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Rebuilding the Soul of Design (Click to open in web page)
The assignment asked me to create a magazine spread for the magazine Christianity Today. The
professor had me write an essay response to a chapter out of Daniel Kantor’s novel, Graphic
Design & Religion, for which I was required to use original writing for the text in my magazine
spread. The spread design had to reinforce the content of the article, which happened to cover the
need for renewal in the relationship between the arts and the Church. So my concept was to make
the spread itself feel like a construction blueprint, as if one was rebuilding the subject matter.
The file was constructed in InDesign, and the imagery and text are completely original.
Brandon Hix - Prize Winner
Sponsor: Dave Andrus
Honda Civic (Click to open in web page)
I created this piece for a final project in my 3D Advanced class. The entire piece was created
using Maya 8. I started with simple blueprints of a 2006 Honda Civic which I loaded into Maya.
I then proceeded to sculpt the overall shape of the car from a single cube. After finishing the high
resolution geometry for the car, I began to research methods which could be used to create the
material for the car paint. This was the most difficult part of the process. About two weeks were
spent mixing and matching colors and different reflection algorithms to get the finalized paint.
From start to finish, I spent a total of about 40 hours on the project.
Jamie Raymer
Sponsor: Dave Andrus
Children (Click to open in web page)
I shot this photograph in Kenya, Africa using a Casio Exilim EX-S500 camera. I was on a
missions trip during the summer of 2006. It was early afternoon, and I was visiting an orphanage
for the day. In this picture, the children were lined up waiting to receive the clothing, shoes, and
toys we had brought for them. It was an amazing experience to be able to interact with the
children that many times are the very ones who are forgotten. They were such beautiful, happy
children. I learned much in the little amount of time I got to spend with them. I hope these
children are never forgotten.
John Sebesta
Sponsor: Dave Andrus
Unexpected Beauty (Click to open in web page)
This shot was taken around noon at San Gabriel Park in Georgetown, TX, on August 26, 2007. It
was a slightly overcast day, contributing to the rich colors. I used my old but trusty Canon
SD200. The shot was meant to show beauty in unexpected places. There are many things people
pass over and I wanted this shot to show some of the beauty that can be found, even near a
drainage pipe. I am also fascinated with the union of nature and humanity: the leaves as purely
nature; the pipe as purely human; and the rock wall as humanity’s manipulation of nature.
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