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L A R RY G R A H A M C L A R K S O NAssociate Professor, Graphic DesignDepartment of Visual Art & Design, Weber State University

E D U C AT I O N

Master of Fine ArtsDesign Communications I University of Illinois I 1981Graduated Cum Laude, Departmental Fellowship, Outstanding Teaching Award - 1978Thesis: A Design Methodology

Bachelor of Fine ArtsGraphic Design I University of Utah I 1976Graduated Cum Laude, Outstanding Student Award, Graphic Design - 1974/75, 1975/76 Founder/President of Graphic Design Student Association

T E A C H I N G

Teaching Experience

Weber State University

Associate Professor I Department of Visual Arts & Design, Graphic Design Program I 2013 to the Present

Assistant Professor I Department of Visual Arts, Visual Communication Program I 2005 to 2013 2D Design Visual Communication Typography & Publication Design Experimental Typography Design History & Theory Design Theory & Practice Illustration /Advanced Illustration Advanced Design Design Seminar Cooperative Work Experience Business of Design Individual Studies Drawing on the Land Writing & Drawing on the Land

Westminster College

Instructor I Department of Communication, Masters of Professional Communication I 1994/95Desktop Publishing Newsletter Editing & Design

Brigham Young University

Instructor I Department of Design, Graphic Design Program I 1989 to1992Junior Design Identity Design Packaging Design Annual Report Design Senior Design

University of Utah

Instructor I Department of Art, Graphic Design Program I 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988 &1991 Art Production History of Graphic Design Senior Design Business of Design MFA Graduate Thesis Advisor

University of Illinois

Teaching Fellow I Department of Art & Design, Foundations Program I 1977 to1979Foundation 2D Design Foundation Drawing Watercolor Painting

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2651 Springhollow DriveSalt Lake City, Utah 84109

Phone 801.272.2750

Teaching Duties / Advising / Collaborations / Activities / Enhancements

Co-Director I WSU Graphic Design Program, Department of Art & Design (DOVAD) I 2007 to the Present

Voluntary Advising & Teaching

Voluntary Student Advisor I Metaphor, WSU Student Literary Journal I 2010 to 2014Established student Creative Director position (2010), annually secure tuition waiver, direct publication design and printing

Voluntary Student Advisor I WSU Student Chapter of the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) I 2005 to 2011, 2013 to 2015Award student leaderships, secure tuition waivers, coordinate AIGA event attendance and Salt Lake Design Week conference participation

Voluntary Teaching I Cooperative Work Experience I 2005 to the PresentCoordinate student internships with approved design groups

Voluntary Teaching I Individual Studies I 2005 to the PresentMentor student research and advanced creative projects, encourage CEL (Community Engaged Learning) participation

Voluntary Student Advisor I WSU Shaw Gallery I 2005 to 2011Mentor student design of promotional posters, building banners and post cards for gallery exhibitions

Study Abroad Summer Classes

Drawing on the Land I Singletree, Boulder Mtn, UT and Capitol Reef Field Station, Capitol Reef National Park, UT I 2009, 2010Multi-disciplinary art and environmental studies class

Writing & Drawing on the Land I Environmental Humanities Education Center, Lakeview, MT I 2012Multi-disciplinary art, writing, and environmental studies class co-taught with Dr. Hal Crimmel from the WSU Masters of English program

Selected Student Campus and Community Service Projects

Bicycle Weber I Promotional Poster Design I EIC & Dept of Health Promotion & Human Performance I 2016Advanced Design students designed, exhibited and printed posters informing WSU community of the benefits of bicycle commuting

@STAKE I Identity, Web & Social Media Campaign Design I 2016Advanced Design students researched, designed and presented identity and digital campaign designs for environmental non-profit group

O-Town I Social Driven Design Capstone Project I 2015Supported and mentored two design students (Farly & Robles) in the creation of a non-profit support center for the hungry in OgdenIn 2016, the project was sited as an outstanding example of “Design for Good” by the American Institute of Graphic Artists

Domestic Violence Awareness Posters I WSU Woman’s Center I Shepard Union I 2015Advanced Design students researched, designed and exhibited a collection of posters supporting the “Love Looks Like” campaign

“On Waste” Posters I WSU Environmental Sustainability Initiative I Bridge Gallery I 2014Advanced Design students researched, designed and exhibited a collection of posters informing viewers of waste issues globally

“On Air” Posters I WSU Environmental Sustainability Initiative I Bridge Gallery I 2013Advanced Design students researched, designed and exhibited a collection of posters informing viewers of air issues in northern Utah

Identity Design I WSU Dumke College of Health Professions I 2012Visual Communication class students created identities for HCOP (Health Careers Opportunity Program) and AHEC (Northern Utah Area Health Education Center)

Advertising Campaign I Energy Efficient Lighting Initiative for WSU Facilities Management I 2010/11Advanced Design class students developed a variety of public relations campaigns to promote campus-wide switch to energy efficient lighting / Selected campaign design was produced and posted across campus

Cereplast Student Design Competition I BioPlastics Symbol I 2010Several Typography class students placed in top 100 of 1,500 entries

Identity Design I Operators Financial Services (OFS), a division of a CR England I 2009Typography class students met with corporate personnel, defined project needs, and created over a dozen possible solutions

Identity, Promotional Materials, and E-Newsletter Design I WSU Environmental Issues Committee (EIC) I 2008 to 2011Various design students met with committee, defined visual communication needs, and created and produced final designs

Wall Graphics I WSU Technology Services – IT Service Desk, Computing Support and Multimedia Services at Lampros Hall I 2008Advanced Design class students met with Technology Services, defined project needs, and created over a dozen proposed solutions / Selected design was fabricated and installed as a wall graphic

Identity Design I Weber Rocks, Swenson /Stromberg Gym, WSU I 2008Experimental Type class students presented a dozen design proposals / Selected design was fabricated and installed as a wall graphic

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Identity and Exhibition Design I Weber State Museum of Natural Science, Lind Lecture Hall I 2006/07Advanced Graphic Design fall semester students designed an identity and a set of exhibition graphic standards / Spring semester students fabricated and installed new signage, and designed and/or revamped, fabricated and installed museum exhibits with contentassistance from WSU faculty members and students from departments including physics, zoology, archeology, geography and geology.

Stairwell Information Graphics I Utah State Department of Health, Cannon Health Building I 2005 and 2007Design Seminar class student groups presented six design proposals to Director, Dr. David Sundwall / Three selected designs were fabricated and installed to the stairwells by student designers

Identity Design I Horizon Sales & Leasing, a subsidiary of CR England I 2006Typography class students met with corporate personnel, defined project needs, created two dozen possible solutions, then presented tothe CEO and Director of Marketing for selection. Final selected design was used for identity, signage and promotion.

Selected Class Field Trips

Annual Salt Lake Design Week I Salt Lake City, UT I 2011 through 2016, and OngoingProfessional conference presentations, lectures and workshops / Design studio and creative agency visits

Annual AIGASLC Student Portfolio Review I Salt Lake City, UT I 2005 through 2016, and OngoingSeniors present their portfolios to Utah’s top professional designers Intercollegiate design challenge / Seniors - individual portfolio review to practicing professionals / Juniors - portfolio review observations, workshop with guest designer

Selected Teaching & Classroom Developments

O-Town I Social Driven Design Capstone Project I 2015Supported and mentored two design students (Farly & Robles) in the creation of a non-profit support center for the hungry in OgdenIn 2016, the project was sited as an outstanding example of “Design for Good” by the American Institute of Graphic Artists

Domestic Violence Awareness Posters I WSU Woman’s Center I Shepard Union I 2015Advanced Design students researched, designed and exhibited a collection of posters supporting the “Love Looks Like” campaign

“On Waste” Posters I WSU Environmental Sustainability Initiative I Bridge Gallery I 2014Advanced Design students researched, designed and exhibited a collection of posters informing viewers of waste issues globally

“On Air” Posters I WSU Environmental Sustainability Initiative I Bridge Gallery I 2013Advanced Design students researched, designed and exhibited a collection of posters informing viewers of air issues in northern Utah

Identity Design I WSU Dumke College of Health Professions I 2012Visual Communication class students created identities for HCOP (Health Careers Opportunity Program) and AHEC (Northern Utah Area Health Education Center)

Advertising Campaign I Energy Efficient Lighting Initiative for WSU Facilities Management I 2010/11Advanced Design class students developed a variety of public relations campaigns to promote campus-wide switch to energy efficient lighting / Selected campaign design was produced and posted across campus

Cereplast Student Design Competition I BioPlastics Symbol I 2010Several Typography class students placed in top 100 of 1,500 entries

Identity Design I Operators Financial Services (OFS), a division of a CR England I 2009Typography class students met with corporate personnel, defined project needs, and created over a dozen possible solutions

Identity, Promotional Materials, and E-Newsletter Design I WSU Environmental Issues Committee (EIC) I 2008 to 2011Various design students met with committee, defined visual communication needs, and created and produced final designs

Wall Graphics I WSU Technology Services – IT Service Desk, Computing Support and Multimedia Services at Lampros Hall I 2008Advanced Design class students met with Technology Services, defined project needs, and created over a dozen proposed solutions / Selected design was fabricated and installed as a wall graphic

Identity Design I Weber Rocks, Swenson /Stromberg Gym, WSU I 2008Experimental Type class students presented a dozen design proposals / Selected design was fabricated and installed as a wall graphic

Identity and Exhibition Design I Weber State Museum of Natural Science, Lind Lecture Hall I 2006/07Advanced Graphic Design fall semester students designed an identity and a set of exhibition graphic standards / Spring semester students fabricated and installed new signage, and designed and/or revamped, fabricated and installed museum exhibits with contentassistance from WSU faculty members and students from departments including physics, zoology, archeology, geography and geology.

Stairwell Information Graphics I Utah State Department of Health, Cannon Health Building I 2005 and 2007Design Seminar class student groups presented six design proposals to Director, Dr. David Sundwall / Three selected designs were fabricated and installed to the stairwells by student designers

Identity Design I Horizon Sales & Leasing, a subsidiary of CR England I 2006Typography class students met with corporate personnel, defined project needs, created two dozen possible solutions, then presented tothe CEO and Director of Marketing for selection. Final selected design was used for identity, signage and promotion.


