Kimberly Elam, B.F.A., M.F.A.
Department Head

Parsons School of Design; Cranbrook Academy of Art. Writer, educator, and graphic designer. Author of Expressive Typography: The Word as Image [Van Nostrand Reinhold] and Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition [Princeton Architectural Press], Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type [Princeton Architectural Press], Typographic Systems, Rules for Organizing Type [Princeton Architectural Press], and Graphic Translation, A Graphic Design Project Guide [BookSurge]. Awards: Poynter Institute Fellowship, The Ohio State University Distinguished Teaching Award, Ohio Arts Council Graphic Design Fellowship. She has lectured internationally and her current work focuses on the development of a web site for design educators. studioresourceinc.com 

Edwin Utermohlen, B.F.A., M.F.A. 
Department Coordinator

East Carolina University; California Institute of the Arts. Work has been recognized by the American Center for Design, HOW Magazine, Adobe Systems, the Society of Publication Designers, and the Art Director's Club of Indiana. Exhibitions: "Mixing Messages: Graphic Design in Contemporary Culture"; "Designer as Author: Voices and Visions." Publications: Typographics 1: from Digital to Dyeline and Typographics 2: CyberType; Speak; Aldus; Print. 

Mina Ajrab, B.F.A.  

Ringling College of Art and Design. Web Specialist at Sarasota County Schools. He developed, and currently maintains SarasotaCountySchools.net and various publications. Recipient of ADDY and FPRA Image Awards. He is the operating owner of Sarasota Design, LLC and his client list includes W.G. Mills, Circus Sarasota, Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, ArtisTree, Sarasota Conservation Foundation, Ringling College of Art and Design, Boys & Girls Club, and Comcast Cable. His professional experience includes web and publication development for The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and Broadcast Designer with Access Sarasota. 

Dorian Angello, B.A., M.S.

University of South Florida [Fine Arts]; Pratt Institute [Communications Design]. Past professional experience: Assistant Professor of Graphic Design and Journalism & Media Studies, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL; Area Coordinator and Instructor of Graphic Design [developed and chaired Graphic Design program], Delaware College of Art and Design; Senior Designer, Pratt Institute. Recent presentations include "Reintroducing Tactile Processes into Typography" at the UCDA Design Education Summit 2008. Works exhibited in DCAD Faculty Exhibitions [1999-2002]; recipient of several adDE Awards [2000-2002].

Jeffrey Bleitz, B.F.A., M.F.A.

Iowa State University; University of Arizona. Recipient of several merit and silver awards from the Art Director's Association of Iowa. Works published in Graphis Letterhead 4 and HOW Magazine. American Platinum award winner. AGFA International Young Creatives, 2000.

Jennifer Mumford Brady, B.A., M.F.A. 
Director of Ringling College Design Center

Winona State University; Virginia Commonwealth University. Recent clients: Sarasota Ballet of Florida, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Recipient of numerous ADDY awards and grants. Invited speaker at University and College Designers Association [UCDA] and CASE national conferences. 

Philip Chiocchio, B.A., M.F.A.

University of Miami; Goddard College [Interdisciplinary Arts]. 

Allen Harrison, B.F.A., M.F.A.

University of Akron; Maryland Institute College of Art. Teaching experience: University of Akron; MICA. Past professional experience: Interactive Director, 427 Design; Associate Creative Director, Mission Media; Creative Director and Interactive/Web Developer, Static Spark; VP of Creative, Interactive/Web Developer, Zeris Interactive; Graphic Designer, Interactive/Web Developer, Interlink New Media. Recipient of numerous awards, including 2007 Outstanding Part-time Faculty Award, University of Akron; 1998-2006 ADDY Awards. Wrote, designed and produced Friction Magazine, a publication recognized for design and content by Print Magazine, the ADDY Awards, Utne Reader, The Nation, Mother Jones, PBS, Yahoo.com’s “Daily Pick,” Clamor, Punk Planet, and various independent ’zines. Clients include National Geographic, STX Lacrosse, Oracle, Scion, Babe Ruth Museum, Akron Art Museum, University of Akron, Piper Aircraft. www.monkeybubblemedia.com

Douglas Higgins, B.F.A., M.F.A., M.A.E. 

