Fifty two graduating Visual Communication and Interior Design majors will be showcasing their design portfolios at the 20th annual Design department’s portfolio show.
The event will be held on April 22 in Building 12, in the David H. Ponitz Center, and will be free and open to the public from 7:30 until 8:30 p.m.
This year’s theme “Exposure” was selected by the Design department’s advisory committee, which is made up of industry professionals. The design students compete in groups to develop and design the branding for the show. This year’s winners were Ashley Lanham, Daniel Priser and Jennifer Lindsay.
Student portfolios are a culmination of the work they have accomplished during their time in the Visual Communication and Interior Design program. The portfolios will be on display during the event for local professionals, family and friends to view.
“This event brings a tremendous amount of closure for our degree seeking students. This is what the students work towards for the last two to three years, so all the effort is showcased within their portfolios,” Amanda Romero the Interim Chair of the Design department said.
“This also is an opportunity to be assessed by industry professionals and receive written feedback about their work. The event gives our students a time to reflect on their education and friendships they have made along the way,” Romero said.
Students get the opportunity to obtain information about interviewing skills, life in the workplace and other pertinent information about the industry. Other activities at the event include a former Sinclair graduate guest speaker and a panel discussion.
“This is an assessment event, not a career fair. It is more important for the Design department and the students that we receive feedback about their skills and education from professionals in the industry,” Romero said “We want to take that assessment information and build that into our current curriculum to stay relevant within the design industry.”
Romero said the students have worked very hard. “The Design department wishes each and everyone of them much success in their future endeavors,” Romero said.