Selected Class Field Trips

Annual Salt Lake Design Week I Salt Lake City, UT I 2011 through 2016, and OngoingProfessional conference presentations, lectures and workshops / Design studio and creative agency visits

Annual AIGASLC Student Portfolio Review I Salt Lake City, UT I 2005 through 2016, and OngoingSeniors present their portfolios to Utah’s top professional designers Intercollegiate design challenge / Seniors - individual portfolio review to practicing professionals / Juniors - portfolio review observations, workshop with guest designer

Selected Teaching & Classroom Developments

Design Theory & Practice I 2013 to Present Developed curriculum for Design Theory class exposing students to historical design theory and current critical design thinking /Integration of cognitive theory, conceptualization, design research and strategy, and professional practices into class

WSU DOVAD Annual Graphic Design Student Portfolio Review I Kimball Visual Arts Building I 2014 to the Present Design Seminar Jr & Sr students present their portfolios to distinguished DOVA(D) Graphic Design program alumni design professionals, and receive in-depth reviews / Event includes introduction and presentation of alumni Reviewers and their work to students

Visual Communication Student Capstone Installations I Shaw Gallery I 2010 Coordinated and advised a special exhibition of five Vis Com students capstone projects in the fall BFA Thesis Show

Advanced Design Class I Utah Report on the Environment Re-design I 2007Student re-design of original document, designed when I was a consultant to the State in 2006 / Using original text, images, and DEQdata, students established project needs and created individual annual report designs

Design Theory & Practice I 2013 to Present Developed curriculum for Design Theory class exposing students to historical design theory and current critical design thinking /Integration of cognitive theory, conceptualization, design research and strategy, and professional practices into class

Design for Good I Design Class Component Integration I 2010 to Present AIGA (American Institute for Graphic Artists) national professional initiative – “a platform to build and sustain the implementation of designthinking for social change” / incorporation of “Design for Good” projects into classes each semester

Visual Communication Student Capstone Installations I Shaw Gallery I 2010 Coordinated and advised a special exhibition of five Vis Com students capstone projects in the fall BFA Thesis Show

Advanced Design Class I Utah Report on the Environment Re-design I 2007Student re-design of original document, designed while a consultant to the State in 2006 / Using original text, images, and DEQ data, stu-dents established project needs and created individual annual report designs

Design Seminar I Visual Communications/Graphic Design BFA Seminar (Thesis) Class I 2005 to Present Developed curriculum for BFA class and Jr Seminar component / Direct student participation in annual AIGASLC Student Portfolio Review,spring semesters / Established DOVAD Portfolio Review / Coordinate BFA exhibitions for Visual Com BFA Graduates

Visual Communication/Graphic Design Program Graduates Performance Reports

End-of-year performance report for the Design Seminar students and Vis Com BFA Graduates I 2012, 2013, 2014Highlighted student responses to survey, performance descriptions of the students at AIGA Student portfolio Review, samples of studentwork, and statistics into career success after graduation / 2012 report cited as “outstanding” by CA&H Dean and DOVA Chair

Selected Conferences / Workshops

WSU DOVAD Graphic Design Student Portfolio Review I Alta Lodge I 2012, 2013, 2014 Attendee and Presenter / Address WSU sustainability-related curriculum issues and themes

ICON 8 Illustration Conference & First Annual ICON Educator’s Symposium I Portland, OR I 2014. Attendee / Education paper presentations, guest artist presentations, illustration workshops, professional round table discussions

Rabbitstick I Society of Primitive Technologies Conference, Rexburg ID I 2013 Attendee and Presenter / Pictographs Workshop

WSU EIC Sustainability Issues Workshop I Alta Lodge I 2012, 2013, 2014 Attendee and Presenter / Address WSU sustainability-related curriculum issues and themes

Visiting Designer Typography Workshop - Rob Carter I WSU Department of Visual Arts I 2009 Sponsor and Facilitator / Student design workshop funded by a WSU Faculty Development Grant

Business of Design Workshops I WSU Department of Visual Arts I 2006, 2009, 2011Presenter / Business practices workshop for Vis Com students

AIGA National Conference I Denver, CO I 2011Student Facilitator / Field trip with students to Biennial American Institute of Graphic Arts National Conference / Participation in professional presentations, workshops and National Student Portfolio Review


CREATIVE

Alt Summit I Salt Lake City, UT I 2010Attendee / Design blog and social media conference held annually in SLC and NYC

Milton Glaser Symposium I Brigham Young University, Provo, UT I 2007Invitee / Design education symposium held in conjunction with the exhibition and presentation, Inside the Mind of Milton Glaser

AIGA National Conference I San Antonio, TX I 1989Attendee / Biennial American Institute of Graphic Arts National Conference / Participation in professional presentations, workshops, studio visits, and round-table discussions / Special one-on-one meeting with Nathan Gluck and Neville Brody

AIGA Leadership Symposium I American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York City, NY I 1988 Week long leadership workshop tied to the founding of the Salt Lake City Chapter of the AIGA of which I was a co-founder

AIGA National Conference I San Francisco, CA I 1987Attendee / Biennial American Institute of Graphic Arts National Conference / Participation in professional presentations, workshops, studio visits, and round-table discussions

New Technology in Art Conference I Salt Lake City, UT I 1986 Organizer and Facilitator / Hosted by the Utah Arts Council and the Contemporary Arts Group of Salt Lake City / Presenter’s included Paul MacCready, creator of the Gossamer Albatross, and April Greiman, a pioneer of digital imagery in graphic design

Envision I Sacramento, CA I 1984 through 1988Attendee / Annual regional design conference sponsored by the ADAC of Sacramento / Participation in professional presentations, workshops, studio visits, and round-table discussions / Special one-on-one meeting with Ray Eames

Scholarly Travel

Stansbury Island, Big Rocks, Fish Creek Cove, The Maze, Upper Calf Creek I BLM, GSEM, CNP, UT I Spring 2014Sabbatical study and research of shamanic desert archaic, Barrier Canyon, Anasazi and Fremont Indian rock art in Utah’s red rock desert

