GRAPHIC DESIGN

UNM Art’s Graphic Design courses provide students with an opportunity to expand upon their fine art studio practice through the integration of design thinking, visual communication, and commercial application.

Thoughtful use of design can be found in all creative disciplines, from the applied and fine arts, to architecture and cinema. The principles upon which good design is based are the building blocks of every well conceived creative endeavor. This concentration examines how the elements, theories, and history of graphic design are used to develop a visual vocabulary that can be applied to various commercial practices as well as forms of conceptual visual communication. Students explore ways in which successful design conveys meaning, engages viewers, and persuades public perception.

 

VISITING ARTIST OF DESIGN

2022

Miguel Novelo

About

Miguel Novelo is an experimental media artist, filmmaker, and cultural event creator from Campeche, Mexico.  Novelo is based between the Bay Area and the Peninsula of Yucatan in Mexico.

Novelo graduated from Escuela TAI with an Associate Degree in 2013, a BFA from SFAI in 2018, and an MFA from Stanford in 2022.

In 2014, he co-founded and produced the Campeche Film Festival, as well as in 2018, co-founded the collective Futuro Sureste. Novelo has exhibited pieces and short films in museums, galleries, and film festivals around the world such as De Young, MUAC, FICM, Sheffield Doc/Fest, and many others.

Novelo will be our first Visiting Artist of Design at the University of New Mexico for the Fall 2022 semester. He will be giving workshops, studio and class room visits, critiques, and a public lecture coming, November 17, 2022. Details in the flyer below.