MAKE:SHIFT | San Jose State University BFA Graphic Design Exhibition 2012

By Dave Nguyen

Earlier this week, a few of us Duartians went to my alma mater, San Jose State, to check out their Senior Designer BFA Show. The graduating class held a gallery showing in Downtown SJ, retrofitted the space to their needs, and hung up some amazing work from their tenure through the program. We got the chance to meet some of the students from the program, as well as my professor.

It was a great experience to see how the program has grown. The students not only focused on conceptual design, but have been branching out into digital mediums like video, after effects and app design. Several of Duarte’s designers came from the program – perhaps they’ll add presentation design to the curriculum in the future…

Check out the photos below, and learn more about the program here: http://makeshift2012.com/

San Jose State Senior Design BFA Show

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Dave Nguyen

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