"I'm just a WOLFpack loving design Kid"
Post by Monique Cleveland
You could hear the entire stadium echo with wolfpack pride that day, and regardless of where you are on campus, the school spirit is always just as evident. As a student here at NC State University, I have come to appreciate a campus that has celebrated diversity, academic excellence, and school spirit for years. I am proud to be a one of a kind “Wolfpack Girl!”
However, because I am constantly drawn to producing and understanding the blueprint of great art, I am also a “design kid”. Majoring in art and design, I have been challenged to understand and control the elements within design that make art aesthetically pleasing. I have learned a lot that has helped me improve as a designer. With the help of an annual assessment known as “Junior Review”, art and design students are required to place their best works from freshman to junior year on exhibit for one week to allow fellow students and professors to see just how much they have improved since their freshman days on campus.
Observing works from sculpture, painting, digital drawing, fibers, multimedia, and photography courses; the College of Design professors comment on both the strentghs and weaknesses of each artist, while also understanding each individuals own unique process. Although a challenging major, I get an opportunity to work with numerous mediums that create a wide range of experience that can be applied to numerous fields within design such as textiles, animation, graphic design, surface design, fibers and photography.
Also with the resources provided by the college such as: the dual boot Mac computer labs (accommodating both Mac and PC lovers!), The Harry B. Lyons Design library, photography darkroom and studio, large format plotter printers, Design IT lab, workshop,lazercutters, spay booth, dye kitchen and plaster printers. The possibilities for great art almost seem endless, but the combination of resources make for an extremely successful program that encourages students to exploit their hand and digital craft to create innovative and unique design.
For more information concerning programs within the College of Design checkout their website.
