Top 10 Exciting Developments in Design at the University of Arkansas

Students in the Digital Tools and Concepts design course install their final project in Fall 2016.
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Students in the Digital Tools and Concepts design course install their final project in Fall 2016.

Did you know the Graphic Design program in the Department of Art at the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences launched a new Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design last semester?

Or that the program also helped create a new chapter of the professional design organization AIGA, and that one of its students won a national T-shirt design competition?

As the spring semester nears its halfway point, take a look back at the program's exciting recent accomplishments in this article, "Top 10 Exciting Developments in Design at the University of Arkansas," by Tom Hapgood, associate professor of graphic design.

About the Department of Art: The mission of the Department of Art in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is to offer the highest quality educational, research, and service programs in the visual arts. These goals encompass the department’s professional and liberal arts programs, at both graduate and undergraduate levels, in art education, art history, graphic design, and studio art to prepare students for graduate study and meaningful employment in the art and design fields and allied professions.

Contacts

Andra Parrish Liwag, director of communications
J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
479-575-4393, liwag@uark.edu

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