A design and literature show two years in the making is ready to debut at the Burnell R. Roberts Triangle Gallery in Building 13 at Sinclair Community College.
The show titled: 50 Books\50 Covers, will debut on Oct. 17, with an opening reception on Oct. 20 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
“The show will be in the gallery for one month, up until Nov. 17,” said Cynthia Cully, professor of design at Sinclair.
The show will feature the winning designs from the 2009 AIGA national competition. Several design students, who Cully refers to as the design team, are part of the Sinclair AIGA student group and are in charge of designing advertisements as well as placement for the exhibit.
Culley has been working on putting the show together for two years now, and students have been working on the show since Spring quarter and hopes the exhibit will attract as many guests as possible.
“The gallery is free and open to the public and we would like to have as many people as we can come see it,” Culley said. “Everyone is welcome to come.”
The design team has been working on post-cards, generating emails and creating bookmarks to hand out, as well as creating posters; which includes a collectors poster, according to graphic design student Jonathan Hammond.
“The plan is to give away 30 limited-edition posters,” Hammond said.
To obtain a poster, students, faculty, staff, or community members have to donate two books that are in good condition.
“It’s a great opportunity to see design work from all over the country,” said Cully. “These are winners—and you can view them right here in your own back yard.”
As for joining the AIGA student group at Sinclair, Cully said that students, who are interested in design, could come to their monthly meetings to inquire about membership. Their next meeting is on Oct. 21 at 4 p.m. in Building 13, room 320.
The AIGA student group offers a National membership that includes a $50 joining fee, but Cully says along with the fee, comes special benefits exclusive to AIGA national members.
“They get discounts on some things… access to the national directory, as well as free admission to all the AIGA events,” Cully said.
For more information about the AIGA student group contact Cully at 512-2732 or at cynthia.culley@sinclair.edu.
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