In February, digital media major Angel Greene’s surfboard design was selected to represent The University of Alabama at the Maui Jim Tournament. The tournament is a design competition sponsored by the company Maui Jim and is held in conjunction with the Maui Jim Invitational, the annual college basketball tournament that will be held in Hawaii
Digital Art Instructor Has Prints Selected for Midwest Exhibitions
Nic Tisdale, full-time instructor in foundations, digital art and printmaking, has had two prints selected for exhibitions in the Midwest. His color lithograph, Trylla: Troll Stories #1, was selected for an international juried exhibition, Ink Matters, at the Indiana University’s IU Kokomo Downtown Gallery, on exhibit March 6-21, 2020. And his print titled Excised #11,
UA Student Graphic Designers Strike Gold at the ADDYs
UA studio art majors and minors won Gold and Silver American Advertising Awards (ADDYs) in the student category at this year’s American Advertising Federation of Tuscaloosa’s annual awards gala in February. In the professional category, UA art faculty members won Gold ADDYs and a senior BFA major won a Silver ADDY. The American Advertising Awards
BFA Graduate Hired at Award Winning Design Firm
Holly Welch (BFA 2019, digital media) was hired as a graphic designer for JumpCrew in Nashville, Tenn., in 2020. Welch said that this is a new company and has grown quickly. “JumpCrew is a sales and marketing agency, so as a graphic designer there, I create ads and layouts for client products. I love working
Digital Media Students Exhibit New Work Feb. 28
Sella-Granata Audiovisual Night Friday, February 28, 2020 Sella-Granata Art Gallery, 109 Woods Hall Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Exhibit begins at 5:00, through 9:30 p.m. UA digital media students invite you to experience an evening of mysterious, humorous and thought-provoking visual and audio creativity in a one-night-only exhibition that you don’t want to miss. The
Alumna Laci Jordan Aims to Inspire
The online learning community Skillshare announced that they have added UA art alumna and multidisciplinary designer Laci Jordan (BA 2011, digital media) to their online classes. Her digital illustration class (“Discover, Cultivate and Share Your Unique Personal Style”) has more than 4,400 followers. In a blog and video interview, No Blueprint, Jordan talks about how
Graphic Design Professor’s Work Selected for International Show
Graphic design professor Jonathan Cumberland‘s poster, “Beware of Rent,” was selected from 2,200 submissions for the Mi Metropolia Poster Exhibition, hosted by Escucha MiVoz, at Cultura Zapopan in Zapopan, Mexico. Artists were asked to submit posters with the theme of safety and sustainability in an urban environment, with topics such as homelessness and housing, access
Senior Art Majors Present Life As They See It
The UA Department of Art and Art History is proud to present Graduating Senior Exhibition, November 11-28, 2019, in the Sella-Granata Art Gallery. The public is invited to a reception for the artists Wednesday, November 13, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Graduating Senior Exhibition features the art of three senior UA artists, Natalie Cox, Charlie
Freedom to Create
UA art and art history students now have free access to Adobe Creative Cloud, a suite of multimedia design tools vital for digital designers and artists. Tools include Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, Lightroom and many more applications. Along with providing the software, The University of Alabama is also designated an Adobe Creative Campus.