Senior capstone projects take place in the senior year of study. They are designed to explore a passion with intensity, take the shape of a large experiential project, or complete a research topic written thesis. Projects are designed to challenge and upend your comfort zone. They are publicly celebrated through performance, exhibition, publication, and oral presentation.
Hannah Aspinwall - Art/Art History Major and Elementary Education
A diverse collection of art lesson plans for all elementary (K–5) grade levels.
Rylan Benedict - Graphic Design Major
“Legends” clothing line aims to represent fallen musicians-highlighting social issues through artistic illustrations and street-style apparel.
Fiona Casey - Graphic Design Major, Visual Storytelling Minor, Marketing Minor
Hedgehog Honey struggles to think of a job for career day. All of her classmates know where their strengths lie except for Honey.
Henry Cassidy - Graphic Design Major
Viartifex is a tri-annual subscription-based service that offers various traveling and artistic tools, presented inside a box with an introductory backpack upon their first purchase.
Kyle DeMaio - Marketing Major, Graphic Design Minor
Campaign to raise awareness for The Hawksbill Turtle– a critically endangered species of sea turtle that lives in the Caribbean, Indo-Pacific Ocean, and around the Australian continent.
Hayley Dougela - Marketing Major, Graphic Design Minor
An Appreciation Campaign for Merrimack College’s student-athletes that includes special game day tickets, street banners and a mural on the side of the Merrimack College Athletic Complex.
David Driscoll - Graphic Design Major
For my Senior Project, I created an art application called Janus. The purpose of this application is to sell and buy art, as well as celebrate its beauty in this modern day time.
Ana Fox - Theatre Arts Major
Ana shares her acting reel for her capstone project.'
Evan Guerrera - Theatre Arts Major
Evan Guerrera is a professional New York City-based actor whose career began in April of 2021 when he began his work in the film industry.
Jubilee Newton - Graphic Design Major, Visual Storytelling Minor
Volume 1 comic that was scripted, illustrated and published about teens with elemental powers. The comic is the beginning of a longer series for the future.
Lauren Pardue - Graphic Design and Art & Art History Major
This art exhibit in the McCoy Gallery looks to discover how high school and college-aged students see themselves through the lens of self-portraiture.
Sarah Scougall - Theatre Arts Major
The Wall is an original two-act play which centers around Averill, a young man next in line for the kingdom’s crown while a tyrant government leader believes he is dead.
Oneida Struga - Graphic Design Major
Bloom is a floral design company that focuses on self-creativity through the use of DIY. The company strives to bring the magic of gift-giving back into homes.
Gabriela Terrones - Graphic Design Major
I designed bucket hats inspired by different animals and crocheted them. I also created patterns to make all the elements of the hats and provided them for others to make.
Nancy Wynn
Department Chair and Associate Professor, Graphic Design
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Dan Vlahos
Assistant Professor, Graphic Design
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