Portland, OR I Biannually 2010 to 2016Visits to art museums (Portland Art Museum) and galleries, an exhibition of Waterfront Blues Posters, a private tour of Umpqua BankStores designed by Ziba Design Group, visit to offices of Weiden+Kennedy and Core 77

San Francisco, CA I Biannually 2005 to 2009Visits to art museums (SF MOMA, de Yong Museum, Legion of Honor) and galleries, the design department at the San Francisco Art Institute, and professional studio visits (Michael Mabry)

Plein-air Painting Trips I Backroads of Utah, Arizona I 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010Working trip with contemporary landscape painters Ed Mell and Gary Ernest Smith / Two day residency, The Nature ConservancyPatagonia-Sonita Creek Preserve, Patagonia, AZ, along the Mexican Border

Europe- Northeastern Mediterranean I Museums & archeological sites in Greece and Turkey - Athens, Crete, Patmos, Rhodes and Ephesus I 1997

Mexico I Museums & archeological sites in the Yucatan, Quintanna Roo, Baja and Gulf of California, the Pacific Coast I 1985, 1992, 1999

US Cities- Chicago, Washington DC, NYC, LA, others I Art museums and design studios I 1980s & 1990s

Europe- Northwestern Mediterranean I Museums & archeological sites in Spain, Morocco, France and Italy - Barcelona, Mallorca, Malaga,Tangiers, Marseille, Lucca, Florence, Sienna and Venice I 1989

Europe- Germany, Belgium, England, France, Switzerland and Italy I Art Museums and design schools in Frankfurt, Brussels, London,Paris, Milan, and Rome I 1989Highlights - Independent Study art history project with Dr. Robert Olpin of the University of Utah, and a visit with Wolfgang Weingart at the Institute of Design in Basel Switzerland

Asia- Japan I Museums and design studios in Tokyo and Koyto I 1970 and 1973

Asia- South Korea I Military and Public Service in Seoul, Pusan and Chung Ju I 1970 through 1973, 1974, 1975

Teaching Evaluations / Honors / Recognition

Associative Professor Tenure Appointment I Weber State University I 2013

DOVA(D) Peer Reviews I Weber State University I 2008, 2011, 2012

Student Evaluations I Weber State University I 2005 to Present

Outstanding Teaching Award I University of Illinois I 1978

Teaching Fellowship/Scholarship I University of Illinois I 1976 to 78

Adjutant Generals Award – Art I Utah National Guard I 1968


Teaching Grants

RSPG Faculty Development Grant I Weber State University I 2008Used for a design workshop by visiting designer Robert Carter, author Typography: Form & Communication

Hemingway New Faculty Development Grant I Weber State University I 2007Used for creative research resulting in the art installation, Wild, DOVA Faculty Exhibition, 2008

Student Recognition

Exhibition of On Waste Sustainability Posters I WSU Elisabeth Hall & Shepard Union Bridge Gallery I 2014/15Advanced Design class project supporting WSU “On Waste” Engaged Learning Series

Exhibition of On Air Sustainability Posters I WSU Elisabeth Hall & Shepard Union Bridge Gallery I 2013/14Advanced Design class project supporting WSU “On Air” Engaged Learning Series

Student Work Purchased and Exhibited I WSU Shepard Union Building I 2011, 2012, 2013Selected Vis Com graduates BFA posters purchased annually and hung in Shepherd Union Building

The Future of Design Exhibition I Alpine Art Gallery, Salt Lake Design Week I 2012Facilitator / Five WSU DOVA Vis Com students were invited to exhibit their work in The Future of Design exhibition

Pixels of Fury Winner I Salt Lake Design Week I 2012WSU student won Veer’s Pixels of Fury real-time design competition / One of four participating student designers and twelve professionals

AIGASLC Student Portfolio Review Poster Design Competition Winner I Salt Lake City Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Salt Lake City, UT I 2012WSU Vis Com student’s design chosen out of 20 design student submissions to promote the Student Portfolio Review

AIGASLC Intercollegiate Student Design Competition I Salt Lake City Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Student Portfolio Review, Salt Lake City, UT I 2011

WSU Vis Com students took “first place” in the intercollegiate design competition among Utah’s top university design programs, WSU, U of U, USU, BYU and UVU

AIGA100 Show I Salt Lake City Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts Annual Design Awards I 2006, 2008 through 2014WSU Vis Com students have consistency received design awards in the professional design competition every year since 2008 / studentwork is judged against professional submissions and ten student designs are selected to show along with 100 professional award winners

Graduate School Program Acceptance I Virginia Commonwealth University I 2006 and 2008Two WSU Vis Com graduates were accepted into the graduate school design program at Virginia Commonwealth University, top publicgraduate program in design in the country at the time / One student is now Assistant Professor of Design at SUNY Fredonia

Student Work Published I Typography: Form & Communication, Fourth Edition, Carter, Day & Meggs I 2006Student work from the 2005 History of Graphic Design class published in the top typography textbook in the country at the time

P R O F E S S I O N A L / C R E AT I V E

Professional Experience

Clarkson CreativeDesign Consultant I Salt Lake City I 1993 to the PresentCommunications design consultant specializing in the design and development of branding, advertising, packaging, literature and promotion for corporate, non-profit and government clientele

