Associate Professor of Design teaching Environmental Communication Design courses in the Bachelor of Arts in Design Program.
John R. Kleinpeter began his professional career as a graphic designer in 1982. His professional experience includes design for identity, promotional materials, packaging, environmental graphic design, exhibit, web, television and print.
This article is about the design of the wheelchair, but the methodology and practice area of healthcare design are very relevant to EGD/XGD in hospitals and offer some great insights for anyone working in the medical area.
in 2008 we crossed a landmark where there were more devices connected to the internet than there were people in the world and in the following 6 years, the number of devices has exploded to reach 13 billion. We are in the process of creating an intelligent environment, one which Experiential Graphic Designers will be partially responsible for creating.
This talk, planned out by Phil Garvey and delivered by Tom Esch,Yolanda Partida, and David Middleton,focuses on destination hierarchies and identity research—one of the main issues faced by environmental graphic designers. The speakers walk through what makes for successful destination hierarchy research and destination naming. A key theme in this podcast is universality—can we achieve it in naming destinations?
How many feet apart should signs be? Is color truly useful in wayfinding? Ongoing research has a direct impact on EGD. This course begins with an overview of research and its impact on design and building codes. Then learn which research sources exist and where they are applicable. Also included is an overview on how to look at and interpret a specific research report.
