Professor of Graphic Design
About
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Gravdahl DesignRole:
FacultyPosition:
- Professor of Graphic Design
- Co-Director, Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition (CIIPE)
Concentration:
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
Department:
- Art and Art History
Education:
- M.F.A. Illustration, Syracuse University
- B.F.A. Graphic Design, Colorado State University
Curriculum Vitae:
Biography
John Gravdahl earned his BFA at Colorado State University. He worked for design firms in the Rocky Mountain market before establishing a free-lance enterprise with a wide-ranging clientele from small family-owned businesses to high-tech corporations and non-profit organizations. He received his MFA in Illustration at Syracuse University before founding Propeller Press, winning awards for his children’s books and educational posters. Most recently he was named a GRAPHIS Master by the international design publisher Graphis Institute. A profile, portfolio, and interview on his career accomplishments and design philosophy is featured in the GRAPHIS Journal #379. With an extensive exhibition record he has served as a juror, speaker, and workshop mentor at major design exhibitions and conferences on four continents. He is a professor of Graphic Design in the Department of Art and Art History at CSU and a Co-Director of the Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition (CIIPE).
https://blog.graphis.com/journal-design-johngravdahl/?mc_cid=9f4c9553e7&mc_eid=2d3d5bc278
Publications
Publications include exhibition catalogs for many international juried and invitational graphic design exhibitions (see attached CV). Other examples include:
GRAPHIS Journal #379 – Professional profile, interview, and portfolio, November 2023
Essay for the "15 Years" commemorative hardcover of the Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC) 2023.
Works featured in two international textbooks:
Design Composition Training, Rikuyosha Publishing, Japan 2017
Communicating Design Through Numbers, P.I.E. Books, Japan 2016
Children's Picture Story Books:
Curious Catwalk - Designer/Illustrator/Author, Propeller Press 2003
The Tale of Dog Giovanni - Designer/Illustrator/Author, Propeller Press, 2001
The Physical Characteristics of Poster Art, Visual Resources: An International Journal of Documentation, Co-author, 1994