In addition to the live shows and gallery exhibitions (see "Impulse Shows") Impulse puts on regularly, hundreds of students have participated in Impulse Winter Expo and Spring Expo's each year, competing in the areas of marketing, fashion, photography and fine art. Professionals from industry serve as mentors and judges, helping the students understand how to reach the level of "industry standard" in their work. Student winners receive awards, gift certificates, and public recognition for their hard work.
Student projects include:
Marketing (each design includes a marketing campaign):
Entrepreneurial Business Design, Local Business Makeover, Political Campaign Re-Design, Retail Store Design, Community Event Design, Recycling Program Design.
Fashion Merchandising (each design includes a marketing campaign):
Clothing Store Design, Fashion Event Design, Fashion Magazine Design, Clothing Line Prediction & Design.
Photography (each series includes an artist's statement and research):
Portraiture, Landscape, Still Life, Experimental.
Fine Art (each series includes an artist's statement and research):
Drawing & Painting: The Figure, Landscape, Still Life, Experimental.
Our list of judges/mentors include:
Randy Olsen, Nordstrom Store Designer; Harvey Jones, President of Cooper Jones Clothing; Derek Sparks, President of GameTime; Gary Carr, Merchandiser, Levi Strauss; Talese Heckler, Designer with Union Bay Clothing; Ron Mirabueno, Youth Program Director for Seattle Parks & Recreation; Vivian Chesterley, Fashion Program Director, Seattle Art Institute; Craig Freeman, President, Northwest College of Art; Butch Reifert, Principal Architect, Mahlum Architecture; Stephen Guy, President, Creative Consulting; Mike Price, Artist; Davida Ingram, Youth Programs Director, Gage Academy; Patti Revoyr, Fashion Designer; Jennifer Porter, Fashion Designer, StyleSmart; Leslie Lippi, Artist/Owner, B-Bam T-Shirt Company; Erin Meyer, Art Instructor; Cody Herrington, International Academy of Art & Design; Karin Wu-Martin, Fashion Designer/Instructor, Seattle Art Institute; Scott Carnz, Dean of Academic Affairs, Seattle Art Institute; Tod Thompson, ITT Technical Institute Senior Representative; James Adams, Manager, Best Buy; Gwynne Cleveland, Bronwyn Lyons & JoAnn Andro, Representatives, FIDM; Kasha Barth, Account Executive, KBSG Radio; Michelle Sloan, Photographer, Dragonfly Studios; Michelle Cartmell, President, Zella Company; Lance Mercer, Lance Mercer Photography; Kari Knowles & Holly Helgeson, Designers, Eddie Bauer: Nyla Jordan & David Leech, Seattle Art Institute Representative; Buzzy Concilla, Television Producer; Lilian Givan-Williams, Fashion Merchandiser; Jennifer Wang, President, Wang Marketing; Jim Kennedy, Jim Kennedy Photography; Igor Bosnjak, Stockbroker, Russell Investment Group; Tanner Rogers Goode & Devon Harris, VML Advertising; Karen Wennerstrom, BizKid$ Television; John & Frances Smersh, Designers, Click! Design That Fits!; Stu Hennessy, Owner, Alki Bike & Board; Amber Bennett, Owner, Freshy's Coffee; Jack Miller, Owner, Husky's Deli; Don Wahl, Owner, Alki Mail & Dispatch, and many, many more!
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