Detail, 2005, 7.5″ × 9″, (30″ × 9″, unfolded), Offset Lithography, Coated Paper, 4/c front, 1/c back, University Photographers and Printers
As a yearly award given to outstanding graduates, the announcement’s purpose is to showcase the superior work produced by students. The piece is distributed to patrons and area programs as a recruitment tool. The 2005 design is a redevelopment of an existing format, adapted to accommodate larger images by halving the number of folds, but leaving paper, color usage and budget unchanged. The finished form, which can also be displayed as a poster, uses the underlying grid to maintain flexibility and consistency for future versions while fulfilling the university’s graphic standards. The 2006 piece was an implementation of the established foundation structure with current subject matter. The 2005 entry received an Excellence in Graphic Design award from GDUSA.