Opportunities are rare for graphic arts students to experience the real creative challenges faced by professional graphic designers. Students in Churchville-Chili Senior High School’s Digital Imaging class recently competed for a chance to design cover art for the 2022 NYS Athletic Administrators Association (NYSAAA) Conference program.
The NYSAAA is a state professional organization for high school athletic administrators. C-C Athletic Director Michael Murray is also this year’s NYSAAA President. He needed a striking, conference-defining image for the printed program and recognized an exciting opportunity to collaborate with the art department.
“I’ve always found that art and athletics have a lot in common,” Murray said. “This was a perfect project for us to work on together to benefit students.” Art teacher Jonathan Woodard said, “All my class assignments are designed to give students a sense of what an art studio and client work environment might look like. The best part of this project was that they were able to meet with an actual client.”
Murray had a tough time making a final selection, and eventually chose two designs: one for the cover, designed by student Aidan Babcock, and the other, created by Finn Atene, that was used within the publication.