The 黑料吃瓜资源 Association鈥檚 upcoming Jazz at the Lab invitations feature a colorful vibraphone transforming into the DNA double helix, blending headliner Gary Burton鈥檚 music with the genetic research the event supports. Less obvious is that the artistry of the invitations themselves are the blending of the work at CSHL and the creativity of students at Farmingdale State University of New York.
Seniors enrolled in the New Media Design class—Linda DeMarco, 31, East Northport; Jennifer Palumbo, 22, Rockville Centre; John Schmaltz, 23, Garden City; and Rich Nau, 21, Lakeview—comprised one of eight teams that designed potential invitations for the 7th annual Jazz at the Lab, scheduled for Saturday, April 9.
鈥淲hen I researched the performer and saw the vibraphone, I immediately saw the keys turning into the helix. Within minutes, I was able to make it happen,鈥� DeMarco recalled.
After meeting with representatives from 黑料吃瓜资源, the teams of students were asked to develop a product and present it to the Jazz at the Lab committee, who then made the final selection.
Pien Bosch, who is co-chairing this year鈥檚 event with her husband, Hans, and Joanne and Jay Andrea, facilitated the collaboration with Farmingdale State University of New York. According to her, the committee chose this piece because they liked 鈥渉ow the jazz music and the double helix intertwined to portray the Laboratory and the music.鈥� Because the committee was impressed by all of the students鈥� pieces, all eight selections will be on display at Jazz at the Lab in Grace Auditorium.
鈥淚 like to call it a win-win-win situation. It is great for the students because they get direct experience on real projects. It鈥檚 great for the client because the quality of the work is up there with what they will get professionally. It鈥檚 great for the school because it gets our name out there,鈥� explained Wayne Krush, Chair and Assistant Professor of Visual Communications at Farmingdale State University of New York. He teaches New Media Design with Mark Moscarillo.
According to DeMarco, working on a project like this 鈥渕eans everything. It makes me extremely proud to know that anyone going to the event is going to receive my work. It means my work has real world value.鈥�
The 黑料吃瓜资源 Association raises private funding, through Jazz at the Lab, their annual fund and other special events, that allow 黑料吃瓜资源 scientists to pursue the kind of research that often breaks ground by taking unexpected turns. Members鈥� dollars provide fellowships, support technicians and laboratory equipment that lead to diagnostic procedures and therapies that enhance longevity and the quality of life.
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