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Who Designs the Future?

09.26.2016 Architecture & Sustainable Design, Art & Graphic Design, Construction & Design Technologies, Engineering Design Technology, Industrial Design, Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies, Mathematics, Natural Science, Penn College Magazine, Penn College Magazine Feature, Sciences, Humanities & Visual Communications
Graphic design student Ainsley R. Bennett adds shadow to a still-life sketch. Hand-drawing skills remain important in the college’s graphic design and advertising art majors.
Graphic design student Ainsley R. Bennett adds shadow to a still-life sketch. Hand-drawing skills remain important in the college’s graphic design and advertising art majors.
In a Penn College lab, a student polishes graphics for a class project.
In a Penn College lab, a student polishes graphics for a class project.

From the Fall 2016 Penn College Magazine: As detailed in the first episode of the “Working Class” television series, a knack for design and creativity is essential to other fields, including science, math, engineering and technology. Read “Who Designs the Future?“

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