3D Animation students collaborate with Spark

Students in Eric Perez's 3D Animation class will spend the next several weeks redesigning the website for Spark Magazine.

Spark officials met with Perez's class on Wednesday morning to detail what they expect from the new site, which hasn't been redesigned in several years. They want all the same basic information available but presented in a fresh new way.

The Spark folks are giving Perez's students a creative license to make the site interative and visual in whichever ways they choose.

The service learning project is a win-win for all involved because Spark gets their site redesigned for free and the students get real life experience to add to their resumes.

"By the time they go to college, they have work to reference and show their professors or future employers," Perez said.