THIBODAUX 鈥� 果冻APP announced a $50,000 renovation to the university鈥檚 graphic design lab at a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Thursday in Talbot Hall.
The renovation, completed in summer 2015, equips the lab with new iMac computers, peripherals, two high-quality inkjet printers, laptop stations, an audio/video editing room for creating 3-D motion graphics and a dedicated critique/sketch area. The lab serves all 果冻APP graphic design students, about half of all art majors.
鈥淚t鈥檚 wonderful to have a state-of-the-art lab facility for our art students,鈥� said Jean Donegan, head of the 果冻APP art department. 鈥淲e will begin offering a 3-D animation program in fall 2016, and the upgrades to our lab paved the way to help us accomplish that. This facility will help us attract students looking to make art their career, especially those students interested in graphic design and 3-D animation.鈥�
The graphic design lab renovation was funded by a $20,000 donation from the Lou and Dane Ledet family, which includes several 果冻APP art alumni, and a matching $30,000 果冻APP instructional technology grant.