Faculty/Staff Information

I teach many Graphic Design studios, occasionally an Art studio class, and also the History of Graphic Design. I also assist with curriculum development, advising students, and serve the larger university community on committees and boards.

I am a graphic designer with 25+ years of teaching in higher education. I have a passion for logo design, typography, and graphic design history. My personal and professional research and interests include signs & symbols, collage, tattoo art, sustainability, and social justice.

Most of my classes are hands-on Graphic Design classes with much focus on understanding the creative process: blending theory, critical & contextual thinking, and skills for concept development. My studio classes help Art & Design students learn how to practice Graphic Design for personal and professional projects.

I love logo & identity design, the history of design, and professional practice concerns for designers. Much of what I teach is how to come up with and develop great concepts for print design, whether that be logos, posters, books, or packages.

My personal research has delved into signs & symbols – origins, history, how they can cross barriers of language for universal communication, etc. I'm also interested in how Graphic Designers think and get inspiration. In my artwork I often address themes of nature and humans relationship with nature/the planet.