game against Wake Forest and the Graphic Communications department is buzzing with activity. Godfrey Hall will be bustling with alumni and friends and you will not want to miss it! Everything you see was planned, crafted, and created by students for […]

Launching the ClemsonGC Gear Rental Program: Behind the Scenes with Chris Knox

By: Chris Knox, ClemsonGC Graduate student, Class of 2018 We’ve been sharing content throughout this month showing off the department’s upcoming ClemsonGC Gear Rental Program, but I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to give you all a first-hand look at the creation of the system and how we’ve already been putting it into […]

Graduation Reception- May 2017

Each semester, we invite graduating seniors and their parents to join us in Godfrey the evening before graduation. These receptions are always one of the highlights of the academic year because we have a chance to celebrate our graduating Seniors before they walk across the stage and get their degrees! During the reception, graduates can introduce their […]

Front End Design Conference 2017

By: Morgan Reno. Class ‘17. @mreno95 A group of five Graphic Communications students, Anna Kremer (senior), Jennifer Hill (senior), Rivers Hiller (senior), Melissa Thompson (junior) and myself, were given the privilege to attend the Front End Design Conference along with our web professor, Dr. Walker. Front End Design Conference (FEDC) was held by Unmatched Style […]

Campus Movie Fest: Two students stories

Campus Movie Fest is the largest student film festival in the world and brings a team to campus that provides resources for students to produce a 5 minute film in 7 days. This was the first time they came to Clemson University. Many ClemsonGC students participated in the Campus Movie Fest this semester and here […]

Graphics of the Americas Trip 2017

During the wee hours of Wednesday, February 15, 2017, seven students, led by Dr. Charles Weiss departed for Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to represent Clemson University’s Graphic Communications program at Graphics of the Americas, a three-day conference designed for printers, publishers, buyers, and creative minds to interact and showcase their products and skills. A brand new […]

The first students to attend Package Design Matters Conference (PDMC)

Written by Dr. Nona Woolbright (faculty) and Grace Mosley (class of 2017) The Package Design Matters Conference (PDMC) describes the conference as “A perspective-changing event with top-level brand owners, retailers and agency leaders exploring design’s strategic business value” for both graphic and package design professionals. This year, for the first time in the conference’s history, students […]

ClemsonGC students attend Color Conference 2016

Written by Rashaud Wingate (ClemsonGC, class of 2017) As Graphics Communication students, we are given extraordinary opportunities to attend and participate in conferences, trade shows, and expos that provide us with additional information and understanding about the past, current, and future trends of the printing and design industry. In addition, Graphic Communication students that attend […]

Graduation Reception in Godfrey- December 2016

The night before graduation, the faculty and staff of ClemsonGC welcomed graduating seniors and their families for a graduation reception in Godfrey Hall. During the event, seniors had a chance to show their parents around Godfrey, visit with their teachers, and celebrate with food and drinks. A wonderful time was had by everyone in attendance! […]