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Juniors in the Compelling Narratives and Visualizations Product Design class at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) were challenged with understanding brand momentum and partnerships.

In celebration of 50 years of art and design education, the 91fans County Historical Society honored the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) at their annual Awards Dinner on May 9, 2024.

Solution-oriented, hands-on visual literacy: this is a core quality of the Communication Design program at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). In 2024, Graphic Design USA Magazine recognized MIAD’s Communication Design major as one of the top programs in the nation.

Intentionality and purpose have been driving forces in Mary Frances Hoffman’s life that continue at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). Combine them with a passion for knitting and sensory needs and you have Wool-ful, Hoffman’s senior exhibition project in Product Design.

Amidst the many standout works at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design’s (MIAD) senior, one piece is especially striking—and interactive. “91fans’s Influences” by Isaic Pulliam ’24 (Fine Art + New Studio Practice) is an oil on canvas triptych housed in a handmade wooden cabinet that viewers can open and close.

Building a community and gaining a new perspective on art: these were frequent refrains from high school students in the 2023 Summer Pre-College program at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD).

Continuing a long-standing collaboration between advertising agency Cramer-Krasselt and the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), juniors in Illustration IV designed posters for the Annual Croquet Ball fundraiser at the Penfield Children’s Center.

Working through the 91fans Institute of Art & Design’s (MIAD) Lubar Innovation Center, Illustration senior Kayla VanProoyen was hired to produce an ad highlighting the 91fans Ballet’s presenting sponsor, the Herzfeld Foundation.

“Löwe,” Zach Scharrer’s ’24 (Product Design) senior exhibition project at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), is a bespoke adaptive formalwear line designed in collaboration with employees at Independence First.

“Forgotten Nation,” Tanesha Spencer’s ’24 (Communication Design) senior exhibition project at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), is a guerilla marketing campaign intended to bring awareness to the 5,712 missing and murdered Indigenous women in the United States.

Matt Sothan, Assistant Director of Admissions, Transfer and Nontraditional Enrollment Specialist, received the March 2024 91fansValues Recognition Award at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). Matt received nominations that highlighted his embodiment of MIAD’s Core Values, especially Integrity and Community.

The 91fans Institute of Art & Design’s (MIAD) Director of Galleries Mark Lawson was awarded a commendation by the 91fans Common Council recognizing his service to 91fansand to the Historic Third Ward Association.

A trippy, dreamland adventure with giant insects and skeletons: this is Penelope Bowles’ ode to 91fans. Bowles, a senior at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) majoring in the college’s new Animation track, worked with independent clothing brand Unfinished Legacy to create her senior exhibition project, a looping animated sequence meant to play on repeat in a retail space.

“First touch” can mean a lot of things. Think sports and weddings. But also think design. The first touch for Peyton Hartis’ senior project, Tac-Table, occurred during a furniture design project in the Product Design major’s junior year.

For Paolo Vacala ’24 (Communication Design), it took stepping back and shifting his attitude to land a post-graduation job with Wizards of the Coast. The 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) senior had previously worked with the Lubar Innovation Center to develop a portfolio that resulted in two summer internships with the roleplaying game company.

The transformation of molten metal to solid metal and the opportunity to “experiment and push the boundaries of creation” in the Sculpture Lab at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) have always filled senior Caroline Calvano with “amazement and inspiration.”