Portland State Magazine Fall 2016

8 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE FALL 2016 WEARING PORTLAND STATE OF MIND Asked to portray Portland as cool, alumnus Rory Phillips ’09 drew the back of a leather jacket covered with patches representing the city’s young and hip values. His art will be used in this year’s annual Portland State of Mind celebration. Phillips, a Portland-based designer, illustrator, printmaker and animator, teaches advanced illustration at PSU. “I love to share my passion for design and illustration with students,” he says. T-shirts, totes, posters and coffee mugs with Phillips’ design are for sale online at www.pdx.edu/shop. See the many events that make up Portland State of Mind on pages 14-15. See more of Phillips’ work at www.gogopicnic.com . Fanfare