Graphic Design student Paul Hope

Congratulations to Graphic Design student Paul Hoppe for winning a prestigious Adobe Design Achievement Award in the Application Development category for “Exploratorium: Generative Identity,” a brand identity generation system he designed for San Francisco’s Exploratorium museum in Brad Bartlett’s Type 4: Transmedia course.

“The [Exploratorium] wanted their identity to reflect the ever-changing nature of the world around us, and simultaneously encourage us to explore our dynamic world,” wrote Bartlett in his project description.”The project allows for infinite variation of the brand mark. No two logo iterations are exactly alike. Supporting elements such as alphabet, texture, and background, can also be generated for use across the design spectrum, including print, web, motion, and interactive design.”

Read more about Hoppe and his project here.

Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., at his letterpress in Gordo, Ala.

Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., a letterpress printer and bookbuilder based in Gordo, Ala. and the subject of the recent documentary Proceed and Be Bold, will be in Pasadena today and tomorrow (November 4–5) for a two-day residency at Art Center College of Design in conjunction with Archetype Press, the 120 Group, and the Southern California Chapter of the American Printing History Association.

While at Art Center, Kennedy will conduct a series of letterpress workshops for Art Center students and APHA members, and give a free talk on Saturday, November 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at South Campus’ Public Programs Gallery, which is open to the public.

About Amos Kennedy, Jr.: At 40 years of age, unsatisfied with his comfortable, middle-class life, Kennedy abandoned the traditional American Dream to follow his own. He traded in his computer for a printing press and his white collar for a pair of overalls. Kennedy is now a self-proclaimed “humble negro printer” whose letterpress work raises emotionally charged questions about race and individuality.

See the trailer for Proceed and Be Bold after the jump.

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"Day of the Dead" poster by Graphic Design student Tracy Hung.

If you’ve been to the Cafe, seen the flags along the Bridge, or heard thunderous taiko drumming on campus this week, then you’ve probably guessed that this is International Education Week.

International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.

As part of the festivities, the Center for the Student Experience (CSE) has organized several special free events for the Art Center community to enjoy, including a celebration of the Mexican holiday El Día de los Muertos on Wednesday, Nov. 2.

Students can stop by the Cafe, the Bridge and CSE (Suite 200B) on Wednesday to learn more about the holiday in which death becomes something not to be feared, but to be embraced.

The Library also has a Day of the Dead exhibition currently on display—showcasing its Día de los Muertos collection as well as sugar, paper mache and ceramic skulls—and is holding a reception with light refreshments on Wednesday from 1:00–2:00 p.m.

Head past the jump for a list of remaining International Education Week events.

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