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Alumni - Where are you?We want to stay in touch with our past graduates! If you, or a graduate you know, haven't received any information for a while, fill out the Alumni Update Form on our website.
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Dates to Remember
First Day of Class
2014-15 Year Begins
Constitution Day
No Classes - Fall Break
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A Designer's Work Never Ends
Even though classes end in May, the Creative Center's full-time faculty have their hands full with different projects during the summer months. These projects include learning new software, seminars, summer teaching, career development sessions, and prepping for the next school year. Also included is helping on various projects with Dotzler Creative Arts, one of which is developing new marketing materials - posters, videos, brochures, and handouts - for the college.
Since our faculty are also professional designers, it's a simple step to include them in the strategy and production of these pieces, and the Creative Center reaps the benefits by utilizing amazing designs that win design awards!
In fact, Dotzler Creative Arts won in another competition - American Graphic Design & Advertising - for it's marketing materials from last year. The
typographic hoodie won Best of Category in both Wearables and Typography; the flyer (left) was a finalist in Best of Category for Advertising Print; and the 20-year anniversary logo and 20-year anniversary pole banners (above) each won in Logos & Trademarks and Environmental Graphics & Signage, respectively.
Here's a sneak peak at this year's look. The fall mailing poster was photographed, illustrated, designed, and modeled by Creative Center employees and alumni. Keep an eye out for this and other related pieces this fall!
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Featured Project: Famous Face Portraits
Portraiture has been a part of commissioned art since, well, since commissioned art! It's no surprise that the Creative Center includes portraits as one of our favorite illustration assignments in first year. Students are tasked with creating a color illustration of a famous person who is recognizable by a broad audience, young and old. No cartoon characters are allowed, and the person in question must be deceased. In addition, students are asked to create the illustration as for a magazine article, keeping in mind type and image placement. Below are samples of portraits created by CC students. Starting from the top, left:
Megan Christiansen (Amy Winehouse) -
graduate of Millard West HS in Omaha, NE
Cole Collett (Steve Irwin) -
graduate of Bellevue West HS in Bellevue, NE
Maria Wolpert (Charles Schulz) -
graduate of Dakota Valley HS in North Sioux City, SD
Lyndsay Dunn (Henry David Thoreau) - graduate of Hartington HS in Hartington, NE Julian Marcello (Freddie Mercury) - graduate of Lincoln Southeast HS in Lincoln, NE Weston Knobloch (Col. Klink) - graduate of West Lyon Community School in Inwood, IA
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Graduate of the Month
Laura Bangert
BFA '11
Graphic/Multimedia Designer/TV Production at
Christian Life Church in Mount Prospect, IL
High School: Pocahontas Area Community HS in Pocahontas, IA
What does the company do? We are a non-denominational church that reaches out to the community. Our mission is to connect you to God, connect you to other believers, and connect you to your calling in life.
What does the graduate do? I take care of all the visuals for each ministry, which includes making Facebook pages, websites, stand-up banners, event marketing, bulletins, and bulletin announcements. Recently, we began a TV show called "Connecting with God" and I do all the production for the entire show.
I also work as a freelance designer with clients all over the US, as well as office manager with Mission Possible, that brings help and the Gospel to Eastern European countries.
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From the Director
I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that classes start in just over a week! Where did the summer go? Then again, busy days mean quick days, and we sure have been busy around here! Here's to a great beginning to your school year, and, if you are not in the education business, then here's to cooler weather on the way!
If you are a high school senior, and you are considering a career in graphic design and advertising, call us today to set up a time to interview and visit our campus. Fall classes for 2014 start on August 11.
Sincerely, Kim Guyer
Executive Director
Creative Center
10850 Emmet Street
Omaha, NE 68164
402-898-1000 x205
kim_g@creativecenter.edu
www.creativecenter.edu
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Do you know someone who is interested in a career in art? Are you an art teacher or guidance counselor who would like to bring an art class to visit? Contact our Admissions department at 402-898-1000 or toll free at 888-898-1789 to make an appointment for a personal tour.* The Creative Center is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).
* The Creative Center is authorized to operate as a four-year college offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree by the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education under section 85-2411.
Financial Aid is available to those who qualify. Gainful Employment information on the AOS and BFA degrees may be found online at www.creativecenter.edu/TCC10/twoyear.php and www.creativecenter.edu/TCC10/threeyear.php, respectively. |
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