Design clientele have included FedEx, Iomega, FranklinCovey, Evans & Sutherland, Utah Travel Council, OC Tanner, Utah Department ofTransportation, Salt Lake City Corporation, Megadyne Medical, Catheter Innovations, Evans & Sutherland, Signature Books, IntermountainHealth Care, Idaho Supreme, Gibbs Smith Books, University of Utah Press, Cookietree Bakeries, Natures Way, Utah Retirement Systems,Utah Arts Council, Century Software, Novell, Word Perfect, Thiokol, and The Nature Conservancy among others

Clarkson TwedePresident / Creative Director I Salt Lake City I 1989 to1992Full-service design/advertising agency specializing in the design and development of innovative branding, advertising and communications for corporate, non-profit and government clientele

Smith & Clarkson DesignPrincipal / Partner I Salt Lake City I 1982 to 1988Full-service design firm specializing in “Design for Marketing” services for corporate, non-profit and government clientele


Graham Cracker GraphicsPrincipal / Partner I Salt Lake City I 1984 to 1986Art publishing company that sold posters and prints wholesale to galleries/frame shops internationally

Great American RealtorsDirector of Marketing I Salt Lake City I 1981to 1982Largest real estate company in Intermountain West specializing in marketing of urban and ski resort condominium developments /Responsible for marketing and communications, as well as the design and production of project identity, signage, sales office exhibits, print collateral and advertising

Design CenterCreative Director I Salt Lake City I 1980to 1981Specialized in product and graphic design, and exhibition design/fabrication services for corporate, non-profit and government clientele

LDS Church Design CommunicationsContracted Designer I Salt Lake City I 1979 to 1980Worked on special projects including identity, public service advertising, and magazine/publication design and illustration.

Total DesignSenior Designer / Illustrator I Salt Lake City I 1978 to 1979Full-service communications design firm serving a variety of corporate and government clientele

LG Clarkson DesignDesigner / Illustrator I Champaign-Urbana / Chicago, IL I 1976 to 1978Special projects design for the National Council Teachers of English, U of I Press, and various groups in the Chicago area

Educational MediaDesigner / Illustrator I University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT I 1974 to 1976Special projects design for on-campus groups

US Army / Utah National GuardMilitary Intelligence Linguist / Interrogator / Analyst

96th ARCOM, 536th Communications Company, Salt Lake City, UT I 1969 through 1972

142nd Military Intelligence Unit, Salt Lake City, UT and Seoul, South Korea I 1973 through 1976

449th Military Intelligence Detachment, Campaign-Urbana, IL I 1976 through 1978

Selected Creative Work

WeberSCAPES I Weber Basin Water Conservancy District I 2016A water-wise landscaping guide for northern Utah

2015 Operations Summary I Weber Basin Water Conservancy District I 2016A 48-page report highlighting the operations and achievements of the northern Utah’s largest water district

Annual Report I Utah Office of Commerce, Governors Office of Economic Development I 2015Designed identity and graphic standards for Utah’s newest state government office

Antelope Island Trail Signs & Maps / Felding Garr Ranch Interpretive Signs I Antelope Island State Park I 2015, 2016Designed maps and signage for this Utah State Park in the Great Salt Lake

LRBI Technical Assistance Manual I Utah State Office of Education I 2014Designed 160-page teachers and administrator’s guide to Least Restrictive Behavior Interventions for students

OED Identity Design & Branding Guide I Utah Office of Energy Development, Governors Office of Economic Development I 2014Designed identity and graphic standards for Utah’s newest state government office

Utah Travel Guide and Utah Travel Experience Planners I Utah Office of Tourism I 2002 through 2014This project also included branding and organizational consulting on the new companion Utah Travel Website (www.visitutah.com/), and the design of the interactive pdf version of the Utah Travel Guide on the web (www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/utah/travelguide2012/)/The Utah Travel Guide, and its supporting documents, is an on-going publication that I have designed biennially for the State of Utah sincethe 1990s, including the Official 2002 Olympic Edition / It has twice won the Mercury Award for the “Best Official State Travel GuideDesign”, by the Educational Seminar for National Council of State Tourism Directors (NCSTD), and the Travel Industry Association (TIA) -2007 and 2013

Utah State Highway Map I Utah Department of Transportation I 2008, 2011, 2014Designed and coordinated printing and delivery of the official state map


Theatre Posters I WSU Department of Performing Arts I 2010The illustrated posters received an AFA Addy Award, and were featured in PRINT Magazine’s 20th Regional Design Annual - 2011

Visitors Center Exhibit I Capitol Reef National Park I 2011 Designed, fabricated, and installed interpretive information displays

Exhibition Posters I WSU Shaw Gallery I 2008 Two of the promotional posters I designed won awards at the AIGA100 Show - 2009

Curator, Artist, Lecturer I 1987 International Hiroshima Appeals Peace Posters Exhibition, WSU Shaw Gallery I 2007 Loaned my personal collection of 1987 International Hiroshima Appeals Peace Posters (my 1987 poster design included) for exhibition / Designed promotional poster for the event and a special Iraqi Appeals Peace Poster / Delivered a DOVA visiting artist’s lecture on the history of US and European political and military propaganda posters from WWI through the Iraq War

Annual Report I Utah Department of Environmental Quality I 2006 Utah’s first ever Annual Report on the Environment

Promotional Materials I WSU Department of Performing Arts I 2011 Designed stationary, flyers, bookmarks and banner displays

Financial Report I Weber State University I 2010Designed publication which included a President’s message, highlights of the year, financial charts, graphs and reports

