I have found writing to be one of the most valuable tools in my growth as a designer and latter as an educator. For my students I adamantly encourage a continued refinement of this communication tool. It is central to the success of any professional career, especially those connected to media and communication.
Admittedly, I’m not the best. It is a challenge no different than other creative tasks and demands patience.
I enjoy writing about what I do—teaching design. I’m fascinated with the ideological and practical challenges that seem to change daily with this field. As mentioned in my teaching rant, it’s the state of flux in the design field that is both challenging and invigorating to me as an educator.
“Reboot: Design Curriculum Looking Forward”Southeastern College Art Conference SECAC’s 70th Annual Conference, Sarasoto, FL
”Online, Off Target: Challenging the Virtual Academic Experience” AIGA New Ventures in Design Education Conference, Portland, OR
“Formalism Revived: Design and Subjectivity” Eighth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, Vancouver, Canada,” Critique, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
“Aesthetics for Design Education: Constructing New Contexts for Everyday Objects,”
21th Biennial Congress of the IAEA, Dresden, Germany
21th Biennial Congress of the IAEA, Dresden, Germany
“Brave New World: Preparing our Design Students for Change,”New Views: Conversation and Dialogues in Graphic Design, University of the Arts, London, UK
“Visualizing Concepts and Ideas Through Process,” Center for Integrated Arts Education, Summer Conference:University of Northern Colorado
“Connect the Dots: Media, Message and Form” 2011 Colorado Art Educators Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado
“Design Education for K-12 teachers” Colorado Arts Education Conference, Breckinridge, CO
“The Small Fish: Designing a Competitive B.A. Program in Graphic Design,”National UCDA Design Educators Summit, Kansas City, MO
“Reflecting Forward: The B.A. Centered Liberal Arts Model” National American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Education Conference, Denver, CO,
“Drawing and Design Reinventing the Wheel.” Panel:”Where to Draw the Line: Traditional Media and Emerging Technologies” College Art Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA
Words and Pictures: Techniques in Teaching Graphic Design,” Colorado Art Educators Association Annual Conference, Breckenridge, CO
” A Question of Style: When is Form Functional,” Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO
“A Personal Visual Narrative,” Biennial Art Conference, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
“Making the Visible Language,” Conference on Applied Communication, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania