Student Spotlight Zackary Dotson is a Graphic Communications undergrad working in the Sonoco Institute’s Advanced Print Technologies Lab as a pressroom assistant. Only two semesters away from graduating, we connected with Dotson to hear about his Clemson experiences and plans for the future! Sonoco Institute (SI): Tell us about some of the things you have […]
The Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson University
Spring 2021 staff speaking engagements
Sonoco Institute staff members Bobby Congdon, assistant director, Nate Newsome, virtual reality researcher, and Cat Bromels, graduate lab assistant, will be presenting at two upcoming virtual events. Envelope Manufacturers Association | EMA Annual Spring Meeting April 20-23, online via Zoom This Session: Tuesday, April 20, 1:45-3:15 p.m. General Session III – Management/Technology “The Management & […]
FRESH Summit packaging project, 2022 event dates
In preparation for the inaugural Food, Packaging & Sustainability Summit hosted by the Sonoco FRESH initiative at Clemson University in late February, a cohort of packaging and graphics students led the design and production of a special “Surprises for the Summit” goody box for attendees. Products that captured the spirit of sustainability, including snacks, packaging […]
Students compete in 48 Hour Repack
In January, two Clemson packaging student teams competed in the annual 48 Hour Repack student packaging design competition hosted by the IoPP Southeastern Chapter. In this competition, students have 48 hours to conceptualize, design, prototype, brand and market their unique packaging designs. This usually has Clemson students holed up at the Sonoco Institute all weekend […]
Women in Science Day 2021
International Women in Science Day International Women and girls in Science Day is an annual holiday on February 11. Clemson Packaging Science student and Sonoco Institute print lab assistant, Maggie Dailey, is a junior in the major with an emphasis in graphics and design. As a woman in science, Dailey shares why she chose Packaging […]
Student Spotlight: Dovie Jeffcoat
Student Spotlight We “sat down” with Graphic Communications master’s student, Dovie Jeffcoat, to learn more about her Clemson experiences and plans for the future. Jeffcoat can be seen around the Sonoco Institute most days assisting with print trials, helping undergraduate students learn the equipment, collaborating on industry projects and much more. While she takes classes, […]
Key takeaways from a hybrid semester
In a recent announcement, Clemson University officials made the decision to move back to online-only instruction after the Thanksgiving holiday. Many instructors chose, this semester, to operate their classes in a hybrid fashion where students had the option to take the class online or utilize a designated, socially-distanced classroom space on certain days with limited […]
National Color Day 2020
Oct. 22 is National Color Day! If there’s anything faculty and students at the Sonoco Institute know about, it’s color. One institute pressroom assistant turned Graduate Assistant this semester, Dovie Jeffcoat, graduated with a B.S. in Graphic Communications May 2020 and is now pursuing her M.S. in GC. In 2019, Jeffcoat was awarded the coveted […]
How one GC educator is utilizing STRIPE Online
Since launching its innovative VR project, STRIPE VR, the Sonoco Institute has made tremendous strides with this virtual print training tool aimed at assisting the printing industry with workforce recruitment and training. Shortly after the 2020 pandemic hit, the tool was modified to launch a browser-based companion — STRIPE Online. This online version was made […]
Socially-distanced flexography at FTA fall conference
Sonoco Institute staff will be participating in FTA’s upcoming Virtual Fall Conference 2020 during a session titled, “Moving Through Reality with Virtual Help” at 11:30 a.m. EST on Monday, Oct. 5. Bobby Congdon, assistant director of the Sonoco Institute, is co-chairing the session with Clemson alum, Marcy Southern, PPC Flexible […]
