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CONTACT | J. Blake JohnsonAssistant Professor at Saginaw Valley State University Department of Art/Graphic DesignJ. Blake Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Saginaw Valley State University. Professor Johnson holds a BFA from The Art Center College of Design and MFA from The University of Idaho. He has 16+ years professional experience in corporate and freelance settings. Prior to teaching design he worked for a number of design firms on the West Coast. Clients included Nike, Sony, NBC, X-BOX, Microsoft, Adidas and Columbia Sportswear, as well as hospitals and universities in the Pacific Northwest. In 2006 he began Graphic User Interface design for Pillar Data Systems (a division of the Oracle Corporation) and continues to contract with Pillar. Professor Johnson also continues to practice graphic design, allowing such varied projects as sports mascot design to stage performance promotion material and costuming |
| Professor Johnson currently teaches a broad range of classes such as: Digital Imaging, Typography, Packaging, Graphic Design History, Web Design, Portfolio Design, and Graphic User Interface Design. SPECIALTIES GUI - Graphic User Interface Design Print Media Digital Imaging - Vector & Pixel Fine Art - Sculpture Typography Environmental graphics, signage and wayfinding Packaging Branding & Identity Board Graphics EDUCATION University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho, Master of Fine Art 5/2007, Emphasizing Graphic Design Art Center College of Design Pasadena, California, Bachelor of Fine Art 1997, Emphasizing Graphic and Packaging Design, Honors Graduate Art Center Europe Brigham Young University-Idaho Associate Degree 1993, Arts and Sciences, Honors Graduate TEACHING Saginaw Valley State University August 2007 - present Saginaw, MI University of Idaho August 2004 - 2007 Moscow, ID PROFESSIONAL Pillar Data Systems Denver, Colorado, Graphic User Interface Designer June 2006 - present IDL Merchandising Solutions Portland, Oregon, Senior Graphic Designer April 2002 - August 2004 Anderson Krygier Inc. Portland, Oregon, Designer March 2001 - March 2002 Freelance Designer Designer Portland, Oregon, November 2000 - March 2001Spectra Entertainment Simi Valley, California, Senior Graphic Designer May 1998 - October 2000 San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group Pasadena, California, Marketing/Promotions Graphic Designer Pasadena, October 1996-May 1998 Graphic Services Rexburg, Idaho, Graphic Designer September 1991 - April 1993 |