Category: Conferences

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 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 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 […]

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 […]

Written by Kelsey Worthington, GC Undergrad Student GC Special Projects In summer Mini-semester A, Mr. Jacobs offered the first GC2510 special projects course. This course was intended to introduce students to the unique challenges of designing and implementing training workshops. It is fairly common for graduates of the GC program to do some form of […]

Reflections provided by Claudia Giles and Megan Matthews, GC students Edited by Erica Walker, lecturer The Front End Design Conference, hosted every summer in St. Petersburg, FL provides students with an opportunity to learn far more than simply coding skills. This year, ClemsonGC’s third year attending the conference, Mrs. Erica Walker brought students Claudia Giles, […]

The DSCOOP (Digital User Group) conference was held in Orlando, Florida from March 6-9, 2014, at the Gaylord Hotel. The Department of Graphic Communications was lucky enough to bring along four bright and talented students, Elise Stock, Katie Runge, Deanne Anthony, and graduate student, Lauren McCain. The young ladies worked with the event coordinators from […]