DISTRICT | The student voice of SCAD http://www.scaddistrict.com SCAD's Award-winning Student News Source Sat, 18 May 2013 02:09:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Get to know: Kaitlyn Machos http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/get-to-know-kaitlyn-machos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-to-know-kaitlyn-machos http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/get-to-know-kaitlyn-machos/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:52:44 +0000 Staff http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83682 What is your hometown? Where else have you lived? I was born in Jacksonville, Fla. and then at the age of twelve I moved with my family to Lexington, S.C. Do you have any professional experience? Perhaps an internship? Worked under a seamstress at First Impression- Prom and bridal Donna Degnan- Internship Haberdashery Savannah, Ga.- [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/get-to-know-kaitlyn-machos/feed/ 1 Get to know: Jean Song http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/get-to-know-jean-song/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-to-know-jean-song http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/get-to-know-jean-song/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:21 +0000 Staff http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83676 Where is your hometown? Where have you lived? I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and I’ve lived there for most of my life. Do you have any professional experience? I don’t really have any professional experience regarding fashion. I haven’t had an internship, and I’m certainly working on that because I want to put [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/get-to-know-jean-song/feed/ 1 Get to know: Travis Mann http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/designer-profile-travis-mann/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=designer-profile-travis-mann http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/designer-profile-travis-mann/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:55:49 +0000 Staff http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83506 What’s your year, major and hometown? I am a fourth-year fashion design student and from Pittsboro, N.C. Do you have any professional experience? I interned at Kohls Department Stores in Milwaukee, Wis. last summer for the missy brand Apt 9, and with the young men’s brand Helix, working on their summer assortment and revamping the [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/designer-profile-travis-mann/feed/ 1 Get to know: Madeline Benton http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/designer-profile-madelin-benton/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=designer-profile-madelin-benton http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/designer-profile-madelin-benton/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:04:29 +0000 Staff http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83512 What’s your year, major and hometown? I am a fourth-year fashion design student. My hometown is Fair Oaks, Calif. Have you lived elsewhere, if so, where? I was born in Los Angeles, Calif. and lived there for three years. Do you have any professional experience? I’ve interned for a designer, Gregory Parkinson, in Los Angeles [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/designer-profile-madelin-benton/feed/ 5 Get to know: Nasheli Ortiz http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/get-to-know-nasheli-ortiz/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-to-know-nasheli-ortiz http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/get-to-know-nasheli-ortiz/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:56:28 +0000 Staff http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83499 What is your hometown? Where have you lived? My hometown is Caguas, Puerto Rico. I have lived in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Savannah, Ga. What is your professional experience? I’ve been in charge of draping, pattern-making and technical design for many designers in the Dominican Republic, Italy, Puerto Rico and the United States. And [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/get-to-know-nasheli-ortiz/feed/ 1 Get to know: Danielle Elsener http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/designer-profile-danielle-elsener/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=designer-profile-danielle-elsener http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/designer-profile-danielle-elsener/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:48:13 +0000 Staff http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83346 What is your hometown? Where else have you lived? I currently live in East Northport, N.Y. but I moved around a lot when I was younger because my dad was in the military. I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, then lived in Ohio, California, and finally New York before coming to Savannah. After graduation I [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/designer-profile-danielle-elsener/feed/ 1 Get to know: Elyse Alligood http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/designer-profile-elyse-alligood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=designer-profile-elyse-alligood http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/designer-profile-elyse-alligood/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:19:54 +0000 Staff http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83565 What is your hometown? Where else have you lived? Chelsea, Mich., Houston, Texas, and Cleveland, Ohio. How much professional experience do you have in fashion or anything else related? I interned with Cate Lyon last year before Savannah Fashion Week doing mostly construction work with her. This past summer I interned at the Abercrombie & [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/designer-profile-elyse-alligood/feed/ 1 News Briefs for the week of May 13, 2013 http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/news-briefs-for-the-week-of-51313/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-briefs-for-the-week-of-51313 http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/news-briefs-for-the-week-of-51313/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:17 +0000 Joshua Callandret http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83426 National On May 12, 19 people were wounded in a shooting during the New Orleans Mother’s Day Parade. Police have identified the suspect as Akein Scott, 19, who has a prior rap sheet. There is no clear motive, and authorities are still seeking Scott’s arrest. Dr. Kermit Gosnell has been convicted on three counts of [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/17/news-briefs-for-the-week-of-51313/feed/ 0 Get to Know: Mary Silloway http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/get-to-know-mary-silloway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-to-know-mary-silloway http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/get-to-know-mary-silloway/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 02:52:21 +0000 Staff http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83609     What are your year, major, and hometown? Fourth-year fashion design student from Delafield, Wis. Where all have you lived and what are your professional experiences? I grew up in Wisconsin and upon graduation in 2007, moved to Missouri to study fashion journalism and mass communications at the University of Missouri-Columbia. After a year [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/get-to-know-mary-silloway/feed/ 2 Get to Know: Shanna Kim http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/get-to-know-shanna-kim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-to-know-shanna-kim http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/get-to-know-shanna-kim/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 01:48:26 +0000 Staff http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83560 What’s your year, your major and hometown? I am a fourth-year fashion design student. My hometown is New Orleans, La. Have you lived elsewhere, if so, where? I lived in Atlanta for six years before moving to Savannah. Do you have any professional experience? I was able to have two years of apprenticeship under a [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/get-to-know-shanna-kim/feed/ 1 SeeSAW brings art to the street http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/seesaw-brings-art-to-the-street/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seesaw-brings-art-to-the-street http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/seesaw-brings-art-to-the-street/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:03:05 +0000 Raine Blunk http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83460 Hebermehl works on the Wall to Wall mural.Photo by Crosby Ignasher “We just wanted to know why we couldn’t do something,.” says Matt Hebermehl of See Savannah Art Walls (SeeSAW) on the city’s original disinterest in encouraging long-term art on property downtown. After a year of proposing plans, working Ellen Harris of the Metro Planning Commission, [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/seesaw-brings-art-to-the-street/feed/ 1 Get to know: Lindsay Di Rito http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/designer-profile-lindsay-di-rito/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=designer-profile-lindsay-di-rito http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/designer-profile-lindsay-di-rito/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:53:02 +0000 Staff http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83348 What is your hometown? Where have you lived? My hometown is Atlanta, Ga. I was born in New Jersey, and since have lived in Maryland, Nebraska, Atlanta, France, Italy, Florida, back to Atlanta and now in Savannah. How much professional experience do you have in fashion or anything else related? I have spent my summers [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/designer-profile-lindsay-di-rito/feed/ 1 Get to know: Sarah Humphries http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/get-to-know-sarah-humphries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-to-know-sarah-humphries http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/get-to-know-sarah-humphries/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:50:35 +0000 Staff http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83479 What is your hometown? Where have you lived? Tampa, Fla. for my entire life. London, England for my first year of college. SCAD Hong Kong for a summer. And New York for several summers. What is your professional experience? I interned at Alexander Wang in New York City last summer and it was an experience [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/get-to-know-sarah-humphries/feed/ 2 District Detours http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/district-detours-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=district-detours-11 http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/district-detours-11/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:28:53 +0000 Raine Blunk http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83453 Let District Detours guide you to fun this weekend.Photo by Gabby Manatoc Let District Detours guide you to fun around Savannah this weekend. With gallery exhibitions galore, you’re sure to find something right up your alley. FRIDAY IN/EX Ashmore Gallery 412 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 6 p.m. To 9 p.m. Select senior painting majors [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/16/district-detours-11/feed/ 0 A look ahead at the SCAD Fashion Show http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/15/fashion-show-preview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fashion-show-preview http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/15/fashion-show-preview/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 02:17:24 +0000 Tyce Hoskins http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83420 The SCAD Fashion Show will be held at the Trustees Theater on Saturday May 18. Join District for up-to-the-minute coverage of the entire event.

