VIU graphic design exhibit to display environmentally conscious product packaging

Posted on 22/11/2022

Vancouver Island University students are displaying their visions of environmentally friendly product packaging in a new exhibition.

Graphic design students will be presenting ‘Unwrapped,’ a package design exhibit “where less is more” at the VIU View Gallery starting Tuesday, Nov. 22 and continuing until Dec. 1, noted a press release.

Third-year graphic design students were challenged to choose products “with excessive packaging and redesign them so they are more ecologically responsible.”

Packaging is one of the leading sources of garbage in the world and designers can reduce waste by utilizing more options that are sustainable, the press release noted. Companies should strive to use less material and wrapping and take up less shelf space while creating less waste, stated the release.

Nancy Pagé, VIU graphic design professor, said students experimented with packaging and had to find a balance “between containing, protecting, displaying and selling the product while also minimizing its environmental impact.”

The gallery is in Building 330 at VIU’s Nanaimo campus, with viewing hours 10 am-4 pm Tuesday to Friday.

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Tesla recalls over 321,000 vehicles due to taillight software issue

Posted on 22/11/2022

Tesla’s recalling over 321,000 vehicles over a software glitch causing the taillights on some cars to illuminate improperly (via Reuters). According to a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall covers certain 2023 Model 3 vehicles and 2020 to 2023 Model Y vehicles.

Tesla says the rear lights on one or both sides of the vehicle may “intermittently illuminate” due to an issue “that may cause false fault detections during the vehicle wake up process.” The NHTSA says this could “increase the risk of a collision” in dark conditions, but Tesla hasn’t received any reports of injuries or accidents related to this problem. Like most Tesla recalls (except this one affecting the Model 3’s seat belt buckles), the company’s addressing the issue with an over-the-air (OTA) software update.

This is the electric vehicle maker’s 19th recall this year. Last week, Tesla recalled almost 30,000 Model X vehicles over an issue that could cause the front passenger airbag to improperly deploy in “low-speed” collisions, potentially resulting in injury if a small child is in the front seat. It also recalled more than 40,000 Model X and S cars because of a problem that could cause a loss

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24 Of The Worst Graphic Design Fails

Posted on 22/11/2022
24 Of The Worst Graphic Design Fails

1.

This anatomically correct mural:

2.

This sign that would make any houseguest feel wbeleusuve 💕:

3.

These slightly mixed signals:

4.

This ✨priceless✨ souvenir from the Big Apple!!!!!!!!

5.

This one that I’m really going to need you to sound off in the comments because I, for one, can’t solve this:

6.

This graph was made by a kid on the yearbook committee, so we’ll show them a liiiiiiittle pardon:

7.

This definitive proof that coffee and donuts go together like two puzzle pieces that don’t fit together in the slightest 😌:

8.

These Italian pee 🤌 pee 🤌 sheets:

11.

This very nice sticker wishing everyone a Wednesday 😌:

12.

This country-confused card:

13.

BE 👏 UNA 👏 POLO!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👏

15.

This ice cream graphic that elicits a slight eyebrow raise:

16.

This missed opportunity re: some low-hanging fruit:

17.

This poster that’s just become my new morning mantra, I fear:

18.

This plastic surgeon’s simply ✨blasphemous✨ logo:

19.

This confident proclamation!!!!!!!

20.

This……quasi-gorilla of sorts…?

21.

This is an example of a designer thinking outside the box and most definitely not inside it:

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Students win eight awards in Graphic Design USA’s annual competition

Posted on 22/11/2022

MACON – Six graphic design alumni and students from Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently won a total of eight awards in Graphic Design USA’s (GD USA) American Graphic Design Awards competition.

“I’m so proud of the winning students for this prestigious recognition,” said Tennille Shuster, associate professor and director of the graphic design program. “This year’s winning projects represent a wide variety of formats and skills that are taught in Mercer’s graphic design program, including print design, illustration, packaging design, publication design, kinetic typography, and interaction/app design. I appreciate the judges’ selections as they effectively represent the wide variety of coursework available in Mercer’s design program.”

Class of 2022 graduates Ivy Allen and Savannah Duringer each won two awards. Allen was recognized for her Pasta Social Club eNewsletter/Subscription Pop-up and Wine Packaging Design, while Duringer was selected for her Children’s Book Illustration/Design and Zoo App Design.

Fellow Class of 2022 alumnae Olivia Cleveland and Ali Dupree each won an award for their Around Town/Mercer App Design and an Exhibition Catalog, respectively.

Plus, current students Yuuki Ando and Vicky Nguyen each won an award for their USPS Stamp Design and Kinetic Typography, respectively.

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