We are one year old!

The Donut Project is one year old today! Woohoo! I think it’s only appropriate to (finally!!) show a picture of what the heck ‘the donut project’ actually is. Hey, it only took us a year to take a picture of it :)

The Donut Project

Yep, that’s it. As graduates of Kent State’s VCD program, this was the first project we had to complete in our first class. This is graphic design? we asked. The project was the first of many to exercise our handskills, precision and attention to detail, which now serve us well as big-kid designers. The project consisted of inking on white board an exact square and circle, with rules throughout. Missing your mark by 1/32 of an inch was considered wrong and was marked clearly and often on your trace paper cover. {Click on either photo to see bigger}

The Donut Project - Tissue & Remarks

This project is something that unites all Kent designers, because we all suffered through it. It’s a badge of honor. When a few friends got together to brainstorm for a design inspiration site, we could think of no better name, and The Donut Project was born. We’ve enjoyed sharing our inspiration with you so far, and while we’re still a baby in the grand scheme of Al Gore’s Internetz, we’re shocked & very thankful for the audience we’ve amassed over the past year. Thank each one of you for reading, commenting, tweeting/retweeting, just leaving a hello in our inbox, and submitting things for us to post.

The Donut Project is steadily growing and we’re soon going to outgrow this current site design. We want to bring you more inspiration, from more contributors and make it all easier to find. We have entirely new ideas to bring to you too. A new site redesign is currently underway and will be up in the coming weeks. So stay tuned, keep reading, commenting, and doing everything that you do — and please, let us know — what would you like to see out of us in the future?

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Sharon is a graphic designer and illustrator from Columbus, Ohio who loves what she does. Sharon graduated with a BFA in Visual Communication Design from Kent State University and has been creating and drawing since before she could walk.