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/15/fashion-show-preview/feed/ 0 Mini-Comics Expo exposes students to editors, networks http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/15/the-mini-comics-expo-now-with-networking-by-thomas-ryefield/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mini-comics-expo-now-with-networking-by-thomas-ryefield http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/15/the-mini-comics-expo-now-with-networking-by-thomas-ryefield/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 21:37:18 +0000 Thomas Ryefield http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83371 Students were able to discuss their work with other artists in the field.Photo by Ally Hunt Sequential artists are getting yet another leg up in the comics industry, as the fourth annual Mini-Comics Expo brings in editors to see not only students’ work, but how they work. The event has gotten bigger with each year, [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/15/the-mini-comics-expo-now-with-networking-by-thomas-ryefield/feed/ 0 Models will Glow for SCAD Fashion http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/15/makeup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=makeup http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/15/makeup/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 21:12:36 +0000 Raine Blunk http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83352 Nick Hakanson, second-year fashion marketing and management student, could call his job at Glow a lucky experience. “I was helping my boyfriend clean up after an event at Blue Belle Boutique when Courtney offered me the chance to help her with Savannah Fashion Week,” says Hakanson on his previous experience working with Glow Medical Spa [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/15/makeup/feed/ 1 The spectacle of “Gatsby” http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/the-spectacle-of-gatsby/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-spectacle-of-gatsby http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/the-spectacle-of-gatsby/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 22:53:05 +0000 Leslie Tumbaco http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83313 The most recent film adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” failed to live up to Fitzgerald’s vision.Photo by Media Commons Since its original publication in 1925, there have been five film versions of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” among which is the famously unemotional snooze fest of 1974 starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. But [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/the-spectacle-of-gatsby/feed/ 0 How to Dress: Animation http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/how-to-dress-animation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-dress-animation http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/how-to-dress-animation/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 20:50:14 +0000 Dustin Dahlman http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83305 This week’s How to Dress is fleshing out the animation majors. They’re sketchy, crafty and as colorful as their creations; they can often be found arguing amongst themselves about who the best animators are. Though they can draw inspiration from just about anywhere and put InDesign and Illustrator through its paces, their best quality is [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/how-to-dress-animation/feed/ 1 Pencil whipping http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/pencil-whipping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pencil-whipping http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/pencil-whipping/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:01:37 +0000 Mike Beckom http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83295 Two elementary school students were expelled from school this past week for pointing a pencil at their teacher and pretending that it was a gun. Have we become overly sensitive to childish antics or can these actions be substantiated as threats? Mike Beckom weighs in with this week’s editorial cartoon.

