Printer’s ink, that is. When the Art & Visual Communication Design department wanted to create a poster to attract new students and promote all of the options available to students including graphic design, interactive design, motion graphics, and photography, they called upon Christopher Jaeger ’14 to put his illustration talents to work.
For several weeks, Department Chair Amanda Hostalka and Chris worked together—she as the art director and he as the designer—developing many ideas and iterations before settling on the “tree of design.” The tree is a metaphor for the way the Visual Communication Design fields of study branch out into many possible directions, and the items growing from the tree are the tools students use to bring life to their projects. The lively nature of the tree reflects the energy and vitality of the program, while the individual illustrations of fun objects, like the origami bird, reflect the fun and creative side of design. The tree is also a pencil, and collectively, the sum of students’ experiences and skills gained at Stevenson allow them to draw their own destiny and design their own career based on what they love to do.
The poster, pictured above, was mailed to over 3000 prospective students and high school art teachers. How is that for a great portfolio piece? Chris Jaeger ’14 landed his first full-time job shortly after graduation at Tenable Network Security, where he designs graphics for print, web, and motion media. Chris was recently featured in an interview on our Career Services website.