graphic design

Visiting artists included LDS portrait painter Casey Childs and graphic designer Brian Collins

A group of BYU graphic design students visited Monument Valley High (MVH) as part of a pro bono rebranding campaign for the struggling Navajo Nation school. The goal? Help boost students’ pride and investment in both their school and their heritage.

To commemorate the 50 year history of the HFAC, we have selected a few individuals we consider as prophets, founders, friends and alumni of the arts and communications who have either gone from the HFAC into a global arena or have been impacted by our students and faculty. The fourth floor of the HFAC features posters that include quotes from these individuals. We are putting up one poster a week until the gala celebration. Kevin Cantrell CFAC Alumnus (BFA, 2008) Principal of Kevin Cantrell Design I believe there is a third lens we must all have: the lens of conscience or a belief that transcends and guides our design. At the end of the day, making something beautiful isn’t enough. A designer must be guided by a set of values or principles. If the designer chooses to be guided by this lens, or an inner voice of light and truth, then s/he will discover that the Lord can grant him/ her capacities far beyond their normal abilities. Kevin Cantrell is an award-winning graphic designer, branding expert, and alumnus of the Brigham Young University, specializing in typography. Cantrell worked for BYU Magazine as a writer while studying graphic design in the Department of Visual Arts. When he graduated in April 2008, Cantrell was selected to speak at the department’s convocation. After graduating, Cantrell was hired by Hint Creative as an art director. While there, he won several awards for his print design. In 2012, he branched out on his own to create his own company, Kevin Cantrell Design which he did in addition to his continuing duties at Hint Creative. By the summer of 2014, he took it on full-time. Much of Cantrell’s work is religiously themed. In 2013, he produced a Christmas promotion that depicted the true light of Christmas. The artwork was printed on Gruppo Cordenons Moondream paper, which turns translucent upon hot stamping and reinforces the concept of light when backlit. Since starting Kevin Cantrell design, he has earned several other awards and recognitions. In October 2014, the Art Director’s Club awarded him with the Young Guns award which honors promising artists under 30 years old. Additionally, his startup has won three other recognitions in CommArts 2014 Typography Annual. In 2014, Cantrell worked with fellow alumni (and coworkers at Hint Creative) Gloria Pak, Christian Hansen, and Rory Bruggeman to collaborate with the Museum of Art and Design (MAD) exhibition, The Art of Scent, 1889-2012. It was a unique exhibit that elevated scent to the same level of design. Written by: Derek Gurr

This Christmas eve marks 100 years since a Christmas truce took place on Flanders Fields in Belgium during World War I. BYU students collaborated to write, produce, photograph, edit and compose for a video to commemorate the event. The video is hosted by the nondenomenational, interfaith group Faith Counts. 'The story of The Christmas Truce of 1914 has been told and retold over the past century, and deservedly so,' said Faith Counts spokesperson Kerry Troup. 'It is a true story of how faith has the power to bring hope, even in the darkest times. The video that the students of BYU, one of our many faith partners, have produced showcases this story in a beautiful, creative way that we know others will enjoy and hopefully share.' Graphic design and animation students used original photography from that day in 1914, enhancing and adding motion in the video. Film students spent time in Belgium shooting the video from current-day Flanders Fields earlier this month. The BYU Men's Chorus composed and sang a special arrangement of Silent Night, a song that was sung during the Christmas truce. “FaithCounts works with a variety of content creating partners from many faiths,' Troup said. 'We’ve been very impressed with the BYU students’ creativity, professionalism and ability to give voice to stories of faith in profound and innovative ways.” The project was coordinated and organized at BYU through the Laycock Center for Creative Collaboration, with the cooperation of Don Mullan, creator of the Christmas Truce and Flanders Peace Field Project. Download the BYU Men's Chorus Silent Night soundtrack Play the BYU Men's Chorus Silent Night soundtrack See more at BYU News>>>>