Promotional Materials I WSU Department of Visual Arts I 2009 Designed stationary, presentation cover, brochure, bookmarks, stickers, banner displays and table tent

Painters of Utah’s Canyons & Deserts I Gibbs Smith Publisher I 2008Designed 300-page book on the history of landscape painting in southern Utah written by Dr. Donna Poulton & Dr. Vern Swanson / Included a written introduction authored by me, reproductions of my paintings, and a biographical sketch

Ski Graphics I Voilé I 2009 Designed ski graphics for CarbonSurf and Insane backcountry skis

Utah Business Link Identity I Governors Office of Economic Development I 2006 Designed an identity, promotional literature, and economic development trade show exhibit graphics

Creative Work - Design Awards / Published Design Projects / Exhibitions / Presentations

Professional Design Awards / Exhibitions

Local, Regional, National and International Awards of Excellence I 1975 through the PresentReceived numerous local, regional, national, and international professional awards of excellence for illustration and design including:

Advertising Age Creativity

AAF (American Advertising Federation)- Local, Regional & National

ADSLC (Arts Directors Salt Lake City)

AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)

AIGASLC (Salt Lake City Chapter)

HOW

New York Art Directors Club

PRINT

The One Show

UCDA (University & Colleges Design Association)

Published Design Work

Design Periodicals I 1975 through 2012Design work has appeared in local, national and international design periodicals and publications including:

Advertising Age Ad News

AIGA Art Direction

Creativity Graphic Design USA

GRAPHIS HOWNew York Art Directors Club PRINT


Selected Published Design Case Studies / Creative Biographies

Design Books and Annuals I 1975 through 2011Illustrations, design case studies and samples of my design have been featured in design books and annuals including:

Carter, Day, Meggs, Typography: Form & Communication, John Wiley & Sons - 2007

Carter, Meggs, Typographic Specimens: the Great Typefaces, John Wiley & Sons - 1997

Rob Carter, Working with Computer Type 2: Logotypes & Visual Identity, Rotovision - 1996

Rob Carter, Working with Computer Type 3: Books, Magazines & Newsletters, Rotovision - 1995

David E. Carter, American Corporate Identity II, Art Direction - 1995

Peterson, GRAPHIS Logo 2, Graphis Press - 1996

Peterson, GRAPHIS Logo 3, Graphis Press - 1993

Peterson, GRAPHIS Letterhead 2, Graphis Press - 1993

HOW, Self-Promotion Annual - 1991

Helmkin, PEACE: Images for Survival, Shoshin Society - 1988

American Institute of Graphic Arts, AIGA Design Annual - 1987

PRINT, Print’s Regional Annual - 1985, 86, 88, 91, 94 & 2011

Peterson, PHOTOGRAPHIS, Graphis Press - 1985

Art Directors Club (New York), Art Directors Annual - 1982 & 86

ART DIRECTION, Creativity Annual - 1976 & 78

Selected Published Art Work

Books and Publications I 1975 through 2012

Start Your Collection, Southwest Art Magazine - 2002

Emerging Artist Claims Best of Show, ART TALK Magazine - March 2001

Painters of Utah’s Canyons & Desert, Dr. Donna Poulton, Dr. Vern Swanson, Gibbs Smith Publishers - 2008

Camoin, Clarkson, Scholl, Utah: A Guide to the State, 3rd Edition of the historic WPA Guide, Gibbs Smith Publishers - 1998

Selected Published Writings

Books and Publications I 1975 through 2012

True West Magazine, Wild Bunch Territory, A Utah Road Trip - March 2012Article about travel in Utah / (www.truewestmagazine.com/jcontent/travel/travel-features/4535-wild-bunch-territory)

Introduction, Painters of Utah’s Canyons & Desert, Dr. Donna Poulton, Dr. Vern Swanson, Gibbs Smith Publishers - 2008

The Fine Art of Travel, Utah Travel Guide – Olympic Edition, Utah Travel Council - 2002

He Did Cast Himself into the Sea, New Genesis, Terry Tempest Williams, Editor, Gibbs Smith Publisher - 1998

Introduction, Utah: A Guide to the State (3rd Edition of the historic WPA Guide),Camoin, Clarkson, Scholl, Gibbs Smith Publishers - 1998

Design Matters, AD NEWS, Suzen Sawatzki Editor - 1994

Selected Unpublished Design Writings

Graduate Thesis I 1975 through 2012

Larry Clarkson, Design & Communication: Context, Change, Order & Information, University of Illinois - 1981

Clarkson-Wiser, Design & Communication: Context & Approach, University of Illinois - 1978

Larry Clarkson, A Design Methodology, University of Illinois - 1979

Addresses to Professional GroupsInvitations I 1980s & 90s

American Institute of Graphic Artists Salt Lake City (AIGASLC), Salt Lake City, UT

Art Directors Club of Salt Lake City (ADSLC), Salt Lake City, UT

The Design Conference That Happens to be in Park City (TDCTHPC), Park City, UT


Creative Work - Art Awards / Published Art / Exhibitions

Art Awards / Exhibitions

2016

Invitational Group Show –DOVAD Faculty Exhibition - WSU Shaw Gallery, Ogden– The Revenant, icon/landscape paintingsNorthern Utah Plein-Air Painting Competition, Bountiful Art Center, Bountiful– Judge and Guest Exhibitor

2014

Invitational Group Show –DOVAD Faculty Exhibition - WSU Shaw Gallery, Ogden– Wildness, illustrative medallions commemorating encounters with animals in the wild

