Graphic Design Community Partnership

ART 3450 / ART 5450
Open to private marketplace Closing on August 15, 2025 / 1 spot left
Hamline University
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Curt Lund
Associate Professor
1
Timeline
  • September 3, 2025
    Experience start
  • December 18, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
1 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Minnesota, United States
Non profit
Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society

Experience scope

Categories
Graphic design
Skills
graphic design communication constructive feedback design portfolio design thinking branding
Learner goals and capabilities

Partner with Graphic Design students from Hamline University to explore creative approaches to real-world communication and branding challenges. Students in this course are skilled in visual storytelling and work with industry-standard software. They are eager to use their design thinking to solve communication problems creatively and engage in professional design practice.


As an employer partner, you’ll work closely with a student team, providing insight into your organization’s design needs. We ask that you:

  • Maintain regular communication with your student team
  • Share all necessary information, materials, and context
  • Attend at least one in-class progress critique and a final in-class presentation
  • Offer timely and constructive feedback through the Riipen platform


Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Intermediate levels
12 learners
Project
24-40 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

At the end of the collaboration, you can expect:

  • Design concepts tailored to your challenge, including digital assets and creative documentation
  • A final virtual presentation, where students will share outcomes and respond to your questions


Project timeline
  • September 3, 2025
    Experience start
  • December 18, 2025
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Ideal projects for this experience are open-ended design challenges that allow students to explore concept development, apply technical skills, and visually communicate a clear message. Projects should require iterative design work and be flexible enough to allow for creative problem-solving and innovation.


Example Projects:

  1. Visual identity design or redesign – Analyze and redesign a current logo or create a new logo.
  2. Brand applications – utilize the new or redesigned brand in specified application such as social media graphics, architectural signage (renderings), or event promotion.