October 19, 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 […]
October 5, 2020
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 […]
July 6, 2020
Approaching its fourth semester at the Sonoco Institute, a Creative Inquiry (CI) known as “All In: Football Recruiting Design,” led by packaging lecturer Haley Appleby, collaborates with Clemson Athletics to develop innovative marketing materials for football recruiting. Each semester, Clemson students are interviewed and selected based on their exceptional design portfolios. Students were recently selected for the […]
April 29, 2020
The shift to virtual classes caused by COVID-19 has provided the opportunity for the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson University to make available an online version of its introduction to flexography workshop – Intro to Flexo Online. The online version of the institute’s most popular hands-on workshop provides practical and fundamental […]
April 9, 2020
Every year, a contingent of graphic communications students compete in an annual competition hosted by TAGA, the Technical Association for the Graphic Arts. Students are tasked with designing a one-of-a-kind printed journal comprised of technical articles and usually incorporating some innovative technology. We asked Teresa Clancy, student team president of the Clemson chapter, about this […]
January 29, 2020
By Kadence Baker On January 24-26, two Clemson packaging student groups competed in the national 48HOUR REPACK competition. The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP Southeastern Chapter) holds this annual competition, challenging students to innovate new packaging designs. This year’s competition, sponsored by Coca-Cola and others, opened on Friday with product options announced at 7 p.m. […]
November 11, 2019
By Kadence Baker Anissa Mollett is a second-year graduate student working towards an M.S. in Graphic Communications. In Spring 2019, Mollett was a recipient of the Foundation of FTA (FFTA) Rossini Scholarship, which grants students scholarships to continue and enhance their research. Amidst her research, Mollett is also interning with MacDermid Graphics Solutions this fall […]
September 4, 2019
Check out these August headlines! Collaborating with FTA on ‘STRIPE VR’ Fall semester underway at Clemson Packaging student interns with PepsiCo Process Control & Process Color seminars Corrugated Packaging Seminar Industry training schedule Welcome, Kenny Tucker! Click here to download the pdf.
August 21, 2019
This week is the start of classes at Clemson University, which means a flurry of students in the Harris A. Smith Building! Faculty and staff at the Sonoco Institute spent the summer organizing labs and ushering in new equipment for the fall semester. Among these new tools are the Mimaki USA 3DUJ-553 full-color commercial 3D […]
July 30, 2019
Check out these July headlines! Special delivery! (photo) Techkon donates over $100,000 in color quality systems Specialty seminars this fall Upcoming packaging courses 2019 NPIRI course hosted for second year at Sonoco Institute Click here to download the PDF.
