PRINTING United Scholarship: Need-based scholarship designed for students in Graphic Communications program Fairfax, Va. — Scholarships do more than help fund an education. They motivate and encourage students, according to Erin Nuss, Manager of Workforce Development, Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA). “Scholarships were important to my pursuit of a career in graphic communications,” said Nuss, […]
Department of Graphic Communications
Senior GC student teaches an Adobe Livestream from California
Written by Paul Johnson, Undergraduate Student Class of 2019 In 2016, I was introduced to Adobe XD (Experience Design)—a design platform focused heavily on interface prototyping for web, application, and software design—while taking GC 3400 – Digital Imaging and eMedia. Unlike other design applications such as Adobe Illustrator or InDesign, XD has a simplified pallet […]
Students enjoy using new state-of-the-art X-Rite equipment in the GC labs
Written by Bryanne Trice, graduate student class of 2019 This year is truly a championship year, especially within the Graphic Communication’s department. Current students in the GC department have been able to work and learn like champions, thanks to X-Rite Pantone. At the beginning of the academic year, X-Rite Pantone was able to contribute equipment […]
From the Color Conference 2019 in San Diego, California
Co-Written By: Riley McLeod, Lauren Robinson, and Makyya Johnson Looking back on our past four years at Clemson University, we could not be more thankful for the opportunities that have been afforded to us as students. One of the most recent opportunities we had was being attendees of the Color 19 Conference in San Diego, […]
GC students participate in an Adobe Rush focus group
Co-written by Weston Sanders (class of 2020) and Jorgine Vick (class of 2020) A small team of GC3400 students recently got the opportunity to work with Adobe’s newest video editing tool, Premiere Rush. Rush was introduced at this year’s Adobe MAX; it’s meant to provide video creators with a modern all-in-one video editing solution that […]
Graduation Reception December 2018
Each semester, graduating seniors and their parents are invited to join faculty and staff in Godfrey Hall the evening before their graduation. These receptions are always one of the highlights of the academic year because we have a chance to celebrate our graduating Seniors the night before they walk across the stage and join Clemson in a […]
GET hosts 5th Adobe Workshop
Story by: Kristin Watson, class of 2019, Caroline Schoenberger, class of 2020, and Jorgine Vick, class of 2020 Gamma Epsilon Tau just wrapped up the fifth Adobe workshop that we have planned, lead, an executed. Gamma Epsilon Tau (GET) is partnered with the Adobe Education team and members are Adobe Ambassadors. As Adobe Ambassadors, we are a […]
ClemsonGC Welcomes Dr. Shu Chang
Bryce Conti class of BS ’17 and MS ’19 Having studied at Clemson University for around six years I have encountered several different types of faculty who teach Graphic Communications. Each has their own passion and knowledge of which they hope to share with their students of a variety of topics, including printing, digital media, color. […]
Introducing… Mr. Daryl Stevens
Written by Weston Sanders, Class of 2020 Mr. Daryl Stevens is one of Graphic Communications’s newest lecturers, and after working alongside him this semester I’m excited to see how he can contribute to our program. With ten years of experience in higher education and over 25 years of industry experience, he brings a lot of […]
Underneath an Orange Sky: ClemsonGC Homecoming 2018
Written by Bryanne Trice, Graduate student (Class of 2019) Each year, Graphic Communications has the pleasure to be part of one of the largest celebrations Clemson University offers to fans, students, and families alike: Homecoming! As part of the campus wide celebration, the Graphic Communications department offers a variety of activities within Godfrey Hall that […]
SGIA Expo 2018 – Las Vegas, NV
This past October of 2018, three Graphic Communication students; Jeremy Johnson, Jacob Dahill, & Clayce Reid, were given the amazing opportunity to travel to the Specialty Graphics & Imaging Association (SGIA) Expo in Las Vegas Nevada. SGIA is the largest trade show for printing technology in North America. It is the trade association of choice […]
PRINT18: ClemsonGC Students attend trade show in Chicago
PRINT18 is an annual trade show held in Chicago where industry professionals from around the globe connect and network. PRINT18 offered all the education, tools, products and innovations needed to grow a business and achieve the goals they may have. As students, our experience with the trade show was somewhat different than that of professionals […]
Coast to coast: A trip to AdobeMAX
Last week we were fortunate enough to go to AdobeMAX through the Graphic Communications program! This year’s MAX event was held in Los Angeles and featured hundreds of creative individuals and brands. Along with exploring around Los Angeles, we were able to be a part of an amazing conference where we learned about new industry-related […]
Students take an opportunity to serve as PRINT Ambassadors at PRINT18
Every once in a while, an opportunity opens up to you that you don’t hesitate to take. For us, that opportunity was becoming student ambassadors for the Print 18 conference hosted in Chicago, Illinois. The six of us – Maggi Whiston, Emily Algary, Alyx Farkas, Weston Sanders, Kate Lawson, and Matthew Schultz – were honored […]
Maddie Williams: On the road to Cannes
Written by Maddie Williams, class of 2018 A serendipitous encounter with a unique Clemson fan named Bryson Carter led to the once in a lifetime opportunity of screening my short film at the Cannes Film Festival this May. Bryson’s courage and determination after losing his eyesight and still attending 136 consecutive football games struck a […]
