OBjects + Methods
2008-2009 Graphic Design Visiting Lecturer Series
Grace Street Theater, 930 West Grace Street
Lectures begin at
4:30PM unless otherwise noted
Jean-Benoit Levy
02.09.2009
Originally from Switzerland, Jean-Benoit is a visual communicator who has been active since 1983 after his studies at the Basel
Kunstgewerbeschule / Basel School of Design.
In 1988, Jean-Benoit established his own studio “AND” in Basel after serving as Art Director for the Swiss Trade Show Company
in Basel, as well as Editorial Designer for Ringier, the Swiss Press Group. He operated in Basel until 2005 when he moved to San
Francisco.
Web Sites
www.and.ch
www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex08_levy/levintro.htm
www.myfonts.com/?refby=and
Clifford Stoltze / Post Gig
03.05.2009
Clifford Stoltze is the founder and creative director of Stoltze Design, a 10-person graphic design studio located in Boston, MA
that creates strategic print and interactive design for business, education, and culture. Since founding the studio in 1984, Stoltze
has nurtured a highly collaborative environment that emphasizes a process based on research, sound strategy and thorough
exploration. This inclusive approach yields compelling communications that effectively articulate and reinforce the message or
product. Key clients include MIT, Harvard, Fidelity, Liberty Mutual, SolidWorks, Houghton Mifflin, Boston Society of Architects,
EMI and Capitol Records.
Clif teaches at Rhode Island School of Design and frequently lectures, most recently at the HOW Design Conference. He has
served as AIGA/Boston vice president and was honored as the recipient of their 2005 Fellows Award. Reflecting his love of music
and album art, Clif’s book 1000 Music Graphics was published by Rockport in May, 2008.
Web Site: www.stoltze.com
Derick Holt (VCU GDES alumnus) / ADC Young Guns
04.13.2009
Derick Holt is a Virginia-bred Brooklyn-based graphic artist, illustrator and printmaker. He has created an inspired body of work, bringing a classic aesthetic with modern sophistication. Specializing in branding, Derick has crafted designs for Diner, Marlow & Sons, Bonita, Adidas, Pies n’ Thighs and Armani Exchange among others. His Hobbies and interests include, darts, car camping, thrifting, lawn sports, fondue, barbeque, and the cinema. Derick is a five time winner of the Print magazine award of excellence, a winner in the ADC Young Guns Competition, and has work in the New York Public Library permanent collection. He received his BFA from VCU in 2001.
Web Sites
www.derickholt.com
www.adcyoungguns.org/archive/yg/?year=11&offset=0
FALL 2008 LECTURES
Liz Sanders
09.08.2008
Liz Sanders is President of MakeTools, a design research firm. She is a pioneer in the use of participatory research methods for the design of products, systems, services and spaces. Liz speaks about and teaches human-centered design to students, clients and colleagues around the world. At OSU Liz teaches the graduate and undergraduate design research courses and advises graduate student theses.
Liz’s numerous design awards, patents, publications, presentations, and her proven track record in the marketplace have established her as a leader in the field of design research. Liz’s client relationships have included 3M, AT&T, Apple, Baxter, Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corporation, Coca Cola, Compaq, Hasbro, IBM, Intel, Iomega, Johnson Controls, Kodak, Microsoft, Motorola, NBBJ, Procter & Gamble, Siemens Medical Systems, Inc., Steelcase, Texas Instruments, Thermos, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Toro, and Xerox.
Web Site: www.maketools.com/
Hugh Dubberly
10.01.2008
Hugh Dubberly is a design planner and teacher. At Apple Computer in the late 80s and early 90s, Hugh managed cross-functional design teams and later managed creative services for the entire company. While at Apple, he co-created a technology-forecast film called “Knowledge Navigator,” that presaged the appearance of the Internet in a portable digital device. While at Apple, he served at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena as the first and founding chairman of the computer graphics department.
Intrigued by what the publishing industry would look like on the Internet, he next became Director of Interface Design for Times Mirror. This led him to Netscape where he became Vice President of Design and managed groups responsible for the design, engineering, and production of Netscape’s Web portal. Hugh graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in graphic design and earned an MFA in graphic design from Yale.
