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Michael Whitney

Graphic design professor

Education

  • M.Des., graphic communication, RMIT University
  • A.A., graphic design, George Brown College

Credentials

  • Professor of graphic design, 2014–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Sessional faculty in continual studies, 2008–present, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
  • Full-time faculty, 2003–14, Graphic Design Department, Art Institute of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
  • Sessional faculty in communication design, 2008–09, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
  • Art director and senior designer, 2000–present, Independent, Vancouver, BC
    • Clients include: The Art Institute of Vancouver, Vancouver Career College, Certified General Accountants, R Group, Bernard Hodes Group, and Karo Design
  • Instructor, 2000–05, Graphic Design Department, Vancouver Career College, Vancouver, BC
  • Senior graphic designer, 1999–2000, Canada Life Design Department, Toronto
  • Teaching assistant, 1998–2000, Bell Centre for Creative Communications, Toronto
  • Art director, 1996–99, Synergetix Studios Ltd., Toronto
  • Junior graphic designer, 1994–96, Molson Breweries National Office, Toronto

Publications and presentations

Publications

  • "Questions of Democratization of Typography in Urban Public Space: A Critical Perspective," ongoing collaboration with Yoko Akama (RMIT University), June 2011–present.

Presentations

  • "CCSP Intranet Site [thinkubator]: New Design Proposal and Implementation," collaboration with LeAnne Prain and Andrew Wilmott at Simon Fraser University Auditorium, Vancouver, BC, May 2008.
  • "Graze: Eco-Friendly Magazine Presentation," collaboration with Laura Byspalko at Simon Fraser University Auditorium, Vancouver, BC, March 2008.
  • "Pivot Press Imprint, A New Series of Non-Fiction: On the Edge," collaboration with Julia Horel, Leslie Bootle, and Murray Tong Simon at Fraser University Auditorium, Vancouver, BC, Dec. 2007.

Workshops

  • "Teaching Semiotics and Design," The Art Institute of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Aug. 2011.
  • "Design and Culture as a Liberal Art," The Art Institute of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, March 2011.
  • "The Challenges of Teaching Conceptual Development," The Art Institute of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Oct. 2010.