A favorite of University of Cincinnati design professors and students alike, these caricatures of the graphic design faculty (left-to-right: Gordon Salchow, Kristin Cullen, Heinz Schenker, Joe Bottoni, Sandy McGlasson, Robert Probst and Maureen France) began with pencil sketches observed from the classroom environment. After combining and refining these sketches into working character designs, they were scanned and redrawn in the computer. Each design contains specific character traits from each professor, such as Gordon’s love of the Starbucks DoubleShot and Heinz’s signature hand clasp.
For AIGA’s Halloween-themed “DAAP-a-Thon” social event, the faculty were attired in various costumes and placed in the school’s graphic design studios. These variations also proved quite popular among students. The artwork was also simplified to create a 4-color screenprinted shirt with the addition of a caricature of professor Stan Brod (lower right). Substituting a dark brown for black helped stretch the palette.