Create Studio Records

Collection

Identifier: WUA-01-wua00081

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: 1972-1997

Creator

Create Studio (Saint Louis, Mo.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

11.00 linear feet (6 standard boxes; 8 oversize boxes)

14 boxes

Additional Description

Historical Information

Established in 1972 by Professor of Art, Bob Smith, the Create Studio functions as professional graphic design studio within the School of Fine Arts. The studio is staffed by Washington University undergraduate senior art students, most majoring in graphic design. Operated as a business, participating students receive both professional experience and academic credit. Studio clients range from other departments within the University, to local not-for-profit agencies, such as the St. Louis Zoo and St. Louis Symphony, and locally based corporations, such as Monsanto. Income generated from fees charged for design consultation and production off-sets operating costs of the studio.

When the program began in the fall of 1972, the name “Create One Studio” was used. The following year this name changes to “Create Two Studio” and so forth for the first twelve years of the program. Following this the name was shortened to “Create Studio.”

For further information, see Washington University Magazine, Vol. 61, No. 2, Summer 1991, pages 13 – 17.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into four series:

Series 1: Work produced by Create Studio for clients (primarily examples of letterhead, business cards, logos, flyers, and posters; some related correspondence and financial information – arranged alphabetically)

Series 2: Resumes of students who worked at Create Studio (includes examples of their work – arranged alphabetically by last name)

Series 3: Artwork produced by and about Create Studio (arranged alphabetically)

Series 4: Artwork produced by Create Studio : oversize materials (arranged by size)