Since this blog is accompanying a news release about helveticka’s wonderful new hire, Morgan Lynch, it seems appropriate to stick to a theme related to her alma mater, Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC). I’m a graduate of SFCC, as are both Linda and my associate and senior designer, Shirlee. Over the years, we’ve had several Falls students wander through our doors, mostly as interns but a few as staff members. Even the firm’s co-founder, John Mraz, spent several years teaching at SFCC. (It’s where we first met.)
The photo above is of the rarely seen front and back covers for the 1981 SFCC design student portfolio booklet—featuring all eleven graduates—designed by one Chuck Anderson just a few years before the moniker “CK” took hold. Those were the days when a steady hand for drawing was extolled as much as one’s design skills. And when tracing paper was your best friend.
