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William Hilson
Adjunct Professor, cce
Originally trained in architecture, but turned to
graphic design and illustration for professional focus;
introduced desktop publishing to some of the largest
ad agencies in NYC; as creative director to the HiFi
Color Project, helped introduce the new HiFi Color
printing techniques; was first to design and print using
an experimental 7-colorant process, the first to use
Pantone ́s Hexachrome™ in a commercial application,
and also the first designer to print using frequency-
modulated (“stochastic”) screening systems.
Michelle Hinebrook
AssistAnt chAir, Adjunct AssistAnt Professor
B.F.A., College for Creative Studies; M.F.A., Cranbrook
Academy of Art; has exhibited nationally in galleries
and museums in New York, Washington D.C., Detroit,
San Francisco, Chicago, and abroad in Copenhagen,
Denmark; maintains a studio at XØ Projects Inc.,
Brooklyn; currently teaches and lectures at various
institutions around the U.S.
DK Holland
Visiting Professor
Degree from Parsons the New School for Design;
author/editor of numerous books on design; author/
editor of “Design Issues” column in Communication
Arts since 1990; partner in several design practices,
most recently in Pushpin Studio from 1995–2001; TED
Conference member since 1995; AIGA member since
1989; Graphic Artists Guild Professional Practices Award
1998; extended biography at dkholland.com.
Peter Kaplan
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
B.S., University of Delaware; M.F.A., California Institute
of the Arts; has served as designer for the CalArts
office of public affairs; design director for Olgivy/Brand
Integration Group; senior designer at Comedy Central;
and designer at Ruder-Finn Design; was selected as a
ADC Young Gun in 2006 and his design work has been
recognized by the Type Director’s Club and Broadcast
Design Awards; has taught at CalArts, Otis College of
Art, and Pratt.
Jeong Hoon Kim
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
B.F.A., Seoul National University; M.F.A., Rhode Island
School of Design; Sheridan Teaching Certificate,
Brown University; established Why Not Smile, an
independent graphic design workshop, focusing on
design for art, architecture, and cultural clients across
various media; awarded by AIGA 50 Books 50 Covers,
AIGA BoNE, TDC Typographic Excellence, and national
“Next Generation Design Leader” from the Ministry
of Knowledge Economy, South Korea; participated in
exhibitions in New York, London, Lausanne, and Seoul;
previously worked at the Museum of Modern Art,
Practise, Samsung Design Membership, Crosspoint,
and Imagedrome.Kimberly Kiser
Visiting instructor
B.A. Journalism, University of Texas at Austin; M.S.,
Communication Design, Pratt Institute; Vice President,
Global Creative Director, Morgan StanleyThomas Klinkowstein
Adjunct Professor, cce
M.S., Syracuse University; Tom Klinkowstein is President
and Creative Director of Media A, LLC, an internationally
recognized design and consulting group with clients
such as CondéNast, IBM and NASA. He has spoken
to over 100 business, political and academic groups.
Klinkowstein previously was a professor in the graphic
design department at the West Brabant Art and Design
College in the Netherlands. His work has been shown
in art centers, museums and galleries throughout the
world, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the
Venice Biennale in Italy.Gusty Lange
Adjunct Professor, cce
B.F.A., Denison University; M.S., M.P.S., Pratt Institute; has
had several professions which have come together in
her teaching in the Graduate Communications Design
Department since 1985; her psychology background
as an art therapist and design background as a
graphic designer have unified her teaching of Visual
Perception (focusing on perception, creative process,
and archetypal symbolism in design and creativity
development), as well as advising thesis students to
develop their own vision and critical thinking.Eunsun Lee
Adjunct AssociAte Professor
B.F.A., School of Visual Arts; M.S., Pratt Institute; in 2004,
founded CMYK+WHITE, Inc., a multidisciplinary studio
focusing on design solutions for interiors, fashion,
print, and motion graphics; long-time corporate clients
include Estée Lauder, Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.,
Hearst Magazines, Condé Nast, Hollywood Life, Fairchild
Fashion Group and Meredith; previously worked as a
senior art director at Glamour magazine, where her
team directed photo shoots and developed the visual
style of the magazine.Alex Liebergesell
AssociAte Professor
B.F.A., Kent State University; M.F.A., Yale University;
principal, QNA Design, New York, providing web,
brand, and communications solutions for corporate
and institutional clients; previously held teaching
appointments in graphic design at University of Akron
and State University of New York, Purchase.Ali Madad
Visiting AssociAte Professor
B.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology; M.F.A.,
Cranbrook Academy of Art; designer, writer, educator,
hierophant, and principal in New York– and Los
Angeles–based SCTY, a multi-disciplinary art and
design practice dedicated to the manifestation of
creative disruptions; his work focuses on both the
theoretical and public role design plays within culture
and public space; has served as design director at 19
Entertainment and Rockwell Group and senior designer
for Ogilvy & Mather; has taught at Cooper Union,
Queens College, and Pratt.Sandie Maxa
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; B.S.,
University of Wisconsin Madison. Principal of Q
Collective; previous design positions: Words at Work
in Minneapolis and Concept Group in Saint Paul,
M.N. Design awards from How, Design Taxi, Graphic
Design:usa, AIGA, and International Association of
Webmasters and Designers. Has taught at Parsons
The New School for Design, Rutgers University, Mercy
College, VCU, and College of Visual Arts-MN.