April 2 to April 7, 2017
Gateway Gallery
5th Flr Gateway Tower, Cubao, Quezon City
The opening will be on April 2 at 4:30PM
Miriam College Applied Arts Students Feature Advocacies In Design Exhibit
Graduating Applied Arts students of Miriam College use visual design to shine light on various advocacies in a week-long exhibit entitled Emergence: Where Design Meets Advocacy.
“One of the things that I love about teaching is seeing my students grow in leaps and bounds; taking on advocacies that inspire them; using their talent to push for issues that they believe in; pushing their limits to realize and achieve what they thought was impossible; and growing up to be mature, sensitive and responsible designers.” (Rebecca P. Ramoso, Chief Product Designer of Quarkus)
Emergence showcases the work of several project teams tasked to use different design aesthetics to promote their chosen advocacy via real-world products. Some of the featured advocacies include women empowerment, promotion of local culture, environmental awareness, animal welfare, awareness on mental health and illnesses, body positivity, and general public service. The exhibit aims to celebrate and highlight the importance of visual design to society; while also giving voice to causes that usually get lost in the saturated space of commercial marketing.
“I assure you – their products are amazing! They’ve tackled a wide range of advocacies, such as mental health, women empowerment, indigenous culture, and environmental protection, with much maturity and creativity.” (Rebecca P. Ramoso, Chief Product Designer of Quarkus)
Emergence: Where Design Meets Advocacy is organized by the graduating students of Miriam College under the Bachelor of Applied Arts Major in Visual Design. It opens on April 2, 2017, 4:30 PM and ends on April 7, 2017. The exhibit will be on display at The Gateway Gallery, 5th floor Gateway Tower, Cubao, Quezon City.
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The Bachelor of Applied Arts Major in Visual Design is a degree program that makes sure that its students grow to become well-rounded, dignified, and dynamic women artists who are empowered to become creative and experimental innovators in service to the community, the nation, and the world. Such is achieved by providing students with avenues and opportunities to explore, tinker, and expand their capabilities, networks, and competencies as artists and designers of today’s continuously- advancing world.
Miriam (formerly Maryknoll) College is a non-profit, non-stock Catholic educational institution that has offered programs for young women at the basic, tertiary, post-graduate and adult education levels for more than 90 years. The institution also supports specialized centers engaged in curriculum development, research, community outreach and advocacy in the fields of social development, peace education, environmental studies and women’s empowerment.
Exhibit Portfolio
LARO TAYO! AN ACTIVITY BOOK AND KIT FOR CHILDREN .
By Mary Lourd “ML” Aberion, Karen Inocencio, and Isabella “Ysa” Navalta
Laro Tayo! is an activity book and kit for children that aims to revive the traditional Filipino games and ensure that the essence of the Filipino culture is still marked on the children’s minds.
BIYAHERO: FARE MATRIX MOBILE APP .
By Cheyenne Camua, Joselle Tolentino, and Melanie “MJ” Villola
Biyahero: Fare Matrix Mobile App serves as a fare guide with corresponding discounts when commuting that aims to help commuters especially students. This application promotes Public Service.
MITO: A LEGENDARY CARD GAME .
By Nathalie de Guzman, Angelica Felipe, and Reigina Lozada
MITO: A Legendary Card Game is a trading card game that features Philippine
pre-colonial culture and literature. This project aims to show importance of Filipino culture as a means to understanding the roots and origins of Filipinos, as well as of their own country.
FLOWER POWER: A WEARABLE MERCHANDISE THAT EMPOWERS WOMEN .
By Apols Diaz and Mae Puyod
Flower Power: A merchandise that empowers women. This project aims to promote women empowerment in a positive way by using iconic women from different cultures and generation.
PURPOSE-DESIGNED STUDY SPACE .
By Marijan De Ocampo and Beatriz Alejandro
PDSS aims to help students with their education by providing them with a more conducive environment for study; while promoting the aesthetics of Philippine Indigenous Art.
INDULGENT DEMONS: AN ILLUSTRATED BOOK ON FEARS .
By Abigail Miguel and Deyanne Dalistan
Indulgent Demons: An Illustrated Book on Fears aims to tackle Social Anxiety’s contributing environmental factors with the use of illustration.
SAILING TO DISASTER .
By Fides Balmaceda, Anne Batula, and Natalia Felipe
Sailing to Disaster is an advocacy against water pollution and aims to raise awareness on how it affects the marine ecosystem of the Philippines by creating a trash bin design.
PECULIARITIES IN ONE’S SKIN: AN IMPERFECT COMPILATION OF PORTRAITS
By Hannah Manalaotao and Xyza Marin
Peculiarities in One’s Skin: An Imperfect Compilation of Portraits is a photo-centric website featuring portraits of people and their stories about their flaws and insecurities and why they label these as so.
STATE OF MIND: MENTAL ILLNESS ILLUSTRATED BOOK
By Madison Ng, Alison Suratos, and Rianne Rafael
An informative illustration book about mental illnesses which focuses on depression and anxiety.
THE MILLENNIAL’S GUIDE TO INDIE OPM
By Janelle Naval
A magazine which promotes the new, fresh, and in-demand Original Philippine Music, which features photographs from different indie shows in Metro Manila.
ARTSYNAVI MOBILE APPLICATION
By Julia Alix, Acil Oberio, and Chimberlene Paray
Artsy Navigator is a mobile application that provides information about Art shops, Art stores, Museums, Art Events /Exhibits, Art tutorials and updated Local Artist of the Philippine. It promotes Art and Heritage of the Philippines.
THE BEAMING MIND: A STORY BOOK SERIES FOR PROMOTING GOOD MENTAL HEALTH AMONG CHILDREN
By Myrrha de Guzman, Sara Lirios, and Mae Matos
The Beaming Mind is a 3 Storybook Series with 3 different mental illnesses that aims to Promote Good Mental Health among Children. Our goal is to create a teaching tool for parents and teachers that can help lessen the stigma that children with a mental illness or special needs experiences. We chose a young audience because we believe that teaching the value of treating everyone equally should start young.
JUANDER PLUSH PETS: PLUSH TOYS PROMOTING THE ADOPTION OF DOMESTIC PETS IN LOCAL SHELTERS
By Celine Anne de Guzman, Hannah Joyce Alfonso, and Pauline Moyano
Juander Plush Pet s are plush toys dedicated to the dogs and felines that are up for adoption in Local Shelters. The project aims to develop the act of equality even amongst animals so that the children, at an early age, can develop a deeper sense of attention and responsibility for homeless domestic pets as potential pet owners.
ANTI-THEFT GADGET CASE DESIGN
By Arianne Santiago
An anti-theft gadget case that is designed-based and print-based that can disguise the gadgets from anyone specially thieves.