2012

Invitational Group Shows –DOVA Faculty Exhibition - WSU Shaw Gallery, Ogden– Into the Wild, icon/landscape paintings from W&DOL summer class, Lakeview, MTGala Exhibition, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA), Salt Lake City, UT

Group Show –Gallery 24, Torrey, Utah

Corporate Commission –Beaver, Gooch Law Firm, Salt Lake City, UT

2011

Invitational Group Show –Gala Exhibition, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA), Salt Lake City, UT

Group Show –Gallery 24, Torrey, , UT

Corporate Commission –Mt Timpanogos, Gooch Law Firm, Salt Lake City, UT

2010

Invitational Group Show –Not Just Another Pretty Face - Salt Lake Art Center (UMOCA), Salt Lake City, UT

Group Show –Gallery 24, Torrey, UTDOVA Faculty Exhibition - WSU Shaw Gallery, Ogden, UT – Theatre Posters, illustration and design for WSU Eccles Theatre productions

2009

Invitational Group Show –Contemporary Art of the American West - Historic Huntington Estate, Palm Springs, CA

Group & Two-Person Shows –Gallery 24, Torrey, UTEvergreen Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

2008

Invitational Group Show –Thanksgiving Point Plein-Air Festival, (Cash Award) - Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, UT DOVA Faculty Exhibition - WSU Shaw Gallery, Ogden, UT – Resurrection of the Wild, a unique 350 square-foot installation in the Shaw Gallery

Group Shows –Midway Plein-Air Festival, Midway City Hall, Midway, UT Gallery 24, Torrey, UTEvergreen Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT


SERVICE

2007

Exhibition/Visiting Artist Lecture –Hiroshima Appeals Peace Posters, WSU Shaw Gallery, Ogden, UT

Two Person Show –Modern 8 Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

Invitational Group Shows –LeConte Stewart Country, Apple Gallery, Bountiful, UT

Thanksgiving Point Plein-Air Festival, (Cash Award) - Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, UT

Juried Group Shows –Deseret News Landscape Show, (Award of Merit), Utah Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, UT33rd Annual Statewide Competition, Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden, UT

Group Shows –Midway Plein-Air Festival, Midway City Hall, Midway, UT Evergreen Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

Evidence - Clarkson, Choberka, Morris and Del Bosque, WSU Shaw Gallery, Ogden, UT Gallery 24, Torrey, UT

Corporate Commission –Thanksgiving Golf Course, Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, UT

2006

Two-Person Show –Union Station Gallery; Ogden, UT

Invitational Group Show –An Evening of Art, American Lung Association, Salt Lake City, UTLeConte Stewart Country, Apple Gallery, Bountiful, UT

Juried Group Show –82nd Spring Salon, Springville Art Museum, Springville, UT Art & Soup Celebration, Community Nursing Services, Salt Lake City, UT

Group Shows –DOVA Faculty Exhibition, WSU Shaw Gallery, Ogden, UTMeyer Gallery, Park City, UTEvergreen Gallery, Salt Lake City, UTGallery 24, Torrey, UT Mountain Colors, Snowbird, UT Demott Gallery, Vail, CO

2005

Two Person Show –Clarkson and Boardman, Gallery 24, Torrey, UT

Invitational Group Show –40th Anniversary Invitational, Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT

Juried Group Shows –Deseret News Landscape Show, (Award of Merit), Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, UTCelebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ Thunderbird Artists, Vail, CO

Group Shows –Everett Ruess Plein-Air Festival, (UTC Award), Escalante, UTDOVA Faculty Exhibition, WSU Shaw Gallery, Ogden, UTHelper Plein-Air Festival, (Award of Merit), Helper, UT Wild Rivers Plein-Air Festival, (Cash Award), Vernal, UT Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT Evergreen Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT Gallery 24, Torrey, UT Mountain Colors, Snowbird, UT Demott Gallery, Vail, CO


2004

One Person Show –Don Brady Gallery, Salt Lake City, UTGallery 24, Torrey, UT

Invitational Group Show –Utah Environment: Opening a Dialogue, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT Painters of the Grand Canyon, Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Group Show –Helper Plein-Air, (Cash Award), Helper, UTUtah Artists, Williams Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UTMeyer Gallery, Park City, UTEvergreen Gallery, Salt Lake City, UTGallery 24, Torrey, UTMountain Colors, Snowbird, UTWinston Gallery, Telluride, CO

2002-2003

One Person Show –2002 Winter Olympics - Fine Art of Travel, Holladay Library, Salt Lake City, UT

Invitational Group Show –Utah Painters at Home & Abroad, ‘A’ Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

Gallery Group Shows –A Gallery, Salt Lake City, UTWilliams Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT

Juried Group Show –Desert News Landscape Show, (Cash Award), Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

2001

Commission –Official 2002 Winter Olympic Pin Design, National Park Service, Harpers Ferry, VA Utah Landscape Paintings, Utah Travel Guide - Winter Olympics Edition, Utah Travel Council

Juried Group Show –16th Annual Religious Art Show, Springville Art Museum, Springville, UT

Group Show –Helper Plein-Air, Cash Award, Helper, UT

Invitational Group Show –Bingham Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

2000

Juried Group Show –76th Spring Salon, Springville Art Museum, Springville, UT Desert News Landscape Show, (Cash Award), Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Invitational Group Show –First Annual Maynard Dixon Country, (Best of Show Cash Award), Maynard Dixon Museum, Mt Carmel, UT

