
Louis Baker
Graphic design professor
Education
- M.F.A., graphic design, Savannah College of Art and Design
- B.F.A., graphic design, Savannah College of Art and Design
Credentials
Teaching
- Professor of graphic design and service design, 1993-present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
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Graduate coordinator of graphic design, 1993-present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Orient, advise, and schedule reviews of on-ground M.A. and M.F.A. candidates
Design
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Director, 2013-present, Project Resound
Project Resound is a social design organization that has successfully completed projects in the U.S. and abroad. It was founded on the belief that creative individuals are uniquely equipped to make the world a better place.
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Advisor, 2009-2013, Project M
Project M’s purpose is to inspire graphic designers, writers, photographers, and other creative people to create work that has a positive and significant impact on the world.
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Principal, 2008-present, Ideapool, Savannah GA
Ideapool is a non-profit educational design consultancy that partners talented student designers with deserving clients that include regional, national, and international nonprofit agencies. It brings a uniquely youthful perspective, innovation, and design excellence to the creation of brand identity, collateral, and integrated marketing campaign studies.
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Co-owner/creative director/editor, 2008-2010, SmART-Report.com
SmART-Report.com was a website created to inform and educate professional and aspiring artists and designers about the latest news and emerging trends in the creative fields of art and design.
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Principal, 1995-2008, NP Design Associates, Savannah, GA
This nonprofit educational design consultancy produced design work for a variety of organizations including Greenbriar Children’s Center, Boy’s and Girl’s Club of America, American Red Cross, Ronald McDonald House, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Tournament, Imperial Sugar, and the American Diabetes Association.
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Larry Hauser Design, 1992-1993, Savannah, GA
Produced visual solutions within a design team. Reported to senior designer.
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Named Chairman of the Board of Directors, Project Resound, Savannah, GA, 2017
- Named to Board of Trustees, Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, Savannah, GA, 2015
- Certificate of Recognition, Municipalidad de Fraijanes, Guatemala, 2015
- Certificate of Appreciation, Goodwill Industries, 2013
- Alternative Spring Break Project, Community Service Event of the Year, 2013
- Dean’s Award for Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration, 2013
- First Place: Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Poster Competition, 2007
- Walmart Regional Teacher of the Year Award, 2002
- Seagram’s Captain Morgan PT Cruiser Competition, Award of Special Recognition, 2001
Organizations
- Service Design Network (SDN)
- University and College Designers Association
- American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
- South Eastern College Art Conference (SECAC)
Publications and presentations
Exhibitions
- “Graphic Design Faculty Show,” Savannah, GA, 2010
- “More Into Less,” Savannah, GA, 2009
- “Design—Permission Given and Allowance Taken,” Savannah, GA, 2008
- “Everything Belongs to Design,” Savannah, GA, 2007
- “In Response,” Savannah, GA, 2002
- “Heritage of Values,” Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum, Savannah, GA, 2000
- “Functional Follies,” Savannah, GA, 1998
- “Faculty Exhibition,” Savannah, GA, 1995
- “Face to Face,” M.F.A. Thesis Show, Savannah, GA, 1993
- “SCAD Student Exhibition,” Savannah, GA, 1988
- “GPA 100,” Savannah, GA, 1985