<![CDATA[D3 Art+Design Conference & Expo - Blog]]>Sun, 12 May 2024 14:32:48 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[And the Winner was...]]>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 03:27:50 GMThttp://d3expo.com/blog/and-the-winner-is
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Leika Sinsurin
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Michel Diaz - 2nd Place
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Florance Utile - 3rd Place
Congratulations to the 1st annual InkWars 2016 Champion! InkWars - A hands-on, live design competition, where artist are given design prompts and forced to create images on the spot within a given time period. Art supplies were sponsored by Easel Art Supply Center. Congratulations Leika Sinsurin! Runner up prizes were awarded by Topaz Labs and the Grand Prize, an Amazon Echo was presented by International Paper Company. 
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Thursday April 7th, at 9:30am was our College and Career Day kick-off at MDC North Campus. Featured exhibitors like Ai MIU and DMAC were in attendance along with a host of other colleges and companies. To start out the event Colie Wertz, Ronn Brown, Billy Brooks and Ryan Wendler served on a panel together to discuss matters career and design. These individuals have worked on some of the most recognizable images and films of all time. They represented companies such as Disney, Reel FX, Otoy and Lucas Film. 

On Friday April 8th, each gave a lecture / workshop
- MDC North Campus.

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Visual effects and concept artist known for his work on Iron Man (2008) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) Transformers (2007) and Men in Black(1997). For 9 years (1998 to 2007) Colie worked for Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) as Digital Artist, and is currently a Concept Artist for Lucas Films in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Ryan Wendler is a commercial lifestyle photographer and currently works for Disney's Yellow Shoes Creative Group. His photography utilizes natural elements to accentuate a unique perspective. His goal is to create authentic 'true to life' looks and moments. 
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Billy Brooks is a Visual Effects Supervisor at Otoy inc. in the greater Los Angeles Area. Brooks has held positions in companies such as Dream Works, ILM, Sony Pictures and Electronic Arts (EA) as Lighting Director and Senior Technical Director of lighting and compositing. His film credits include Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Men in Black (1997), X-Men 2 (2003) and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002).
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Ronn Brown is a veteran matte painting supervisor, digital media educator, art director and fine artist. Over his 20-year career, Ronn has also held artist and supervisory positions in matte painting and art direction at ReelFX, Sony Pictures Animation, DreamWorks Animation, Rhythm & Hues, Weta Digital, Industrial Light & Magic and other studios. Working on films including; Lord of the Rings, Kung Fu Panda, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Harry Potter, Star Wars and many more.
]]><![CDATA[D3 Kickoff Event  ]]>Sun, 24 Apr 2016 03:44:53 GMThttp://d3expo.com/blog/d3-kickoff-eventApril 4th, 2016 - MDC Wolfson Campus - Idea Center 
OPENING KEYNOTE -  Jose Reyes (VP of  PwC’s Experience Center)
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As a graduate of both Miami Dade Community College and SCAD, José is now a recognized creative leader with 20 years of experience in traditional and digital marketing and co-leads the user-experience and visual design teams in PwC’s Experience Center. Energetic and passionate, he believes that creativity and design thinking can solve our biggest business challenges and give brands a competitive edge in today’s ever-connected digital-first world.

He has led high-performing creative teams and successful multi-channel campaigns in both boutique agencies including TURBULENCE, in which he was a partner in 2005, and larger global agencies like SapientNitro.

He has worked across a wide range of clients in retail, packaged goods, automotive and travel/tourism with national advertisers and scrappy start-ups like: Aston Hotels and Resorts, Batanga Media, Aeromexico, Air Canada, Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC cruises, Chrysler Group’s Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep brands, Travelers Insurance, Johnson & Johnson, Key Bank, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, BBVA, Ocean Drive Magazine, The Sunpost, Miami Art Museum, Miami City Ballet, Steve Madden, Humana Healthcare, The Florida Lottery, Ford Motor Company, SC Johnson, MOEN, PNC Bank, Infiniti cars, Benihana restaurants, GE Financial, Starburst, Skittles and TWIX.

His work for both General and Hispanic markets has been recognized at FIAP, the NY Festivals, Webby’s, The Addy Awards, The Davey Awards, Creativity Intl’Awards, El OJO de Iberoamerica, and the Advertising Age Hispanic Creative Awards.

A team builder and motivator, José is the champion for the "Business to People" design approach at PwC and believes that tighter, more diverse groups combining the best of consultancy and the best of design can create the world’s next big innovation.

CLOSING KEYNOTE -   WILL FREYRE  (Vice President of Digital Innovation for República LLC)

A good creative can create for any media type. Media is the vehicle, but everything should start with great strategic ideas. Currently the Vice President of Digital Innovation for República LLC, I have an extensive history providing smart ideas and flawless executions for a wide variety of top-tier brands, across a diverse range of media.
Specialties:
​Identity & branding campaigns, websites concept & development, interactive marketing & ad campaigns, print campaigns, collateral & direct marketing campaigns, print publishing, experiential marketing
]]><![CDATA[Live Chinese Calligraphy]]>Sun, 24 Apr 2016 02:50:19 GMThttp://d3expo.com/blog/live-chinese-calligraphyApril 4th, 2016 - MDC Wolfson Campus - Idea Center 

Interested in learning more about the arts in China?
Consider our study abroad program ... Visit our website below for more details and dates of travel.
www.1monthinchina.weebly.com
Mr. Rui Ming is one of Miami’s leading professional Chinese calligraphers. He owns his own company in Beijing, China that teaches calligraphy to schools and businesses. Mr. Ming is a Chinese calligraphy tutor representing The Confucius Institute at Miami Dade College. He demonstrated the art of Chinese Calligraphy at a large scale, to traditional Chinese music.

This demonstration of a cultures historic art form is representative of the all that embodies our own domestic design principals such as line, line quality, balance, contrast, rhythm & symbolism. 

With that in mind, the birth of a partnership between MDC's School of Entertainment & Design Technology's Graphic Design Department and the Confucius Institute began to offer a summer term, study abroad cultural immersion program in China.

​For more information about the program please visit www.1monthinchina.weebly.com
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