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/pencil-whipping/feed/ 0 Kickstarter project helps bring “Ordinary Days” to life http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/kickstarter-project-helps-bring-ordinary-days-to-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kickstarter-project-helps-bring-ordinary-days-to-life http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/kickstarter-project-helps-bring-ordinary-days-to-life/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:57:56 +0000 Ysabel Cacho http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83281 Snippets of the “Ordinary Days” anthology.Photo by Marissa Mozek When Marissa Mozek, a sequential arts major, decided to come up with “Ordinary Days,” a 200-page anthology, she knew that she did not have enough money to get her project funded before graduation. Fortunately for her, the solution was only a click away. Mozek created a [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/kickstarter-project-helps-bring-ordinary-days-to-life/feed/ 1 Mother’s day comes early with “A Taste of Home” http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/mothers-day-comes-early-with-a-taste-of-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mothers-day-comes-early-with-a-taste-of-home http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/mothers-day-comes-early-with-a-taste-of-home/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:57:19 +0000 Ysabel Cacho http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83249 For most students, Mother’s Day celebrations fall on a Sunday, but for some international students, the special day started a day earlier. On May 11, they were invited to “A Taste of Home,” a dinner held for the international SCAD students at the Latechurch, which also included a discussion on mothers’ role in different cultures. [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/mothers-day-comes-early-with-a-taste-of-home/feed/ 1 It’s Carnival 2013, CARIBSA Style http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/its-carnival-2013-caribsa-style/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-carnival-2013-caribsa-style http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/its-carnival-2013-caribsa-style/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:53:59 +0000 latoyacampbell http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83204 Students dance at CARIBSA’s Carnival 2013.Photo by Crosby Ignasher Sounds of dancehall, reggae, soca and even latin music blared from the Habersham Hall courtyard on May 10 as the Caribbean Students Association (CARIBSA)  and the International Student Services Office ISSO hosted Carnival 2013, a tradition rekindled in 2009. The weather was perfect for the event, [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/13/its-carnival-2013-caribsa-style/feed/ 1 Paul, Episode 4 [Sunday Funday] http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/12/paul-episode-4-sunday-funday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paul-episode-4-sunday-funday http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/12/paul-episode-4-sunday-funday/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 14:48:23 +0000 Jamal Miller http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83209
These are the adventures of a mischievous little polar bear named Paul, who loves pelting people with snowballs in a town called Bergton. Though he finds his antics to be fun and harmless, he always ends up having to deal with consequences that usually don’t end well for him. Previously on Paul: http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/05/paul-episode-3-sunday-funday/ (Click to Enlarge)

