Even before covid-19 sent us all ‘pivoting’ to online we had a fairly new typography course for non-majors approved to have a dedicated online format. I ended up teaching the course, ARGD 2030e Introduction to Typography in Visual Communication, during the summer term. It was both a new course preparation/design as well as the challenge of learning…
It’s crazy to think that aside from a few trips to pick up pre-ordered groceries I’ve pretty much been in my home since mid March and it’s now July. During this lockdown I’ve gotten out my Prisma colors and markers in an effort to do some lettering while making some snail mail cards. It’s quite…
This spring I taught our Graphic Design Senior Capstone course in which senior design majors focused their efforts on issues related to local food systems, food sustainability and insecurity. Of course, when we parted for spring break we didn’t know that we wouldn’t see each other again except online, and that these graduating seniors wouldn’t…
Avoiding a spectacle: Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Baldwin Hall to the Franklin College Faculty Senate This piece was designed for the School of Art’s 2020 faculty exhibition, All Together Now. My goal was to give typographic life and consideration to a thoughtful 120-page report recently issued by a University ad hoc committee.…
I was fortunate this semester to co-teach a large class of Advanced Typography with my colleague, Eileen Wallace, who specializes in book arts and letterpress. The term culminated in the printing of a collaborative broadside that contained a custom designed letterform or numeral from each student (plus one from each of us to cover A–Z…
p5.js Workshop I sat in on an afternoon workshop last week with my new colleague Xin Xin, a new media artist who is an assistant professor in both Art and Women’s Studies. We made dynamic flag designs using the p5 java script library. This is my ‘autumn’ flag
Art & Design Maymester in New York I just returned from a whirlwind month in New York City teaching in the School of Art’s maymester art & design field study program. The group of 32 students spent the mornings studying contemporary art history with a colleague (sometimes meeting in a traditional classroom setting and sometimes an…
Eleven of my Advanced Typography students recently had their work chosen for inclusion in AIGA Atlanta’s juried exhibition and fundraiser, Poster Show Part 3: Destination Unknown, in which designers were asked to submit poster designs promoting a favorite location—real or imagined— paying homage to the traditional travel poster. The exhibition opening reception was held on…
New Graduate Studies Publication This annual publication for the School of Art had traditionally been solely an exhibition catalog for the graduating MFA candidates, but we expanded the content to included corresponding essays by MA candidates in art history, as well as general information about the School, its facilities and graduate program offerings. This additional content…
Annual Events Poster calendar poster for the UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art listing exhibitions, lectures, and visiting artists/scholars for academic year 2017–18.
