Larry Clar kson CURRICULUM VITAE LARRY GRAHAM CLARKSON [email protected] Associate Professor, Graphic Design 2651 Springhollow Drive Department of Visual Art & Design, Weber State University Salt Lake City, Utah 8 41 09 Phone 8 01.272.2750 EDDUCUATICON ATION Master of Fine Arts Design Communications I University of Illinois I 1981 Graduated Cum Laude, Departmental Fellowship, Outstanding Teaching Award - 1978 Thesis: A Design Methodology Bachelor of Fine Arts Graphic Design I University of Utah I 1976 Graduated Cum Laude, Outstanding Student Award, Graphic Design - 1974/75, 1975/76 Founder/President of Graphic Design Student Association TEEACAHICNG HING Teaching Experience Weber State University Associate Professor I Department of Visual Arts & Design, Graphic Design Program I 2013 to the Present Assistant Professor I Department of Visual Arts, Visual Communication Program I 2005 to 2013 2D Design Visual Communication Typography & Publication Design Experimental Typography Design History & Theory Design Theory & Practice Illustratio n/Advanced Illustration Advanced Design Design Semina r Cooperative Work Experience Business of Design Individual Studies Drawing on the Land Writing & Drawing on the Land Westminster College Instructor I Department of Communication, Masters of Professional Communication I 1994/95 Desktop Publishing Newsletter Editing & Design Brigham Young University Instructor I Department of Design, Graphic Design Program I 1989 to 1992 Junior Design Identity Design Packaging Design Annual Report Design Senior Design University of Utah Instructor I Department of Art, Graphic Design Program I 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988 &1991 Art Production History of Graphic Design Senior Design Business of Design MFA Graduate Thesis Advisor University of Illinois Teaching Fellow I Department of Art & Design, Foundations Program I 1977 to 1979 Foundation 2D Design Foundation Drawing Watercolor Painting CLARKSON CV 2014 / p2 Teaching Duties / Advising / Collaborations / Activities / Enhancements Co-Director I WSU Graphic Design Program, Department of Art & Design (DOVAD) I 2007 to Present Voluntary Advising & Teaching Voluntary Student Advisor I Metaphor , WSU Student Literary Journal I 2010 to 2014 Established student Creative Director position (2010), annually secure tuition waiver, direct publication design and printing Voluntary Student Advisor I WSU Student Chapter of the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) I 2005 to 2 01 1, at Present Award student leaderships, secure tuition waivers, coordinate AIGA event attendance and Salt Lake Design Week conference participation Voluntary Teaching I Cooperative Work Experience I 2005 to the Present Coordinate student internships with approved design groups Voluntary Teaching I Individual Studies I 2005 to the Present Mentor student research and advanced creative projects, encourage CEL (Community Engaged Learning) participation Voluntary Student Advisor I WSU Shaw Gallery I 2005 to 2011 Mentor student design of promotional posters, building banners and post cards for gallery exhibitions Study Abroad Summer Classes Drawing on the Land I Singletree, Boulder Mtn, UT and Capitol Reef Field Station, Capitol Reef National Park, UT I 2009, 2010 Multi-disciplinary art and environmental studies class Writing & Drawing on the Land I Environmental Humanities Education Center, Lakeview, MT I 2012 Multi-disciplinary art, writing, and environmental studies class co-taught with Dr. Hal Crimmel from the WSU Masters of English program Selected Student Community Service and CEL Projects Identity Design I WSU Dumke College of Health Professions I 2012 Visual Communication class students created identities for HCOP (Health Careers Opportunity Program) and AHEC (Northern Utah Area Health Education Center) Advertising Campaign I Energy Efficient Lighting Initiative for WSU Facilities Management I 201 0/11 Advanced Design class students developed a variety of public relations campaigns to promote campus-wide switch to energy efficient lighting / Selected campaign design was produced and posted across campus Cereplast Student Design Competition I BioPlastics Symbol I 2010 Several Typography class students placed in top 100 of 1,500 entries Identity Design I Operators Financial Services (OFS), a division of a CR England I 2009 Typography class students met with corporate personnel, defined project needs, and created over a dozen possible solutions Identity, Promotional Materials, and E-Newsletter Design I WSU Environmental Issues Committee (EIC) I 2008 to 2011 Various design students met with committee, defined visual communication needs, and created and produced final designs Wall Graphics I WSU Technology Services – IT Service Desk, Computing Support and Multimedia