Advertising & Graphic Design

Lucas Himes' work redesigning Clif Bars' packaging — a classroom exercise — was among those works that placed first in the AAF District 5 competition

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ARTery, billed as a gallery with “Gifts and Art from the Heart,” according to the Dayton Daily News, recently opened in the Front Street Buildings east of Downtown Dayton.

Over the coming days, we're introducing some of the talented Columbus College of Art & Design students and alumni whose work will be available for purchase at the Art Fair on Saturday, April 1.

The ink had barely dried on their diplomas when Wes Talbott (Illustration, 2013) and Lillie Talbott (Advertising & Graphic Design, 2013) upped and moved to Billund, Denmark, where Wes had been offered a position with childhood toy favorite LEGO Group.

Below, Wes, a Johnstown, Ohio, native, and Lillie, a native of Wadesboro, North Carolina, discuss their schooling and how lessons learned at Columbus College of Art & Design continue to resonate today.

Design for LEGO, live abroad, and do it all with your partner by your side.

As principal at Fulcrum Creatives, Jason Moore (Advertising & Graphic Design, 1996) knows a thing or two about how to do well while doing good. In addition to its work as a full-service creative studio that focuses on branding, marketing, web development, and design, Fulcrum is a benefit corporation, or B Corp. That means that while profit is important for Moore and his colleagues, Fulcrum also seeks to have a positive impact on the community, environment, and workers.

Real-world experience is a keystone of the curriculum at Columbus College of Art & Design, and a recent class project had students dive into branding with a top construction company.