Antonio Alcala was nominated in two categories for the 2011 National Design Awards

March 16, 2012 by Kat White

Design Faculty Antonio Alcala was nominated in two categories for the 2011 National Design Awards, from the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum. The two categories were Lifetime Achievement and Design Mind. Congratulations Antonio!

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Movie Key Art class worked on the key art for PSYCHOSIS

March 16, 2012 by Kat White

The Entertainment Design: Movie Key Art class worked on the movie key art for PSYCHOSIS under the direction of Design Faculty Michael Pacheco. The Art Department credits on the Psychosis IMDB page include Corcoran Design students Ricardo Cortes, Moustafa Hassan, Noha Khashoggi, Nancy Palm, Jessika Tarr, Tyson Whiting, and Michael Pacheco.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1719597/fullcredits

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Enter the 2012 Adobe Design Achievement Awards NOW!!

March 4, 2012 by Kat White

The Adobe® Design Achievement Awards celebrate student and faculty achievement reflecting the powerful convergence of technology and the creative arts. The competition – which showcases individual and group projects created with industry-leading Adobe creative software – honors the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from the world’s top institutions of higher education.

http://www.adobeawards.com/us/

 

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Corcoran Library introduces CANVAS

March 4, 2012 by Kat White

The Corcoran Library, I am pleased to announce the launch of the Corcoran Archival Network for the Visual Arts (CANVAS).

Three years in the works, CANVAS will serve as the Corcoran Library’s digital collections platform. These collections will highlight the Corcoran’s contributions to local, national, and international artistic and academic communities. In the future, these collections will be synchronized with WorldCat and our local library catalog, making our digital collections more visible and discoverable to the world.
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Design Ignites Change Graphic Design Junior Studio Project: Oakmulgee Forestworks

February 20, 2012 by Kat White

Check out the Graphic Design Junior Studio Project 2011

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Calling All Design Students!

February 20, 2012 by Kat White

REGISTER FOR THE AIGA DC 2012 STUDENT PORTFOLIO REVIEW

Saturday, March 10, 2012
10:00am – 1:00pm
Corcoran College of Art + Design
500 Seventeenth Street, NW
North Atrium
Washington, DC 20006

Register today for the 2012 AIGA DC Portfolio Review at the Corcoran College of Art + Design. The event will be held on March 10, 2012 from 10:00am–1:00pm. Student registration and sign-in begins at 10:00am at the museum’s North Atrium. This is an opportunity to meet with creative directors, art directors and designers in the DC area to receive valuable one-on-one feedback on your portfolio and resume from the foremost experts in the field.

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The Sign Painter Movie and Book

February 18, 2012 by Kat White

Sign Painter Chancey Curtis working in a Mankato Minnesota theater, 1930′s. Personal collection of Mike Meyer.

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What Being a Designer Means

February 18, 2012 by Kat White

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Connecting the Dots: From Print to Interactive AIGA DC EVENT

February 12, 2012 by Kat White


Friday, February 24, 2012
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Corcoran Georgetown campus
1801 35th St, N.W.
Washington, DC 20007

If you’re interested in making the transition from print to digital publications, or curious to see the inner workings of creating tablet interactive through Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, this is the event for you.

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Arkitypo: the final alphabet

February 11, 2012 by Kat White

Arkitypo: Letter Rotations

 

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