Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Celebration of CVAD Interior Design Grads Senior Show
Every
year the ID seniors organize their Senior Show exhibit and reception. The
faculty set guidelines on grading criteria, budgets, required due dates, exhibit
protocols, etc., but it is truly their show. In the context of their
Professional Practice seminar class, they form committees that address
coordination, exhibit and invitation design, refreshment menus, budget
proposals, etc.
This
year during our Spring Break, it became clear that the 2020 Senior Show would
be virtual. The students adapted. Co-Chairs Stephanie Dunn and Taylor Garonzik
were now in charge of “populating” our website. With a lot of support from our
Communication Design colleagues, they coordinated with the ID faculty and their
classmates to collect and format content for the website. Students provided
their own headshot and bio statement. As Stephanie and Taylor posted the work,
the students checked for accuracy, sequencing, broken links, etc. By the end of
a very intense two days, they had 31 “proofers.” Stephanie and Taylor were also
posting frequently on the class Facebook page, making sure everyone knew what
was going on. Thinking back on the experience, Stephanie said, “This is how it would have been if we were
on campus, too, making sure each poster was installed and level, etc. I think
that teamwork was important to us even though we were not together. It still
made us feel connected.”
Mariam
Chapa designed the invitation and a class seal to commemorate the event. Taylor
prepared a montage of images of class experiences, and Stephanie composed the
slide with a “special thanks” note to the ID faculty. Liesl Ziegenhals promoted
the Show, contacting alums, advisory board members, practitioners, and UNT
administrators, and all students invited their friends, family members and
mentors.
The
class has received many congratulatory messages. CVAD Interior Design now has a
platform the students can build on for years to come.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
UNT CVAD 2020 Interior Design Senior Show Invitation
The Interior Design Senior Show is an annual exhibit of the senior students’
independent study final projects and portfolios representing a diversity of
specialties including hospitality, healthcare, residential, educational,
exhibit spaces and corporate facilities.
This
year we have 33 B.F.A. candidates exhibiting their work. This event is an
opportunity for the students’ families, friends and faculty as well as alums
and industry mentors to wish them well as they graduate and pursue their
careers.
Traditionally,
we have celebrated with a reception and gallery show. This year as we all
shelter in place, the students’ have focused their efforts on presenting their
work through the CVAD Department of Design website. In addition to their
achievements as graduating Interior Designers, we salute their resiliency and
determination.
Senior Seal
The
seal is a circle for the representation of the cyclical year. The leaves are
specifically mulberry leaves since CVAD’s address is on Mulberry St and the
quantity of four for the number of years determined by UNT to complete the
program.