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Visual Communications Students Work with Two Milton Non-profits

July 14, 2022

Visual communications students in the Class of 2022 closed out their program-specific studies with applied practice courses that gave them valuable experience and benefitted two local non-profits, Milton Arts Guild and the Milton Community Food Pantry.

"The Applied Practice course is a fantastic experience for our students." said Patti Bishop, visual communications department chair. "It gives them real-world freelance experience with an instructor's guidance. They learn how to interview and present to the client in a professional way, while still having to meet deadlines, work in a team, and solve the problem for the client."

Bishop worked with students assigned to Milton Arts Guild as they created a new look and feel for the organization's printed materials to visually communicate the guild's evolving identity. Items created were a two-sided rack card, show program, trifold brochure, poster, yard sign, educational flyer, and posts for Facebook.

"We couldn't be more impressed with the Delaware Tech students under the leadership of Patti Bishop," said Sue Dutton, president of the guild's board of directors. "They were able to capture our essence very quickly in their designs by not only listening to us, but by really hearing us. They showed great patience, good humor, professional-level poise, and stunning results."

Instructor Leif Osmundson was the faculty lead for the students working with the Milton Community Food Pantry. That group provided photography and videography, graphic design, web design and development, and video editing to create video commercials and presentations, as well as images for use on the website, within social media, and on printed publications.

In addition, the students developed social media posts and templates, new brochure designs, and designed and constructed a WordPress website that can be self-managed by individuals at the food pantry.

"We really enjoyed working with the Applied Practice students. They tuned in to the pantry's needs and their creativity and enthusiasm for our project was inspiring," said Donna Murawski, president of the food pantry's board of directors. "As a non-profit organization, the Milton Community Food Pantry relies solely on volunteers, and the students were able to provide us with an updated website, Facebook presence, video, and brochure, all of which are invaluable tools to get our word out. This project was a great experience and we would recommend the program to anyone."

"This course is an extremely beneficial experience for both the students and local businesses," said Osmundson. "The businesses receive photography, videography, and design work that's been guided by faculty while the students experience meeting with clients and generating projects briefs, developing branding guides, running through milestones and iterations, and then publishing their campaigns in the formats that best serve the clients and their potential patrons. Having work that was used in the 'real world' also enhances the strength of the students' portfolios."

Companies or organizations wishing to obtain more information about the application process to work with Delaware Tech's visual communications department should contact Patti Bishop at patti.bishop@dtcc.edu.

Learn more about Delaware Tech's visual communication program.