2013 Card Design Challenge

TwoSmiles by HP (Hewlett-Packard) is hosting a design contest for students to win cash prizes totaling $10,000 for computers, art supplies, books and other school expenses! It’s a perfect way for design students to apply their classroom knowledge to a real world situation where 20 finalists will have their designs featured on our website. TwoSmiles is an HP product that combines a greeting and gift card in one that you can print at home.

To enter, students should submit artwork as a 5”x5” greeting card. The deadline to enter is October 3rd. All details for card specifications, judging criteria, contest info/rules and more can be found at http://www.twosmiles.com/challenge

TwoSmiles is looking for competitive entries that are both creative and marketable, reflecting the skills required of design professionals.

graduate school scholarship opportunity

current kcai graphic design seniors and recent graduates from 2007 to 2011 who are considering graduate school are eligible for possible nomination as a kcai nominee for the jack kent cooke graduate arts award. the award is for (up to) $50,000 per year for up to three years, given to 15 students nationally. our own molly hawthorne ('05) was a kcai nominee several years ago, but alas, did not win the big money.

process
- email a letter of intent to interim chair tyler galloway by thursday january 5, 2012. tgalloway@kcai.edu- the GD department submits up to three nominations to the faculty committee managing the process

- the faculty committee will make two final selections, allowing those individuals to apply for the scholarship.


Minimum Eligibility/requirementsTo be eligible to compete for a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Arts Award, the Candidate must at a minimum:

Be nominated by his or her undergraduate institution.

Be a current student at an accredited US college or University with senior status by December 31st 2011, or be a recent graduate within the last 5 years (2007).

Have a cumulative college GPA of 3.20 or better. The GPA must include all college level courses.

Plan to begin his or her first graduate degree program full time in the fall 2012 in the fields of performing arts, visual arts and creative writing.

Have significant unmet financial needs.

For further information for the Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award go to http://www.jkcf.org

aiga worldstudio scholarships

aiga just announced that the application system for 2011-2012 scholarships is now active. from their web page: "Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships benefit minority and economically disadvantaged students who are studying art and design disciplines in colleges and universities in the United States. Our primary aims are:

• To increase diversity in the creative professions
• To foster social and environmental responsibility in the artists, designers and studios of tomorrow

jessica lyew-ayee (kcai '10) received one, and you can too. please consider applying for this distinguished scholarship.