About
Graphic Design has been a predominantly white and European-centric academic area deeply rooted in Bauhaus, a German art school from 1919 to 1933, combining crafts and the fine arts to approach constructive and universal design for mass production. It has dominated modern graphic design for over 100 years. Visual design education is rapidly shifting from Western and print-centric to diversifying with emerging technology and globalization. This research will investigate the future of graphic design education, research, and practices, crossing boundaries among creative coding, 3d printing, Guerrilla projection, speculative design, sound, data visualization, augmented reality with activism, and cultural identity impacted by globalization. The curated collection will showcase evolving graphic design, including technically diverse and culturally inclusive voices and approaches. The website, http://www.evgd.org, is designed and developed to embrace national and global audiences.
Project Director
Yeohyun Ahn, Assistant Professor, Art Department, University of Wisconsin Madison
Exhibition Curatorial Committee 2022 at UW Madison
Yeohyun Ahn (Chair), Heather Quinn (Associate Chair), and Moon Jung Jang (Associate Chair)
Exhibition Installation Committee 2022 at UW Madison
Yeohyun Ahn, Taekyoem Lee, and Henrique Nardi
Symposium Committee 2022 at UW Madison
Yeohyun Ahn, Alex Briaxwood, Taekyeome Lee, Christ Hamamoto
Exhibition and Symposium Student Assistants
Emma Senft, Esther Cho, Mo Chen, Shanne Low, Josephine Cutrara
Exhibition and Symposium Student Designer
Josephine Cutrara
Exhibitors as Co-PIs,
Yeohyun Ahn, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Madison (PI), yahn27@wisc.edu
Anastasiia Raina, Assistant Professor, Rhode Island School of Design, araina@risd.edu
Christ Hamamoto, Assistant Professor, California College of the Arts, chamamoto@gmail.com
Moon Jung Jang, Associate Professor, University of Georgia, moonjj@uga.edu
Heather Quinn, Assistant Professor, DePaul University, hquinn2@cdm.depaul.edu
Alex Braidwood, Associate Professor, Iowa State University, alex@listeninginstruments.com
Taekyeom Lee, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, taekyeom@iastate.edu
Archana Shekara, Associate Professor, Illinois State University, ashekar@ilstu.edu
Adam DelMarcelle, Assistant Professor, Wilson College, delmarcelle@wilson.edu
Mihyun Kim, Assistant Professor, Texas State University, mihyun@txstate.edu,
Ting Zhou, Assistant Professor in Residence, University of Connecticut, tingzhou@uconn.edu
Hairi Han, Associate Professor, Benedictine University, hhan@ben.edu
Jing Zhou, Associate Professor, Monmouth University, jzhou@monmouth.edu
Visakh Menon, Adjunct Professor, (CUNY) NY City College of Technology, v@vmenon.com
Henrique Nardi, Lecturer, University of Wisconsin Madison, hnardi@wisc.edu
Justine Lincoln, Associate Professor, Whitman College, lincolja@whitman.edu
Exhibitors Only
Ben Evjen, Assistant Professor of Practice in Graphic Design, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, bevjen@unl.edu
Miriam Martincic, Assistant Teaching Professor of Graphic Design, Iowa State University, miriamm@iastate.edu
Mia Cinelli, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, University of Kentucky, miacinelli@gmail.com
David Versluis, Emeritus Professor of Art (Graphic Design), Dordt College, david.versluis@dordt.edu
Roy R. Behrens, Emeritus Professor of Art and Distinguished Scholar, University of Northern Iowa, sassoonorlater@gmail.com
Pouya Jahanshahi, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, Oklahoma Sate University, pjahans@okstate.edu
Lisa Maione, Assistant Professor, Kansas Art Institute, lmaione@kcai.edu
Dori Griffin, Assistant Professor, University of Florida, dgriffin@arts.ufl.edu
2021 fall, Received Fall Research Competition ($7,1908.00), Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI
Exhibition proposal for “Evolving Graphic Design,” Partnership with SEGD (Society of Experiential Graphic Design) and Exhibition Sponsors, The New Art School, Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement, Global Engagement Office in the School of Education, Computer Sciences and Art Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Principal Investigators: Yeohyun Ahn, Assistant Professor, UW-Madison, Co-Principal Investigators: Anastasiia Raina, Assistant Professor, Rhode Island School of Design, Christ Hamamoto, Assistant Professor, California College of the Arts, Moon Jung Jang, Associate Professor, University of Georgia, Alex Braidwood, Associate Professor, Iowa State University, Taekyeom Lee, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Heather Quinn, Assistant Professor, DePaul University, Archana Shekara, Associate Professor, Illinois State University, Adam DelMarchelle, Assistant Professor, Wilson College, Mihyun Kim, Assistant Professor, Texas State University, Ting Zhou, Assistant Professor in Residence, University of Connecticut, Hairi Han, Associate Professor, Benedictine University, Jing Zhou, Associate Professor, Monmouth University, Visakh Menon, Adjunct Professor, (CUNY) NY City College of Technology, Henrique Nardi, lecture at UW Madison.
Collaborators: Ben Evjen, Assistant Professor of Practice in Graphic Design, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Miriam Martincic, Assistant Teaching Professor of Graphic Design, Iowa State University,
Mia Cinelli, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, University of Kentucky, David Versluis, Emeritus Professor of Art (Graphic Design), Dordt College, Roy R. Behrens, Emeritus Professor of Art and Distinguished Scholar, University of Northern Iowa, Pouya Jahanshahi, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, Oklahoma Sate University, Lisa Maione, Assistant Professor, Kansas Art Institute, Dori Griffin, Assistant Professor, University of Florida,
2021 Fall, Received Brittingham Wisconsin Trust Grant ($10,000.00), Madison, WI
Exhibition proposal for “Inclusive Graphic Design,” Partnership with SEGD (Society of Experiential Graphic Design) and Exhibition Sponsors, Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement and Art Department at UW Madison. Principal Investigator: Yeohyun Ahn, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Co-Principal Investigators: Anastasiia Raina, Assistant Professor, Rhode Island School of Design, Christ Hamamoto, Assistant Professor, California College of the Arts, Moon Jung Jang, Associate Professor, University of Georgia , Alex Braidwood, Associate Professor, Iowa State University, Taekyeom Lee, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Heather Quinn, Assistant Professor, DePaul University, Archana Shekara, Associate Professor, Illinois State University, Adam DelMarchelle, Assistant Professor, Wilson College, Mihyun Kim, Assistant Professor, Texas State University, Ting Zhou, Assistant Professor in Residence, University of Connecticut, Hairi Han, Associate Professor, Benedictine University, Zhou, Associate Professor, Monmouth University, Visakh Menon, Adjunct Professor, (CUNY) NY City College of Technology