Tuesday, September 30, 2014



Picture this. You’re sitting in your classroom with ten minutes until it ends, and your professor tells you, “Next week you must bring a Windsor &  Newton Artist Water Color Sable Pointed Round #5 brush, ten sheets of tracing paper and black construction paper.” Now imagine how easy it would be to go down to the first floor and buy those items right at school. It’s honestly astounding that an art school like Otis does not have an art supply store on campus. 

Every student is regularly carrying dozens of art supplies every day yet the nearest store is 5.1 miles away. On top of that, it could take over thirty minutes to reach the supply store, depending on traffic. The fear of realizing you forgot one Staedtler Mars Lumograph 4B pencil and knowing you are at least a thirty minute drive away from said pencil is just unreasonable. 

Now, I haven't been  attending this school for very long but I bet if you gave me a few days and a dolly I  would clear enough space to make a small supply store. Possibly, with the new building coming, there will be more space in either building for the store. It doesn’t need to have every product known to man but even a choice of pencils, kneaded erasers, sharpeners and drawing pads would suffice. Maybe a few X-acto knives as well wouldn't hurt. 

Nick Verreos from "Project Runway"


Other private art establishments give their students an art supply store, small or large. For example, FIDM, or Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, has three on-campus stores; The FIDM Museum Shop, The FIDM Store, and The FIDM Scholarship Store. The FIDM Store offers school and office supplies, art supplies, greeting cards, tote bags, gifts, and Adobe software (fidm.edu). 




A well-stocked The Art Center Student Store





Art Center also provides their students with a supply store referred to as The Art Center Student Store. 

As a capitalist country, it’s constantly drilled in us that we must beat out the competition and any one thing no matter how slight can tip the scale. 

 
RISD has a building and an online store








In my opinion, Otis is behind in this never ending race. It would also help the students by creating a few more jobs on campus. Think about the convenience, the new jobs, the gas money savings and the absence of the stress you usually feel when your professor tells you to purchase a new art supply. It’s truly a no-brainer.


- Shelby -

Otis Style

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Otis College Of Art and Design has students from all around the world, because of this we get a mix of styles from everywhere. As well as having a very culturally diverse student body, the students are all also artists so they have a very unique way of looking at clothes and fashion. The clothes a person wear helps identify who they truly are. It describes characteristics of a person such as where they came from, what they like to do, and what type of art they’re into.




This outfit is simple but her green jacket with the faux fur collar and the ankle boots makes it more interesting.






His silver tiepin and silver belt buckle makes this ordinary black outfit stand out.





This is sexy, sassy and trendy. The flirty purple mini, the designer knapsack and the painted, chunky wedgies are fun to look at.





This all black outfit really makes her hair color pop.





This oversize button up shirt with gray beanie, oversize red frame glasses and the chunky ankle boots gives her a cool, art school vibe.





Another take on the beanie. This gives it a masculine touch on an everyday style.




The cute black and white dog patterned blouse with ripped jeans and the funky 'fro makes me smile brightly, too!





This simple polka-dot mini dress gives the whole black outfit a playful edge.





Denim on denim is always a stylish choice. His denim bomber is very unique and his pants are a nice twist on average jeans.


- Meng -

From the sleep-deprived mind of a Digital Major comes a comic strip to put a smile on your face, a chuckle in your throat and a lift in your step! And if it doesn't, too bad!


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- Manami -




With our busy lifestyles having healthy snacks can become an obstacle. Here is a quick and delicious recipe to start a wonderful morning.

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- Amarilis & Tommy -