John Bowers

Professor, Visual Communication Design (2006). Education: BFA, MA, and MFA in Design, University of Iowa; Post-Graduate Study in Graphic Design, Basle (Switzerland) School of Design. Profession: Senior Identity Designer, Landor (San Francisco); Freelance Designer, Studio A (Alexandria, VA). Writing: Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design: Understanding Form and Function, Second Edition (Wiley); "A Lesson from Spirograph" (Design Observer); "Lagom: Finding Balance in Lapland" (AIGA Educators Dialogue); Visual Communication Design Teaching Strategies (AIGA Design Teaching Resource). Publications / Exhibitions: AIGA 365 Annual; AIGA Inequality Matters; AIGA World Day of Design; Annual of the Art Directors of Metropolitan Washington D.C.; CMYK; Communication Arts; Graphis Posters; Graphis Products by Design; Harvest: AIGA Portland; ID (New and Noted); AIGA Pacific NW Design Awards: Seattle Biennial; Portland (Oregon) Design Festival. Collections: AIGA Archive; Printed Matter at Dia, NYC; Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C.; UCDA Archive. Presentations: “Collaboration and Participation in Design Practice and Education” Design Studies Forum / CAA National Conference; “Customizing User Experiences” New Media Consortium International Design Conference; “Mapping Cross Cultural Rituals” AIGA Design Educators National Conference; “Privatizing Public Experiences” Glide / Global Interaction in Design Education International Conference. Workshops: Umeå (Sweden) Institute of Design MFA Interaction Design Programme. Grants: AIGA Faculty Development Grant; Fulbright Award / Fulbright Council for International Faculty Exchange; Oregon Council for the Humanities. Juror / Reviewer: AIGA National Educator Conferences; Design and Culture Journal; Design Incubation Awards; Thames and Hudson; Wiley.