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/12/paul-episode-4-sunday-funday/feed/ 1 Homage to Far Side, Superman, Series 1 [Sunday Funday] http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/12/homage-to-far-side-superman-series-1-sunday-funday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homage-to-far-side-superman-series-1-sunday-funday http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/12/homage-to-far-side-superman-series-1-sunday-funday/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 14:47:54 +0000 Kristen French http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82730
Kristen French is a sequential art major and an established Sunday Funday contributor. Tired of people who take movies way too seriously? Do you like Gary Larson’s “The Far Side”? This comic pays homage to Larson’s satirical and strange look on the world. This edition of  the “Homage to Far Side” series pays tribute to [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/12/homage-to-far-side-superman-series-1-sunday-funday/feed/ 0 Jetpack Island: Ghost Lawyer [Sunday Funday] http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/12/jetpack-island-ghost-lawyer-sunday-funday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jetpack-island-ghost-lawyer-sunday-funday http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/12/jetpack-island-ghost-lawyer-sunday-funday/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 14:46:52 +0000 Ben Johnson http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83212
Ben Johnson is a first-year sequential art student from Oakland, Calif. He made this comic and others like it under the collective name “JETPACK ISLAND.” (Click to Enlarge)

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/12/jetpack-island-ghost-lawyer-sunday-funday/feed/ 1 Sand Arts Festival 2013: The sands of time http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/11/the-sands-of-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-sands-of-time http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/11/the-sands-of-time/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 15:58:10 +0000 Crosby Ignasher http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83164 The winners of the 2013 Sand Arts Festival were announced and the entirety of Tybee Island has been transformed. The beach hosted hundreds of artists, alumni, and interested onlookers, gathering inspiration from the droves of talented university students scattered along the beach. But let’s get to what really matters in any competition: the announcement of [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/11/the-sands-of-time/feed/ 5 Sand Arts Festival 2013 http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/11/sand-arts-festival-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sand-arts-festival-2013 http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/11/sand-arts-festival-2013/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 15:26:22 +0000 Tyce Hoskins http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83162 May 10 marked this year’s annual Sand Arts Festival out on Tybee Island. Check out the video below for a recap on all of the different sand creations and the creators behind it all.

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/11/sand-arts-festival-2013/feed/ 2 A grain is worth a thousand words: Sand Arts 2013 http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/11/a-grain-is-worth-a-thousand-words-sand-arts-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-grain-is-worth-a-thousand-words-sand-arts-2013 http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/11/a-grain-is-worth-a-thousand-words-sand-arts-2013/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 04:43:42 +0000 Crosby Ignasher http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83139

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/11/a-grain-is-worth-a-thousand-words-sand-arts-2013/feed/ 0 The Build Up: Sand Arts 2013 http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/the-build-up-sand-arts-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-build-up-sand-arts-2013 http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/the-build-up-sand-arts-2013/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:31:41 +0000 Crosby Ignasher http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83092

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/the-build-up-sand-arts-2013/feed/ 0 “You said it” Sand Arts edition: Rubber duck http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-rubber-duck/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-rubber-duck http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-rubber-duck/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:48:16 +0000 Ysabel Cacho http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83084 Working on the foundations for the rubber duckPhoto by Ysabel Cacho Angel Ang, first-year advertising major Meredith Vermilion, transfer illustration major   Ang: “We’re making a rubber duck that’s being attacked by a giant squid.”

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-rubber-duck/feed/ 0 “You said it” Sand Arts edition: World Map http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-world-map/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-world-map http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-world-map/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:42:00 +0000 Ysabel Cacho http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83065 The Student Ambassadors take a trip around the world.Photo by Ysabel Cacho Hannah Golden, first-year graphic design major Samantha MacDonald, transfer fashion major Alex Mesterton-Gibbons, transfer fashion major Golden: “We’re making a world map and we’ll be adding different world landmarks.” Mesterton-Gibbons: “Like the Stonehenge, the pyramids, and the Sydney Opera House.”

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-world-map/feed/ 0 “You Said It” Sand Arts edition: Jellyfish http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-jellyfish/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-jellyfish http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-jellyfish/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:31:16 +0000 Ysabel Cacho http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83052 Yvonne Santiago working on her jellyfishPhoto by Ysabel Cacho Yvonne Santiago, third-year graphic design major “I’ve been here since 8:30 am.”