Pre-2000

Invitational Group Shows –Maynard Dixon Invitational, Williams Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT - 1998Hiroshima Appeals, Shoshin Society, Washington DC, New York City, Hiroshima, and Tokyo - 1983

S E R V I C E

Professional / Community Service

Special Advisor / Student portfolio Reviewer – American Institute of Graphic Arts, Salt Lake City Chapter, 2005 to the Present

Special Events / Fundraising – UMOCA (SLAC), Salt Lake City, UT - 2009 to 2011

Founder – Friends of Capitol Reef National Park - 1995Non-Profit Support Organization for the National Park Service, Torrey, UT


Co-Founder / President – Entrada Institute - 1993 to 1995Non-Profit Environmental/Arts Organization celebrating the Colorado Plateau, Torrey, UT

Advisory Board Member – Writers @ Work - 1989 to 1992Annual Western Writing Conference / Competition, Park City & Westminster College, UT

Co-Founder – Salt Lake City Chapter, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Salt Lake City, UT - 1990

Advisory Board Member – Utah Symphony, Salt Lake City, UT - 1990

Advisory Board Member – Salt Lake Art Center (UMOCA), Salt Lake City, UT - 1988 to 1990

President / Board Member – Salt Lake Art Directors Club, Salt Lake City, UT - 1982 to 1988

Founder / President – University of Utah Graphic Design Student Association - 1975 to 1976

Committees – University / College / Department

Weber State University –

Environmental Issues Committee member - 2008 to 2011

Museum of Natural Science Advisory Committee member - 2007 to 2009

College of Arts & Humanities –

Endowed Scholar Committee member - 2009

Department of Visual Arts –

Peer Review Rank & Tenure Committee member - 2013/14

KVAC Building Committee member - 2009/10, 2011/12

Vis Com Search Committee member - 2009/10

NASAD Accreditation Committee member - 2009/10

Vis Com Search Committee member - 2009/10

DOVA Web Site Committee member - 2008 to 2010

Foundations Director Search Committee member - 2011/12

Foundations Curriculum Committee member - 2007/08, 2008/09, 2011/12, 2012/13

Shaw Gallery / Visiting Artists Committee member - 2005 to the Present

Utah High School Art Portfolio Review / Springville Art Museum - 2005/06, 2011/12, 2013/14

WSU Student Chapter AIGA faculty advisor - 2005 to 2010

Outreach & Promotion Committee member - 2005 to 2009

Northern Utah High School Art Exhibition Committee member - 2005 to 2009

Service Work – Design / Presentations

Weber State University –

Departmental Flags I WSU Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities I 2009Design and fabrication of new departmental graduation flags

College of Arts & Humanities –

Donor Graphics I Val A. Browning Center I 2012Donor list graphics for digital display

Department of Visual Arts –

The Industrial Sublime I WSU Shaw Gallery I 2011Design of promotional materials, a banner, posters, e-flyers, and catalog for exhibition of the photography of Edward Burtynsky / Shown at the WSU Shaw Gallery, the University of Wyoming Art Museum, and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts / Catalog included an essay by WSU Art History Professor, Dr. Angelika Pagel

Promotional Materials I WSU Environmental Issues Committee I 2008 to 2011Design of event promotional materials, including campus-wide recycling campaign graphics / Received “Outstanding Committee Service Recognition” in the annual Committee Reports for all three years of my service.

Extreme Ice Survey I WSU College of Telitha E. Lindquist Arts & Humanities I 2010Design of promotional materials for a visit in 2010 by National Geographic photographer, James Balog / Included public lectures and the exhibition of his work in the Shepard Union Building


Identity I WSU College of Telitha E. Lindquist Arts & Humanities I 2010Design for the renamed Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities / Included stationary, digital graduation graphics, and a faculty newsletter masthead

Promotional Materials I WSU Department of Visual Arts (DOVA) I 2009Design of exhibition panels and table skirts, a kit cover, brochure, stationary, note pad, book mark and bumper sticker

DOVA Student Handbook I WSU Department of Visual Arts (DOVA) I 2010 to PresentDesign of a 60-page document, which is updated annually

Promotional Materials I WSU Shaw Gallery I 2005 to 2009Design of posters, flyers, building banners, exhibition graphics, and collateral

Promotional Materials I WSU Department of Visual Arts (DOVA), Northern Utah High School Art Exhibition I 2005 to 2009Design of poster/mailer, application forms, awards, banners, and exhibition graphics for the annual event

Addresses to Community Groups

Judge’s Statement (Written) I Northern Utah Plein-Air Painting Competition, Bountiful Art Center, Bountiful, UT I September, 2016

Business of Design I WSU, Kimball Visual Arts Center, Lindquist Hall I December, 2011

This is the Place, Slide Jam: Branding I Salt Lake Art Center (UMOCA), Salt Lake City, UT I March, 2009

War & Peace by Design I WSU, Kimball Visual Arts Center, Lindquist Hall I September, 2007Presentation in conjunction with Peace Poster Exhibition in the Shaw Gallery

Letters I Maynard Dixon Symposium. Williams Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT I November,1998 Co-presentation with Terry Tempest Williams to celebrate Maynard Dixon Day

Environmental Presentations I Entrada Institute I 1993 through 1997Coordinated and presented more than a dozen public addresses on art and environmental issues / Glen Canyon: Before the Dam, Westminster College, University of Utah, Utah State University / Ethics of Wilderness Photography, Torrey, UT


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