Visual Arts Faculty Directory

 

Concentration: 

Graphics Design

Gerry Beegan

Graphic design, Undergraduate Director

Gerry Beegan is a writer, curator, and designer whose research explores the relationships between art, design, media, and audience. His writings on the history and theory of reproduction have been published internationally. His book The Mass Image was published in 2008 by Palgrave Macmillan, and he has contributed to a number of recent volumes including Visions of the Industrial Age and (1968) Episodes of Culture in Contest. His criticism and research has appeared in journals and magazines such as Design and Culture, Journal of Design History, Design Issues, Journal of Visual Culture, and dot dot dot.


Jacqueline Thaw

Graphic Design

Jacqueline Thaw is a graphic designer focused on the printed word and design’s role in public life. Her work as an editorial and identity designer in New York City includes four years with the interdisciplinary design consultancy Pentagram. She has taught at the University of Hawaii and the School of Visual Arts and had given talks and workshops at the Rhode Island School of Design, Fordham University, and the national conference of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). Her work has been recognized by the AIGA, Art Directors Club, Type Directors Club, and AIGA/Honolulu. She is a member of Class Action, a collective that creates design for social change.


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