The 2023-24 scholarship review season has ended. Applications for fall 2025 first-year students will be available in September.

The 平面设计 scholarships are awarded to passionate and talented students who will be pursuing a degree in the field of 平面设计. 奖学金 are awarded based on an interview as well as a portfolio of your creative works. All prospective students are encouraged to apply.

Graphic design scholarship reviews for 2023-24 will take place in-person on February 17, 2024年,实际上是应要求. 完成申请 申请奖学金. Application forms will be available on October 1, 2023.

You will receive an email confirmation with more details once your application is processed. 请添加 finearts@volamdolong.com to your contacts to ensure you receive all the information about your portfolio review.

If you need to change or cancel your scholarship portfolio review meeting, please contact finearts@volamdolong.com 尽快. This is especially important for cancellations, as other students may be on the waiting list and could benefit from a slot becoming available.

问题? 发邮件到bv伟德ios下载美术学院 finearts@volamdolong.com 或致电262-551-5859.

面试

The scholarship interview is your opportunity to convey your interest and passion for 平面设计. What interests you about being a designer? 即使你刚刚开始, if you have a great passion and perhaps the start of some strong projects, 我们想见见你! 你的灵感来自哪里? Who are your favorite designers or artists? Do you ever check out the student section of AIGA.com? What would you like to be involved in at Carthage? DRAFT,我们的平面设计团队? 我们的报纸? Getting to know you is an important part of this interview.

投资组合

Your portfolio can include up to 12 pieces of your strongest creative work, 可能包含多种艺术, 摄影, 平面设计, 网页设计, 还有其他创意作品. It would be best to showcase your work in a slideshow presentation or a website. The body of artistic work you present should exemplify your design abilities and creative potential.

其他作品集材料

Your portfolio should also contain:

  • Process Work: We also encourage you to include process work you have for any of your projects, such as brainstorming and sketches so we can see how your brain works.
  • A “List of Works” document with written descriptions of each of your design pieces that explains a) what you are trying to say (did you have a concept?), and b) how you are trying to say it (what line, color, 形状, 纹理, technique did you use to enforce the message?. 在你的面试中, we don’t want you to use this as a script, but we would like you to consider the thought process behind your work before you present it to us.

其他所需材料

  • 请带一份简历. 

面试

Your interview with the CDM faculty will be virtual, but it follows the same guidelines as listed above for the in-person interviews. You will receive information about your Zoom invitation and faculty contact in the confirmation email which will be sent after your application has been processed. 请阅读并保存这封邮件.

投资组合

Your portfolio can include up to 12 pieces of your strongest creative work 可能包含多种艺术, 摄影, 平面设计, 网页设计, 还有其他创意作品. It would be best to showcase your work in a slideshow presentation or a website. The body of artistic work you present should exemplify your design abilities and creative potential.

Send the link to your website, or share your Google presentation folder, etc. with the faculty member listed in your confirmation email. 

其他作品集材料
  • Process Work: We encourage you to include process work for your projects, such as brainstorming lists and sketches so we can see how your brain works.
  • A “List of Works” document with written descriptions of each of your design pieces that explains a) What you’re trying to say? 你有什么想法吗?), and b) How are you trying to say it? (What line, color 形状, 纹理, and technique did you use to enforce the message?). 在你的面试中, we don’t want you to use this as a script, but we would like you to consider the thought process behind your work before you present it to us.

其他所需材料

Students are required to email a current resume along with their portfolio to the faculty member listed in the confirmation email. 

当我们说“平面设计”时, this includes finished products like logos, 宣传册, 和t恤设计. We’ll be looking for strong skills in conceptualization, image-making, typography, and color use. We’ll also be looking for original concepts started by hand, as well as work that features your own images and photos. If you need ideas for 平面设计 projects, 考虑为你的学校做事, find a non-profit in need of designs (search www.运作.org for work in your area), or look on call-for-design websites (such as www.talenthouse.com).

You may also include the items listed below.

  • Photography (especially strong when you place your own 摄影 into a design piece, 比如传单)
  • Studio art (also especially strong when you place your own art into a design piece, 比如明信片)
  • 基于时间的媒体
  • 网站工作
  • Self-promotion piece (sometimes people leave behind a small book or printed item for us to remember their work)

你不必给你的工作贴标签, and you do not have to bring a flash drive unless you do not have a printed portfolio or website.

我们绝对不希望看到:

  • 杂乱无章的作品集
  • Sloppy work that was thrown together quickly
  • 低分辨率的图像
  • 剽窃的工作