Museums: Gallery Guides to Go

*Above: a range of gallery guide covers from past exhibitions*

Museum art exhibitions are generally supported by related events, programs, workshops and lectures. Often, visitors are provided with a brochure for reference during their visit or to take home. Information about the artist, the specific works on display, event listings, and/or maps of the museum or gallery are useful for museum-goers as they navigate an exhibition or as an at-home reminder of their experience. Our job is to distill this information into an economical, disposable, take-away piece that is both useful and attractive.

St. John’s College Alumni Magazine

Penelope, from Homer’s Odyssey, is St. John’s College magazine's cover subject for Fall 2016. Representing “creative thinking” — a popular theme among St. John’s alumni and students — Penelope demonstrates a woman who used ingenious solutions to achieve her goals. Other stories tell of alumni who use their skills and creativity to start successful businesses. Cover illustration is by Thomas Ehretsmann.

“I took the recent edition of The College home and read it from cover to cover – all 49 pages. Truly, this is the best edition I have seen and felt (love the paper texture and weight) in the eight years I’ve been with the college.”

Torii Campbell, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, St. John's College

Towson University Faculty Biennial

Studio principal Kevin Sprouls was recently included in the Department of Art + Design Faculty Biennial show at Towson University. Be sure to stop by the Center for the Arts gallery space to see his work Tubing Big Gunpowder Falls.

Museums: Art in the Classroom

*The Barnes Foundation classroom resource binders*

How do museums expand their educational outreach? How do they make a difference in their communities? How do they inspire children to care about art and see it as relevant to their lives? Outreach can be more than school field trips and weekend family activities. By bringing museum collections into the classroom, a child’s life can be connected to art in a long-lasting and meaningful way.

The logo sets the stage.

A logo is the distilled symbol of a brand. It is the core around which a visual identity is built. The color, typography, and overall tone of a graphic identity system take their cues from the logo. This is not to say that all colors or typefaces must match those in the logo. In fact, a logo can have more impact when juxtaposed with contrasting or compatible design elements.

Case Study: Independent School Campaigns

Building alumni loyalty is an ongoing challenge for independent schools. Capital campaigns, and their associated materials, are critical components of alumni development.

Get Out the Vote

With the presidential election quickly approaching, Skelton Design has participated in AIGA’s Get Out the Vote campaign to “motivate the American public to register and turn out to vote in the 2016 general election, as well as local elections to come.”

All Get Out the Vote posters are available for download, printing, and distribution by anyone interested in supporting this mission. Below are direct links to our posters on the AIGA site:

Claude - Vote Wisely
Kevin - That’s the Ticket
Elizabeth - I Am Woman

Changing Business

In the Fall 2016 issue of Changing Business, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School’s research journal, illustration takes a lighter tone – monkeys depict organizational misconduct and how it can benefit an organization by causing ‘non-deviants’ to work harder. Additional topics include cutting the costs of chronic illness, commitment issues from social media users, and making something from almost nothing. Illustrations in this issue are by Ryan Todd.

Listening Matters.

We listen respectfully and openly to our clients. We achieve the best results when our clients hear our thoughts and we hear theirs. Communication is the bottom line.

McDaniel College: McLive! Calendar of Events

The cover of the fall 2016 issue of McDaniel College’s McLive! features a painting by McDaniel Art professor Steve Pearson.