Graphic designers collaborate for exhibit

Five students are taking class jargon and turning it into art.

Seniors Molly Buum, Kelsie Carter, Ryan Huber, Erica Wergin and Joey Vaughn collaborated together for the ‘Craftsmanship’ exhibit at the John A. Day Gallery. The exhibit was part of a graduation requirement for the students.

Ryan Huber, whose work in the exhibit featured his photographs of bands, including the band Imagine Dragons, said the theme for the exhibit came from a group brainstorming session.

“A few of the girls were yelling out words we hear a lot,” Huber said.

Huber said the group originally wanted to incorporate comedy into the exhibit.

One part of the exhibit included ripping apart pieces of paper as part of a collage technique.

“It was refreshing to do it by hand instead of using a computer,” Huber said. “It gives you more freedom.”

Huber’s section of the exhibit included photos from touring bands, maps and descriptions. He originally planned to hang the photos on the walls of the exhibit, but had them hang from the ceiling instead.

Huber said working with the other seniors came naturally.

“We are used to feeding off one another for ideas,” he said.

Senior Erica Wergin said the time the group has spent together completing their degrees made the collaboration easy.

“It’s just like working with your best friends,” Wergin said.

For her, the best part of the exhibit was the reception where friends and families of the artists came to support them.

Wergin said she learned to trust her intuition in regards to design feedback.

“Follow what your instinct tells you,” Wergin said.

Wergin used the opportunity to develop her skills with the commercial side of graphic design, specifically branding.

Wergin designed an art deco logo for a textile company for the exhibit. While researching art deco design for the project, she discovered art deco design was inspired by the ancient Egyptians. To honor the history of the design, she snuck a hieroglyphic into the logo.
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“You can’t tell unless you’re really looking,” she said.

 Photo: Attendees at the Craftmanship Graphic Design Exhibition look at art work by Senior Ryan Huber April 11 in the John Day Gallery located in the Warren M. Lee Center for Performing Arts. (Rebecca Kroeger/The Volante)