British
Designer to Speak at Visual Communication Design Senior
Portfolio Show
April 17, 2008
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Acclaimed graphic designer, writer, and
editor Adrian Shaughnessy will be speaking at this
year's sixth annual Visual Communication Design Senior
Show for Winthrop University on April 26. The 11
graphic design and illustration students will exhibit works
from their portfolio in Charlotte, N.C., and then host one
of the most influential designers in the United
Kingdom on the Rock Hill campus.
Shaughnessy’s credits include writing the acclaimed “How
to Be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul,” “British
Design 2007/08” and “Display Copy Only: Print, Film,
New Media.” Shaughnessy spent 15 years as creative
director of Intro, the design studio he co-founded. In 2004,
he left to pursue an interest in writing and to work as an
independent consultant. Today he runs Shaughnessy Works,
a studio combining design and editorial direction.
Shaughnessy has written and art-directed additional books on
design including the Sampler series, a trio of books devoted
to radical music graphics. He has a monthly column in
Design Week and also writes for the Design Observer
blog. Shaughnessy, who lectures extensively around the
world, has been interviewed on TV and radio and hosts the
weekly show “Graphic Design on the Radio.”
In the past, the portfolio show has had some of the most
well-know designers, including David Carson, Shepard
Fairey and Gill Schuler. Winthrop design students
have impressed these industry leaders with their skill,
style and thought process and often remarked how
professional their work is presented. Past alumni have gone
on to work for some of the largest design firms in the
country, such as Ogilvy and Design Kitchen, as well as
in-house design departments like Disney. It will be
important to hear the comments from Shaughnessy’s European
perspective and compare the student work to designs in
Britain.
This is the first year the show will be for two days and in
two locations. The business professional show, held at the
Light Factory, was created to get closer to the
design community and to take students to downtown Charlotte.
Admission is free. Tickets for Saturday’s lecture with
Shaughnessy are available at the door for $10 at Tillman
Auditorium on the Winthrop campus.
Show times will be:
* Friday, April 25, Light Factory, Charlotte, noon to
3 p.m. for business professionals
* Saturday, April 26, Tillman Auditorium, Tillman
Hall, Winthrop campus, at 5 p.m. with the lecture beginning
at 6 p.m.
www.winthrop.edu/vpa/design/portfolio2008
For more information, contact Gerry Derksen at 803/323-2658
or
derkseng@winthrop.edu.
