{"id":2075,"date":"2018-07-18T01:54:37","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T01:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=2075"},"modified":"2025-02-06T15:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T20:52:35","slug":"design-students-get-real-world-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2018\/07\/18\/design-students-get-real-world-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Students Get Real-World Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column2075_235018-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column2075_235018-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2075_235018-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2075_235018-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2075_235018-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2075_235018-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2075_235018-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2075_235018-e5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2075_235018-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column2075_235018-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2075_235018-e5 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2075_fb03d3-5d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2075_fb03d3-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2075_fb03d3-5d\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2075_fb03d3-5d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2075_fb03d3-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2075_fb03d3-5d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2075_fb03d3-5d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2075_fb03d3-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2075_fb03d3-5d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2075_fb03d3-5d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2075_fb03d3-5d\">Designing the cover of the Delaware Business Times 2018 Book of Lists gave three Wilmington University Media Design students an intimate look at the world of publishing, from pitching ideas to a client to final publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-23-at-11.56.51-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5727\" style=\"width:350px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The project began in February, when DBT contacted WilmU Public Relations Director Laurie Bick-Jensen, who then connected with Susan L. Gregg, associate professor and Design Programs chair. Editor Christi Milligan explained that DBT would like to work with WilmU students to come up with a design for this year\u2019s edition of the list, which is a compilation of businesses, companies, organizations and industry leaders with more than 50 categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon afterward, Gregg and three students \u2014 Marissa Janicki, Bren Lawler and Anna Steele \u2014 met with Milligan and staffers from Today Media, publishers of DBT. Milligan and her team provided general guidelines about the cover concept and requirements, and at a second meeting, each student pitched her cover design to the Today Media team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the presentation day was a little nerve-racking for the students since nine of us gathered around a large table in a conference room lined with framed magazine covers,\u201d Gregg says. \u201cBut the students were prepared. The use of photographs, illustrations and layout was of a professional level. And it was great for students from the Media Design program to engage in a real-world opportunity by presenting their work in a competitive design campaign to pros for consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Says Milligan: \u201cIt was amazing to see how they took what we suggested and came back with their own unique offerings. 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