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-jellyfish/feed/ 0 “You said it” Sand Arts edition: Dragon Turtle http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-dragon-turtle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-dragon-turtle http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-dragon-turtle/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:27:14 +0000 Ysabel Cacho http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83050 A dragon turtle in the making.Photo by Ysabel Cacho Jay Jones, first-year industrial design major Jaimin Yan, firsy-year industrial design major Jones: “We’re making a dragon turtle and it’s going to have claws.”

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-dragon-turtle/feed/ 0 “You Said It” Sand Arts edition: Vladimir Tatlin sand castle http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-vladimir-tatlin-sand-castle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-vladimir-tatlin-sand-castle http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-vladimir-tatlin-sand-castle/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:49:35 +0000 Ysabel Cacho http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82998 Student working on Vladimir Tatlin-inspired sand castlePhoto by Ysabel Cacho Sarah Beecham, fourth-year, interior design major Katie Mathieu, fourth-year, photography major Beechman: “We’re making a sandcastle inspired by Vladimir Tatlin.”

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-vladimir-tatlin-sand-castle/feed/ 0 “You Said It” Sand Arts edition: Sea Monster http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-sea-monster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-sea-monster http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-sea-monster/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:46:53 +0000 Ysabel Cacho http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83001 Sea monster in the making.Photo by Ysabel Cacho Madison Burgur, alumni “I was here last year and I noticed that people like to do the same thing so I’m trying something different.”

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-sea-monster/feed/ 0 “You said it” Sand Arts edition: Sand monster creature http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-sand-monster-creature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-sand-monster-creature http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-sand-monster-creature/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:45:23 +0000 Raine Blunk http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83020 Alumni work on a sea monster creature made of sand.Photo by Raine Blunk Madison Burger, graphic design class of 2004 Katie Campbell, illustration class of 2010 Burger: “We tried to build it up using a brace earlier but it just crumbled. I think we need more powdery sand.” Campbell: “With her ideas and my manpower, [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-sand-monster-creature/feed/ 0 “You said it” Sand Arts edition: Forced perspective illusion http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-forced-perspective-illusion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-forced-perspective-illusion http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-forced-perspective-illusion/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:39:13 +0000 Raine Blunk http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82967 Architecture students build their forced perspective sand castle.Photo by Raine Blunk Jonathan Walker, third-year architecture major Zach Brown, third-year architecture major Evan Kuester, third-year architecture major Josh Shwartz, third-year production design major Walker: “We’re trying to create a forced perspective illusion of a house with a spiral staircase on a mountain.”

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-forced-perspective-illusion/feed/ 0 “You said it” Sand Arts edition: Mermaid tail http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-mermaid-tail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-mermaid-tail http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-mermaid-tail/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:31:22 +0000 Ysabel Cacho http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=83007 Leslie Murton and Nicolette Dainack create a mermaid tail.Photo by Ysabel Cacho Nicolette Dainack, fourth-year animation major Leslie Murton, fourth-year animation major Murton: “We’re making a mermaid tail that you can stand behind.”

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-mermaid-tail/feed/ 0 Ya dig?: Sand Arts Festival 2013 http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/ya-dig-sand-arts-festival-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ya-dig-sand-arts-festival-2013 http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/ya-dig-sand-arts-festival-2013/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:45:09 +0000 Shannon Craig http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82942 The 2013 Sand Arts Festival washed up on Tybee Island May 10.

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/ya-dig-sand-arts-festival-2013/feed/ 1 “You said it” Sand Arts edition: Interactive castle http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-said-it-sand-arts-edition http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:32:34 +0000 Ysabel Cacho http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82927 Natalie Faclone and Tim Markwardt make a six feet deep trench.Photo by Ysabel Cacho Natalie Falcone, third-year graphic design major Tim Markwardt, alumnus M.A. architecture Markwardt: “We’re building a sand castle that’s 15 by 20 feet and a six feet deep trench.” Falcone: “It’s also experiential and interactive, people will be able to walk through [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition/feed/ 0 “You said it” Sand Arts edition: Zaha Hadid inspired castle http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-zaha-hadid-inspired-castle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-zaha-hadid-inspired-castle http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-zaha-hadid-inspired-castle/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:24:54 +0000 Ysabel Cacho http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82940 Creating a Zaha Hadid inspired sand castlePhoto by Ysabel Cacho Joan Declut, third-year architecture major Jhoel Prevendido, third-year architecture major Kuhane Blackburn, third-year architecture Declut: “Our sand castle is inspired by the architecture of Zaha Hadid.”

