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Jun 28, 2021 • Caitlin Burns
Creative Writing and Graphic Design Collaboration Provides Real-World Experience
By Katherine Haines '21, '22 Arcadia students in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in Creative Writing got the chance to see their manuscripts in book form after collaborating with Art and Design students. The cross-disciplinary project brought together Christian Patchell’s Typography class...
Apr 21, 2021 • Caitlin Burns
Knight Owl Comics Launches to Showcase Student and Alumni Work
By Aaron Uscinowicz '22 What started as an assignment in Digital Imaging has turned into a portfolio building opportunity for Perri Schlosser ’22. After Schlosser completed the assignment, Adjunct Professor Christian (Patch) Patchell decided the Graphic Design major and Mayfair native had a...
Dec 14, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Skolka ’21 Helps Animal Rescue Raise Funds This Holiday Season
Graphic Design major Courtney Skolka ’21 thought her recent Visual Communications project wouldn’t go any further than the classroom. However, after sharing her design with Morris Animal Refuge in Philadelphia, they’ve collaborated to launch a fundraising campaign this holiday season. Until...
Oct 19, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Graphic Design Students Get Real World Experience with Ambler Theater
Going to the movies might be a little different these days, but Arcadia’s senior graphic design students are collaborating with the Ambler Theater to ensure the show goes on. Courtney Skolka '21, Madison Cline '21, Christopher Reistle '21, Mya Brown '21, and Davida (Vi) Derry...
Aug 11, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Art and Design Holds #ArcadiaCreates Social Media Campaign
By Caitlin Joyce '20 Throughout June and July, the Department of Art and Design held the #ArcadiaCreates campaign on Instagram, a series of art prompts posted over the course of five weeks. Ideas for the weekly prompts were created in collaboration with Carole Loeffler, associate professor and...
Jul 7, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Department of Art and Design Hosts “____with ____” Series
The Department of Art and Design will host the “____with ____” series, a collection of Zoom activities to reconnect with Arcadia faculty and community members throughout July. Thursday, July 9 Chat with Carole 7 p.m. on Zoom Discuss the plans for next semester and ask...
May 7, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Graphic Design Students Help Produce Covers for MFA Students’ Books
Arcadia art students have collaborated to create book covers for the manuscripts written by students in the Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) Program in Creative Writing as part of a cross-disciplinary project. The project was spearheaded by Christian Patchell, adjunct professor of Visual and Performing...
Dec 16, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Wu ’22 Explores Fantasy Through Art
By Caroline Jordan '20 “I love being a member of the art department because I’m pushed to do my best, but still get the freedom to do what I want,” said Hanna Wu ‘22. Wu, a Graphic Design major, loves the opportunities that her program gives her. During her first year, Wu’s foundation...
Sep 26, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Design Students’ Work Draws Crowds to the Ambler Theater
Movie posters are an iconic part of cinema. Whether you’re imagining Marvel’s Avengers movies or getting a fright from a horror film, movie posters can draw an audience as much as the names in lights. And now, Arcadia University students in Graphic Design Visiting Instructor Christian Patchell’s...