Web Site: www.dubberly.com/
Leo Divendal + Annelies Grimbergen
10.20.2008
Lecture will be held in Student Commons Theatre
Leo Divendal studied theatre, directing and teaching in Amsterdam, and since 1994 has taught photography at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. He has shown in numerous group exhibitions since 1980 in Budapest, Sheffield, Paris, Sesto Fiorentino, Venice, New York, Amsterdam, Groningen and other cities. Mr. Divendal has exhibited in solo shows since 1977 in Paris, Ankara, New York and Amsterdam. His writing includes several articles on photography for photography magazines, daily journals, museum catalogues, shows and books. He has currated several exhibitions with the Spaarnestad Photoarchives in Haarlem, composed and written catalogues on the work of Kertèsz and others. He also curated The Fourth Wall exhibition in 1991 in Amsterdam and published a book in collaboration with Victor Levie. Leo's work is in the permanent collections of the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, Stedelijke Museum in Amsterdam, the Prentenkabinet in Leiden, and Art Foundation collections in Amsterdam, Utrecht and Haarlem.
Annelies Grimbergen is a master of bookbinding and custom portfolio and presentation boxes. She has held numerous workshops in these areas in schools throughout Holland including the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, the Art Academy of Utrecht, and the Art Center of Hofstede Duet. She has had commissions for special edition portfolio boxes for numerous international photographers and has created special archival boxes for the Meermanno Museum in the Hague, the Jewish Archive Etschaim in Amsterdam, and the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam.
Alumni Lecture: Claude Skelton Design
Claude Skelton, Elizabeth Sprouls, and Kevin Sprouls
11.10.2008
Located in Baltimore, Maryland, Claude Skelton Design is a graphic design and branding firm with clients primarily in the fields of higher education and the arts. Specialties include comprehensive branding programs, graphic identities, magazine design, annual reports, and admissions recruitment and development programs. CSD clients range from large universities such as Tufts and George Washington Universities to small private colleges like St. John’s College and Le Moyne College. Our work in the arts includes a visual identity for the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore and magazine design for The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.
President, creative director, and VCU graduate Claude Skelton has headed Claude Skelton Design for over two decades. Claude has received numerous awards for his work, including recognition by the New York Art Director's Club, the Society of Publication Designers, Communication Arts, CASE, the Type Director's Club, Print Magazine, and the Washington Art Directors Club.
Art directors and VCU graduates Elizabeth and Kevin Sprouls joined the company in 2007 after working in Boston for six years. In Boston, Elizabeth advanced to senior graphic designer at Christopher Chadbourne and Associates, managing and art directing the creation of nationally recognized museum exhibitions such as the National Museum of the Marine Corps. From there, she went to Harvard University as a senior graphic designer in Communications, Alumni Affairs and Development. Kevin was a designer at Main Street Design in Boston where he originated exhibition designs for the National Park System and natural history museums. He has also freelanced with many of the top design firms in the Boston area and worked as a designer at Barrett Communications.
www.skeltondesign.com
McArthur: Free Range Studios
12.01.2008
McArthur has worked in design and communications for fifteen years and loves to create smart blends of aesthetics and effective ideas. Along the way she has fundraised, organized, and developed on behalf of hundreds of non-profits and favorite causes. At Free Range, she managed the organizational growth from a small, two-person design studio to a highly prestigious, 25-person strategic communications firm with offices in two cities. Currently, as one of the firm's partners, McArthur leads Free Range's business development and client relations team. Her communications background, business acumen and non-profit experience combine to make her a valuable asset to any communications project and a sought-after consultant and speaker. Among other venues, she has spoken at American University's "Filmmakers for Conservation" event on new media and environmental issues, AIGA’s Design Unbound, University of Michigan's Penny W. Stamp's Distinguished Visitors Program, and The BYU Marriott School of Management. Driven by her passion for real world change, McArthur continues to push Free Range's level of service and commitment to quality.
www.freerangestudios.com