Studying in the College of Business and Behavioral Science at Clemson has its distinct advantages. Just ask students who’ve attained the junior/senior level of Graphic Communications and attended the recent student trip to the PRINT’13 exposition in Chicago, September 7-9. At the event, GC students had the opportunity to travel and experience with the current […]
Department of Graphic Communications
Graphic Design for a Global Marketplace
Slide Show! Last May, a small group of Clemson students – both graduate and undergraduate – took part in the first study abroad class in the department’s history; Graphic Design for a Global Marketplace. The concept was for students to study in the world capital of London, England and get a feel for how packaging […]
#frontendconf 2013: Student David Platt
Front End Design Conference I went to St. Petersburg, Florida last week for this conference. Being the first front-end conference I’d been to, I had no clue what to expect, but I came away from it with a few things: a greater appreciation for the industry as a whole a bunch of new contacts in […]
Godfrey gets an update
New Lithography Presses Installed in the Basic Lab In late February, the Basic Lab’s printing capacity increased with the addition of a Ryobi 3302M, 2-color lithography press. Although this press is not typically used in production in the US printing industry today, it serves as a great training tool for students learning the fundamental processes […]
Nano Print Plus
What is your present role in the University? I taught high school for 18 years before I came to Clemson University. I got interested in graphics in 1967 when I got a job as a photographer and lab manager with a local newspaper in the Washington DC area. I am one of 10 instructors in […]
Max Daetwyler Corporation donates gravure cylinder engraver
Daetwyler installed a Gravostar electromechanical gravure cylinder engraver at Clemson University the beginning of the spring semester. This is the first time Clemson’s graphic communications program has had the direct ability to engrave cylinders. The faculty is excited to have students learn first hand the engraving process and quality control procedures for electromechanical engraving. Department […]
Graphic Communications Spotlight
Student Reflections • Imaging USA 2012 • New Orleans, LA Matt Furr: The most exciting thing to for me to see at ImagingUSA was the “Photo Labs”. I spent a great deal of time talking to a recent RITgraduate about her job at ProDPI. Almost every job that goes through their company is customized and […]
Students Make their Mark • Graph Expo 2011 • Chicago, IL
The theme of Graph Expo 2011 was “Embrace Technology” and this is exactly what 45 Graphic Communications juniors and seniors did when traveling together to Chicago, Illinois to attend the graphic arts industry’s premier graphic arts show from September 10-12, 2011. While Graph Expo is geared towards industry professionals, who come to learn, network and […]