Education

Degree Programs

University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

  • Candidate for Master of Fine Arts (Interactive Design) to be completed fall 2008
  • Advisor: Brad Hokanson, PhD

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Illustration), 1989
  • Thesis Project: Original children’s book manuscript, pagination and illustrations.
    • Advisors: Judy-Sue Goodwin-Sturgess and Dr. Phillip Bailey
  • Areas of study included:
    • Drawing
    • Painting in various media
    • Editorial Illustration
    • Children’s Illustration
    • Art Education
    • Photography

Additional Training

Brown College, Mendota Heights, MN

  • Ongoing training in current design software 1992-present:
    • Vector-based applications (Adobe Illustrator)
    • Raster-based applications (Adobe Photoshop)
    • Interactivity (Macromedia/Adobe Director, Flash)
    • Web Design (HTML, Dreamweaver)
    • Multimedia (Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, Adobe After Effects)
    • 3-D Animation (Metacreations Infini-D)
  • Ongoing career development training (see Professional Development for details).

Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN

  • History of Graphic Design course, 1992 (non-credit).