As I am unpacking and transitioning between being a full-time academic and now a full-time artist/designer, I sort through tons of documents that I must decide whether to retain or to let go of. One colorful publication literally jumped out at me (okay, figuratively jumped out) when I saw the familiar but illustrated face of “The Rock” on its cover. It was this particular issue of the Creative Quarterly that hosted a feature article on Art and Design at TROY. I won’t “let go of” this one.
Front cover of Issue 5 of “Creative Quarterly” featuring TROY’s Art and Design Department.
Years ago, I was exploring various design journals and publications that might benefit our students. I ran across one called the Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art and Design. This publication was rather new at the time although its publisher has been an extremely active one in New York for several decades. Due to the success of our students who had been entering their work into their juried competitions, CQ offered to give TROY a spread in their publication. Excellent!
Creative Quarterly is an international journal that focuses on promoting the best work in graphic design, illustration, photography, and fine art. Their competitions are open to all artists, designers, and photographers at all levels—professionals, students, amateurs—in all countries. Winners and Runner-ups are featured online with winners advancing to a “100 Best Show”.
Below are some snaps of the article as well as some TROY student work that was published in this particular issue. It’s been a few years but it still makes me proud to see these students’ works in such a respected journal. Enjoy!
