Daniel Swartz, owner of Indiana-based letterpress design studio Hoosier Type Co., designed the 2024 UCDA Design Conference member print. Hoosier Type Co. produces self-described “small batch and perfectly imperfect” prints, using a variety of typogr…
UCDA recognizes the importance of lifelong learning and, as a result, proudly supports members through the dedicated funding of the UCDA Foundation professional development scholarship program. This program provides opportunities for members to atte…
UCDA Design Awards Q&A journal articles feature past and present UCDA Design Award winners. For this Q&A, UCDA past president Christine Prado talked with Auburn University senior and graphic design major, Caroline Webster, who received the Gold Awa…
At the University of Waterloo, sustainability is a way of life, both on and off campus. Nestled in the heart of Ontario, the renowned institution is dedicated to shaping brilliant minds while also nurturing a greener, more environmentally conscious …
Collaboration is essential for successful teamwork. The strength of Boston University’s Marketing and Communications team guides them to trust the creative process while staying focused and organized, understanding their audience, and concentrating …
Honorary UCDA member and design legend McRay Magleby worked for the Graphic Communications department at Brigham Young University for 26 years, winning more than 160 awards (many of them series) in the UCDA Design Awards.
Ohio University’s OHIO Giving Day Promotion video stood out to the judges during the 2022 UCDA Design Awards, earning a Silver Award in the In-house Digital category, as well as a Judge’s Award from judge Marq Mervin. Aaron Hardin, director of creat…
The University of California Office of the President uses video to not only detail the research but to entertain—winning two UCDA Design Awards for their fun and informative video series. We talked to Jessica Wheelock, Director of Multimedia, about …
Daily, since November 23, 2008, Mark Addison Smith has been listening in on strangers' conversations and drawing their words as black and white, type-forward drawings, never missing a day with over 5000 drawings in his ongoing archive. Mark talks of…
Michi Toki answers some questions about how the award-winning cover illustration for UC Berkeley’s Fall 2021 California magazine came together. She also shared her thoughts on what makes a collaborative relationship work.