NMC students are calling on non-profit groups in a win-win situation
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:26 p.m.
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TRAVERSE CITY -- Students will soon be helping area non-profit groups with promotion work.
Northwestern Michigan College’s Visual Communications department is asking non-profit organizations to submit design, art direction and new media projects for consideration as pro bono class projects during the spring 2010 semester.
Submissions are due by December 14.
The goal is a real-world assignment that allows students to interact with clients and exposes them to the commercial printing and production worlds, including film and new media production, creative advertising and graphic design.
Potential projects could include logos, brochures, ad campaigns, packaging, graphic design, branding, posters, announcements, invitations, web animations, and more.
In the past, NMC students have created:
* The initial design for the “Bay Bucks” local currency
* Film trailers and the website for the Mother-Baby International Film Festival
* Streetscape signage and metalwork bridge design for the city of Alden
* A redesigned TART Trails newsletter
Interested non-profits with valid 501(c)(3) status in Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie, Antrim, Kalkaska and Wexford counties should direct questions to Visual Communications instructor Caroline Schaefer-Hills at (231) 995-1334.
A brief description of the project and the organization’s needs are required and should be sent via e-mail to
cschaefer@nmc.edu.