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-zaha-hadid-inspired-castle/feed/ 0 “You said it” Sand Arts edition: Postmodern sand castle http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-post-modern-sand-castle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-post-modern-sand-castle http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-post-modern-sand-castle/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:18:48 +0000 Raine Blunk http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82922 Second-year industrial design students start their sand creation.Photo by Raine Blunk Gianni Youto, second-year industrial design major Piercen Lawrence, second-year industrial design major Lawrence: “I was here last year, but this year we’re here a lot earlier. We’re definitely more prepared.” Youto: “We forgot who our artistic inspiration was, but it’s going to be a [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/you-said-it-sand-arts-edition-post-modern-sand-castle/feed/ 0 Official Sand Arts Festival Tide Guide http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/official-sand-arts-festival-tide-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=official-sand-arts-festival-tide-guide http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/official-sand-arts-festival-tide-guide/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:09 +0000 Shannon Craig http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82918 One of the many challenges of participating in the Sand Arts Festival is the tide, and if not calculated correctly, this uncontrollable circumstance can be catastrophic for participants. Fortunately, District follows the tides — and moon phases, the Atlanta Falcons and #scadsand — so we’ve got you covered. Keep your eye on the tide, and [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/10/official-sand-arts-festival-tide-guide/feed/ 0 “FILE” is just for fun, seriously http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/09/file-is-just-for-fun-seriously/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=file-is-just-for-fun-seriously http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/09/file-is-just-for-fun-seriously/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 22:02:02 +0000 Raine Blunk http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82897 FILE opens Friday night at Sicky Nar Nar.Photo by Sicky Nar Nar Tyler Giordano just wants to make what he calls a “coherent thing.” And that “coherent thing” he’s referring to is five years’ work of woodblock carvings, lithographs, and oil paintings all fused into a series he calls “FILE,” a collection of all Giordano’s [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/09/file-is-just-for-fun-seriously/feed/ 0 Sand Arts Festival washes up on Tybee http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/09/sands-arts-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sands-arts-festival http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/09/sands-arts-festival/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:56:38 +0000 Fairuz Ferrer Elwazir http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82887 In the early 90s, an art history professor decided to take his class out of their stuffy room and onto Tybee Beach to create art in the sand. His students were so enthralled by the experience that the field trip has transformed into one of the university’s most popular annual events, the SCAD Sand Arts [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/09/sands-arts-festival/feed/ 1 How to Dress: Film http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/08/how-to-dress-film-needs-image/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-dress-film-needs-image http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/08/how-to-dress-film-needs-image/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 01:55:07 +0000 Staff http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82844 Photo by Dustin Dahlman

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/08/how-to-dress-film-needs-image/feed/ 0 SCAD’s revived gay prom is a hit http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/07/first-gay-prom-a-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-gay-prom-a-success http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/07/first-gay-prom-a-success/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 02:03:38 +0000 Jessica Shock http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82835 The first gay prom the university has held in years kicked off at 8 p.m. on May 4 in the Student Center. Hosted by the SCAD Queers & Allies (Q&A) group, one of the largest clubs on campus, plenty of volunteers came together to create a final dance for the school year. “Gay Prom was [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/07/first-gay-prom-a-success/feed/ 0 “techno(logical) / dis(connections)” bridges the technology gap http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/07/technological-disconnections-bridges-the-technology-gap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technological-disconnections-bridges-the-technology-gap http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/07/technological-disconnections-bridges-the-technology-gap/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 00:17:19 +0000 Raine Blunk http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82826 “techno(logical) / dis(connections)” uses actors to create metaphors about the human condition.Photo by Jorge Bolanos How many times have you told your friends to “text, don’t call”? How often do you stumble into a concert, restaurant or other social setting only to find that almost everyone is on their phone, obsessively documenting each and every [...]

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]]> http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/07/technological-disconnections-bridges-the-technology-gap/feed/ 4 A roaring good time at the Beaux Arts Ball http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/06/beaux-arts-ball/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beaux-arts-ball http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2013/05/06/beaux-arts-ball/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 19:37:03 +0000 Ysabel Cacho http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=82797 Saturday’s downpour did not stop students from showing up at Dollhouse Productions for the Beaux Arts Ball. The event, which is hosted annually by the School of Building Arts, was a fundraising event. One of the event’s coordinators, Justin DiPiero, an interior design major, explained that the money raised would be used for the Building [...]

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