Virginia Commonwealth University; Rhode Island School of Design. Major exhibitions include: Ruth Siegel Gallery, New York City; Chicago International Art Exposition; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Public Collections: Mobil Oil Corporation, IBM, Federal Reserve Bank. Awards: Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship and award in printmaking, exhibition catalog awards - American Association of Museums. 

Polly Johnson, B.F.A., M.F.A.

Western Michigan University; Virginia Commonwealth University. Recent articles: "Design Education in Progress: Process and Methodology, From Stasis to Motion"; "Zed 5: Implications of the Object, Big rigs and mudflapgirls"; "Zed 7: Public and Private, Just in case we have to do some cooking." Work published: "Experimental Typography, Innovations in Digital Graphics." 

Eddy Roberts, B.F.A., M.F.A.

University of Houston; University of Houston. Design experience with a wide variety of cultural, architectural and institutional clients including The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Hermann Park Conservancy, Ziegler Cooper Architects and Rice Design Alliance. A selected participant for the cross-discipline artist collaboration "American Glamour," supported by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts. Former writer and design contributor to DIY/indie publication D*zine. Multiple exhibitions at the Blaffer Gallery and Commerce Street Studios in Houston, TX.

Stephen Sidelinger, B.F.A., M.S. 

Syracuse University [Design]; Illinois Institute of Technology [Visual Communications]. Stephen was a Professor of Design for 14 years at the Kansas City Art Institute and for the last 20 years in the Communication Arts Department of the Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles. He is the author of the book Color Manual, and was artist in residence to Tina Beebe for the L.A.-based architectural firm of Charles Moore, Ruble, Yudell. His works are in both public and private collections throughout the world, including the UCLA Rare Book Library, Los Angeles, CA; Marriot Library, University of Utah; Phillip Kline College, Chicago, IL; University of Texas Artist’s Book Collection, Austin, TX; Nelson-Atkins Museum Library, Kansas City, MO. www.stephensidelinger.com

Joani Spadaro, B.F.A., M.F.A.

Academy of Art University, San Francisco [Advertising & Design]; Cranbrook Academy of Art [Graphic Design]. Joani continued her studies at Duke University, where she studied literature, writing and critical theory in the Master’s of Liberal Studies degree program. Professional experience: Herron School of Art, Indiana University; College of Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Ohio University School of Art, Athens, OH. Joani developed and directed the Program in Graphic Design at USF, St. Petersburg, FL, and chaired the graphic design programs at the College of Design at NCSU and Ohio University. She was also the education chair of AIGA Raleigh and the inaugural president of  AIGA Tampa Bay, where she remains on the advisory board. Joani’s design work has been honored in a number of shows and publications including the 100 Show, the AIGA Annual, ID Magazine and Émigré Magazine. Her areas of interest include typography, language, literature and feminist studies. She explores the intersection of these areas in mixed–media paintings and drawings and has exhibited her work in both solo and group shows. She is one–half of the design firm doubledagger.net. 

Chris St. Cyr, B.F.A., M.F.A. 

University of Connecticut; Massachusetts College of Art. Mr. St. Cyr previously taught at the University of Denver, Lesley University, and Massachusetts College of Art. Currently he is the Creative Director at 2Communique. His professional experience includes: Creative Director, Chris St. Cyr Design in Boston; Designer for Thoughtbubble Productions in Boston; Art Director at Cadmus Custom Publishing in Boston; Designer at Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Reading, Massachusetts; and Associate Producer at Planet Dexter in Reading. His freelance clients include Aspect Press, Ceres Policy Research, Colorado Country Life, CXO Communications, Harvard University, and Telluride Publishing. He has received numerous awards including the CASE Circle of Excellence Award, University and College Designers Association Annual Design Competition Award of Excellence, and Print Regional Design Annual Award of Excellence. He has had several exhibitions. www.ringling.edu/~cstcyr