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The Grad Show is usually held the last week of Fieldwork. This year, that would be {{ site.data.course-info.grad-show-date }}.
The Grad Show is a self-funded event organized by students in the framework of this course. All students are expected to participate in fundraising activities. These activities may include:
- Mobile bake sales
- Pub nights
- Hand lettering event
- Poster sales
- Card sales
- GoFundMe page
- Speed portfolio dating
- Online bidding for donated items
- Movie night
- Paint night
The Student Association also contributes about $1000, or about $20 per graduating student. It could be more, it's up to you to enquire what funds are available from the S.A.
Every member of this class should be a member of at least one team but can also be on every team they have time/interest in. Each team will agree on a team lead.
If issues arise within a team, they are managed within the team under the direction of the team lead. If the issue cannot be resolved, it can be escalated to the chairs. If it still is not resolved, it is brought to Alain.
Teams are expected to collaborate. For instance, if the Motion Team needs brand graphics to use in After Effects, they'll request them with specifications from the Branding Team.
Two people are elected to oversee all activities as well as coordinate and attend meetings with team leads. They meet with Alain to provide progress updates.
Chairs may opt out of participating in any teams. They act as overseers of and liaisons between all the teams leads and report to Alain.
Team leads are managers of the teams. They're not the ones doing all the work. They delegate and do their part of the work. They ensure that everyone in the team does their fair share of work. If someone's not pulling their weight, Alain finds out...
This team works with the Web Design teacher to build the web site for the graduating cohort. See last year's grad site here.
Design the look of the event and branding guidelines. Ensure the look is applied to all promotional items (print/web/motion). Design email invitations.
The branding team also prepares on-brand graphics required by other teams.
- Develop Industry list for e-mailing;
- Promotions via social media (Facebook, instagram, twitter, eventbrite);
- Set up email list for invitations to industry and follow up if necessary;
- Help promote fundraising events, if any;
- Assemble volunteers to help out at the grad show event (1st, 2nd year students)
- Promote event (RGD, Algonquin Times, local community).
Produce and manage on-brand motion graphics for the web site, for event promotions.
Helps to coordinate the photography of all students for the website and promotion of events and grad show. Oversees editing of photos.