Friday, August 26, 2005
The real world will arrive sooner than expected for students in the department of design.
This year marks the department’s 22nd annual Hallmark Design Symposium Series, which brings professional designers from around the country to give presentations on the realities of working as a designer.
Greg Thomas, chairman of the department of art and design, said because the University of Kansas was in a landlocked state, designers had to be brought to campus.
The University of Kansas Department of Design Hallmark Design Symposium Series Schedule
Fall 2005
August 29 - Patricia Balyea, graphic design
September 12 - Janice Lessman-Moss, textiles
September 26 - Monica Little and Joe Cecere, graphic design
October 10 - John S. Dykes, illustration
October 24 - Robynne Raye, graphic design
November 7 - Brady Vest, letterpress
November 21 - Glynis Sweeny, illustration
Spring 2006
January 30 - Jim Shrosbree, ceramics
February 13 - Gail Swanlund, graphic design
February 27 - Jennifer Sonderby, modern design
March 13 - Joel Nakamura, illustration
March 27 - Donny Rausch, film special effects
April 10 - Willi Kunz, graphic design
April 24 - Heiner Schmidt, photography
“These people may be accessible in New York or Los Angeles, but obviously we are in the middle of the country and don’t have direct contact with them all the time,” Dick Varney, associate professor of design, said. “Lots of people in the design field know who we are because of the symposium series.”
“I would say the symposium is beneficial because you get to relate to how designers and contemporary artists function today in the real world,” said Kyle Gray, Salina senior and graphics design major.
The first speaker in the series will be Patricia Belyea. She is the founder and strategic designer of Belyea, a Seattle-based graphic design firm specializing in branding, marketing and development. Belyea said she will feature old marketing and advertising projects used to promote her firm.
“I’m not here to lecture or teach,” Belyea said. “I’m here to give them a personal story on the reality of leading a small graphic design firm.”
Thomas said the symposium would expose KU students to the fast-paced, dynamic atmosphere in the design field.
“The people we bring in are talking about what’s happening in real time. It’s not like reading from a textbook or looking at slides,” Thomas said.
The Hallmark Design Symposium, which is sponsored by an endowment from Hallmark Cards, Inc, is a free lecture series open to the public.
Varney said Hallmark cut portions of funding for the series about five years ago when the department decided to expand from visual communication elements, like graphics and illustration, to include interior, craft and industrial design topics.
To compensate for the loss, the design department now uses some of its own money, Varney said.
He said the decision to bring in more diverse speakers was a good choice.
“We opened the symposium to other disciplines so that students could receive a more well-rounded education regarding career possibilities and find inspiration from unexpected places,” said Andrea Witczak, lecturer in design.
Thomas said it was important for students to keep up to date on changes and trends occurring in design.
“As designers, we have to be aware of other disciplines. Nowadays, it’s very possible a graphic designer could be doing dinnerware for a company and they would need to learn how to deal with ceramics,” Thomas said.
The presentations will range from 60 to 90 minutes in length. Visuals in the form of slides, video or other digital media will support and enhance the presentation content. Typically, presenters also provide opportunities for audience questions following their prepared remarks.
Notable speakers in the design field from past symposiums include Lou Danziger, Paula Scher, Alan Colbert and Milton Glaser.
The series lasts all year and begins at 6 p.m. on Monday in the Spencer Museum of Art with Belyea’s presentation. For the complete schedule, log onto www.ku.edu/~sfa/dsgn.
— Edited by Patrick Ross
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