Services at Lampros Hall I 2008 Advanced Design class students met with Technology Services, defined project needs, and created over a dozen proposed solutions / Selected design was fabricated and installed as a wall graphic Identity Design I Weber Rocks , Swenson /Stromberg Gym, WSU I 2008 Experimental Type class students presented a dozen design proposals / Selected design was fabricated and installed as a wall graphic Identity and Exhibition Design I Weber State Museum of Natural Science , Lind Lecture Hall I 2006/07 Advanced Graphic Design fall semester students designed an identity and a set of exhibition graphic standards / Spring semester students fabricated and installed new signage, and designed and/or revamped, fabricated and installed museum exhibits with content assistance from WSU faculty members and students from departments including physics, zoology, archeology, geography and geology. Stairwell Information Graphics I Utah State Department of Health , Cannon Health Building I 2005 and 2007 Design Seminar class student groups presented six design proposals to Director, Dr. David Sundwall / Three selected designs were fabricated and installed to the stairwells by student designers Identity Design I Horizon Sales & Leasing , a subsidiary of CR England I 2006 Typography class students met with corporate personnel, defined project needs, created two dozen possible solutions, then presented to the CEO and Director of Marketing for selection. Final selected design was used for identity, signage and promotion. Selected Class Field Trips Annual Salt Lake Design Week I Salt Lake City, UT I 2011, 2012, 2013, Ongoing Professional conference presentations, lectures and workshops / Design studio and creative agency visits Annual AIGASLC Student Portfolio Review I Salt Lake City, UT I 2005 through 2014, Ongoing Seniors present their portfolios to Utah’s top professional designers Intercollegiate design challenge / Seniors - individual portfolio review to practicing professionals / Juniors - portfolio review observations, workshop with guest designer CLARKSON CV 2014 / p3 Selected Teaching & Classroom Developments History of Graphic Design and Design Theory & Practice I 2013 to Present Developed curriculum for Design Theory class exposing students to historical design theory and current critical design thinking / Integration of Business of Design Workshop research and curriculum into class Design Seminar I Visual Communications BFA Thesis Class I 2005 to 2012, at Present Developed curriculum for BFA class and Jr Seminar component / Direct student participation in annual AIGASLC Student Portfolio Review, spring semesters / Established DOVA Portfolio Review, fall semesters / Coordinate BFA exhibitions for Visual Com BFA Graduates Design for Good I Design Class Component Integration I 2010 to Present AIGA (American Institute for Graphic Artists) national professional initiative – ”a platform to build and sustain the implementation of design thinking for social change” / incorporate “Design for Good” projects into classes each semester Student Capstone Installations I Shaw Gallery I 2010 to Present Coordinated and advised a special exhibition of five Vis Com students capstone projects in the fall BFA Thesis Show Advanced Design Class I Utah Report on the Environment Re-design I 2007 Student design of original document designed by me as a consultant to the State in 2006 / Using original text, images, and data supplied by UOEQ, students established project needs and created individual annual report designs Visual Communication Program Graduates Performance Reports End-of-year performance report for the Design Seminar students and Vis Com BFA Graduates I 2012, 2013, 2014 Highlighted student responses to survey, performance descriptions of the students at AIGA Student portfolio Review, samples of student work, and statistics into career success after graduation / 2012 report cited as “outstanding” by CA&H Dean and DOVA Chair Selected Conferences / Workshops ICON 8 Illustration Conference & First Annual ICON Educator’s Symposium I Portland, OR I 2014. Attendee / Education paper presentations, guest artist presentations, illustration workshops, professional round table discussions Rabbitstick I Society of Primitive Technologies Conference, Rexburg ID I 2013 Attendee and Presenter / Pictographs Workshop WSU EIC Sustainability Issues Workshop I Alta Lodge I 2012, 2013, 2014 Attendee and Presenter / Address WSU sustainability-related curriculum issues and themes Visiting Designer Typography Workshop - Rob Carter I WSU Department of Visual Arts I 2009 Sponsor and Facilitator / Student design workshop funded by a WSU Faculty Development Grant Business of Design Workshops I WSU Department of Visual Arts I 2006, 2009, 2011 Presenter / Business