Nine studio arts students from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) have their poster designs featured in the Design Museum of Chicago's 2025 "Great Ideas of Humanity" exhibition. The students—Alfonzo Dave, Nicole Dressel, Olivia Giganti, John Leary, Jestene Passolt, Leila Walker, Dezia Washington, Lucien Weber, and Eddie Young—created the works as part of Professor Garland Kirkpatrick's Typography II course. The museum selected all nine student designs for the professional exhibition, where they are displayed alongside their professor's work, rather than in the museum's student showcase.
The exhibition matters because it provides emerging graphic designers with significant professional recognition at a national design museum, connecting their academic work to a historic public-art campaign. The "Great Ideas of Humanity" series, inspired by the mid-century "Great Ideas of Western Man" advertorials, challenges designers to visually interpret influential quotes, fostering civic discourse. For these LMU students, the selection validates their artistic ambition and offers a lasting connection to a legacy where design and humanities intersect for social good.