Author: Erica Walker

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! […]

Q&A with: Haley Hendry and Allie Ayers What led you to GC? Haley: I started Clemson as a freshman graphic communications student hoping to be the best graphic designer in the field. In high school I took Adobe Photoshop and Digital Multimedia classes and really enjoyed following a product from start to finish. I heard […]

Written by: Rebecca McCain and Morgan Reno On Monday, October 17th Graphic Communications had the pleasure of hosting a Crash Course on jQuery taught by The Iron Yard. The Iron Yard is an educational program for front-end and back-end web development. They are a notable company in the web industry that began in Greenville, but […]

View the full photo gallery here. Photo by: Anna Gehle Written by : Haley Blair Jones Clemson Homecoming is always a day full of excitement, orange, and regalia. It is a time when our campus comes to life with spirit. While most people are focused on other things such as the Miss Homecoming pageant, float building, […]

Written by: Meredith Wingate Every year students from the Graphic Communications department at Clemson University travel to GraphEXPO, where the most innovative and exciting exhibitions of Digital, Inkjet, Offset, Flexo, Gravure, and Hybrid technologies are on display for a multitude of industries. Most commonly, the commercial, transactional, converting and package printing, publishing, mailing, in-plant, digital […]

  Written by: Zachary Richardson In the beginning of the semester, a group of students lead by Drs. Liam O’Hara and Nona Woolbright went to the iarigai research conference in Toronto, Canada, August 24–27. Iarigai is The International Association of Research Organizations for the Information, Media and Graphic Arts Industries. This international conference featured many […]

Written by: Bekah Shaffer, Melissa Thompson, & Kelsey Worthington Networking: The empowerment we felt attending Front End Design Conference was incredible. We had so many opportunities to learn from and interact with leaders in the industry. After each day packed with experienced speakers, we had the chance to attend networking events where we could connect […]

  Written by: Austin Gaines, Graeme Milley & John Jacobs On Friday afternoons most classes at Clemson University have been dismissed, but in the Fall of 2015 five people remained in the Digital Media Learning Lab tucked away on the second floor of Tillman Hall every Friday. They were four students and one instructor. This […]

Brad Cohen views the Graphic Communications course, GC3400 as a game changer in his academic journey at Clemson University. The videography course, taught by lecturer Erica Walker, opened Brad’s eyes to a career in graphic communications he never would have considered until he stepped into the Godfrey Hall studio class this past spring semester. This […]

Written by Jessica Johnson Dscoop is an abbreviation for the Digital Solutions Cooperative conference. This annual conference is hosted by several sponsors, Hewlett Packard being the executive sponsor. Dscoop is all about community: interacting with peers, exchanging experiences, sharing and learning best practices. The annual conference allows attendees to build partnerships, alliances, and relationships that impact their business for […]

Written by Paige Reckert Last week, we had the pleasure of attending the 11th Annual Treadaway Print Leadership Forum followed by the 2016 Honors & Awards Banquet. What a wonderful opportunity it was. At the Treadaway Leadership Forum, students within the Department of Graphic Communications were encouraged to attend one of three sessions as upwards […]

Written by Nicolaus Sherrill TAGA, the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts, serves as the premier outlet for research and study in cutting-edge graphic arts technology. Research papers are submitted every year that focus on emerging technologies in workflow, production, and imaging methods. Additionally, it fosters university chapters worldwide, giving students an opportunity to compete […]

Written by Dalton Anderson What do students, faculty, color scientists, and large companies within the print and graphics industry have in common? Well each year, they all grab a few cups of coffee, load up their suitcases, and make their way to the Color Conference hosted by the Printing Industries of America, or PIA for […]

What does a $400-billion industry and Clemson University have in common? The answer is the students and faculty of Clemson’s Sonoco Institute for Packaging Design and Graphics, which the worldwide packaging industry considers among the best evaluators of consumer perception around product packaging. So esteemed is Clemson’s level of expertise in measuring consumers’ packaging perceptions, […]

Written by Jessica Johnson, Edited by Dr. Charles Weiss Every year, industry partners, faculty, and students pack their bags and venture from all over the United States to the annual expo held by the Specialty Graphics Imaging Association, better known as SGIA. The 2015 SGIA Expo was held in Atlanta, Georgia, just a little over […]