Faculty member Jesse Weser submitted to a professional design organization show class
projects by student Ashley Cook of Greenwood, South Carolina, Savannah Ray of Rock
Hill and Wesley Fry of Greenville, South Carolina. The competition, called InShow 22, is held annually for professional and student
designers.
Wes Fry's creation
Ashley Cook's creation
Savannah Ray's creation
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA — Three Winthrop University design students whose class
projects stood out took part in a recent competition in Columbia, South Carolina.
Faculty member Jesse Weser submitted two projects by student Ashley Cook of Greenwood, South Carolina, and one each from Savannah Ray of Rock Hill and Wesley Fry of Greenville, South Carolina. The competition, called InShow 22 which was sponsored
by South Carolina's chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, is held annually for professional and student designers.
The student work resulted from assignments for a spring 2017 semester class and involved
packaging different items.
The four entries were for:
Lantern/Lamp Packaging
Lightbulb Packaging System
The Path Product Packaging
Twisted Product Packaging
"I selected each of these works because they started with strong concepts beyond just
the structural challenges of packaging, but were also very professionally executed
and documented," Weser said. "They each show a breadth of understanding beyond what
people typically think of graphic design — but also in engineering, photography, packaging,
branding and design thinking."
She said it is important for students to see what other professionals are doing to
compare their work. The InShow 22 is one such competition.
Fry said with his project, he was aiming to create a package that complemented the
existing beauty of vintage filament light bulbs. "Their form is on display in a package
that suggests their typical environment," he said.
Ray said her project involved three products that seemed dissimilar, but she had to
unite them with a single concept.
For more information, contact Judy Longshaw, news and media services manager, at longshawj@winthrop.edu or 803/323-2404.
