ellen lytle portfolio & student work

Selected Achievements• Judge of the How Magazine Interactive Design Annual. Wrote judges’ article

reviewing the year's work.

• Author of best-selling design book: Click 1, The Brightest in Computer-generated Design and Illustration

• Received the G. Theodore Mitau Award for Innovation and Change in Higher Education from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

• Tapped by Atlanta’s Women’s Magazine WLA (2003) as one of the “100 Most Influential and Powerful Women in Georgia”. Also honored were Coretta Scott King, Jane Fonda, Mayor Shirley Franklin, and the presidents of Kennesaw State University and Spelman College.

• Recognized with the Art Institute Award for Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Student Success for creating weekend workshops to assist at-risk students with design process, theory, ideation, clarity and confidence.

• Chairman of a National Design Conference

• Developed the national degree program in Illustration and led the team to develop the curriculum for system-wide launch on 40 campuses.

• Commission for the U.S. Olympics in Atlanta

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EXPERIENCEACHIEVEMENTS EDUCATION

Master of Design, Graphic Design | 1989University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning, Cincinnati Terminal degree with thesis (MFA equivalent). Research areas: Electronic publishing and design education. Full scholarship. Selected by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 25 graduate design programs in the world.

Master of Arts, Instructional Design & Technology | 1986Miami University, Oxford, OH. Coursework in instructional design and development, curriculum, educational technology, instructional theory and educational research. Information design and development for broadcast and print media. Research area: Computer-based Instruction.

Bachelor of Science, Graphic Design | 1979University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning, Cincinnati Curriculum integrates the study of typography, layout, photography, information, systems, theory and design history. Internationally recognized, five-year graphic design program alternating quarters of professional practice in the field with coursework.

The Leys School, Cambridge University | 1973Cambridge, UK. Started college at age 15 studying studio arts, contemporary British theater and European history.

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The Medici Center| 2008 – 2009 Director of a Think Tank and Institute for Collaboration for Atlanta universities, medical centers, government agencies and research organizations. Assistant Professor| 2000 – 2007

Dual Appt. Graphic Design and Multimedia/Web Design, Art Institute of Atlanta

Assistant Professor, Graphic Design | 1985 – 1993 Northern Kentucky University, Coordinator of the Graphic Design Program Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design | 1988University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning.

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Adjunct Faculty| 2012 Westwood College-Northlake

Adjunct Faculty| 2014 – presentArt Institute of Ohio-Cincinnati

Visiting Professor| 2015 – present Eastern Kentucky University

Marketing Director | 1999Tele-Track Credit Bureau, Atlanta, GA

Medical Illustrator | 1979-83Biomedical Communications, University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Corporate Communications Designer | 1998The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA

Publisher | 1995-98Multifile Publishing Co., Cincinnati, OH

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Marketing Communications Editor/Designer | 2009-10 Smith & Nephew/Johnson & Johnson, Atlanta, GA

Graphic Design Press | 1983 – present Graphic Design, Publishing and Marketing Communications

Director of Marketing & Communications | 2013Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Greater Cincinnati area

Senior Designer | 1995-96Tischbein Design, Covington, KY

Bestselling AuthorClick, The Brightest in Computer-generated Design and IllustrationCincinnati, OH: Northlight Books, 1990.Graphic Designers’ Book Club Alternative Selection of the Month

ResearchMacro- and Microsystems in Graphic Design

My research focuses on the investigation of the systems that support graphic design.

Microsystems are a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole such as the geometry used in a logo.

Macrosystems are a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done such as a corporate identity system (an organized scheme or methodology).

Systems thinking offers designers concepts and tools that support the decision-making and critical thinking skills needed for the efficient and profitable practice of design.

ResearchMacro- and Microsystems in Graphic Design

My research goals are to:• Understand, explain and document systems thinking in graphic design• Discover, analyze, and catalog the different types of systems used in graphic design• Standardize the terminology used to describe the different systems• Evaluate parallels between systems thinking and the design process• Develop recommendations for when systems should be applied• Determine criteria for and document case studies of successful systems• Expand the available number of solutions by adapting systems from other fields to

graphic design• Create accessible tools for design education that enable educators to integrate the

study of systems into their curricula

ResearchBook Title:Systems Essentials, 100 Design Principles for Using Macro- and Microsystems in DesignPreparing book proposal for Rockport Publishers

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| PRINT | IDENTITY | INTERACTIVE | VIDEO | PUBLISHING | MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS | PACKAGING |

Award-winning design work was selected for the following juried design annuals & shows: • Silver, Linda. Print’s Best Logos & Symbols 3. New York, NY: RC Publications, 1994. • Cincinnati Art Directors’ Club Show: Entries accepted in 1978, 1992, and 1994. • Carter, David E. American Corporate Identity 5. New York, NY: Art Direction Book Co., 1989.• Print Regional Design Annual, 1990.

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Student work from my classes has been selected for awards in the following juried design annuals and shows: • Silver Award, Student Division, ShowSouth, 2005• Honorable Mention, 2003 Print Magazine International Student Cover Competition• First Place, Student Competition, SIGGRAPH, 2004• Grand Prize, 2003 Adobe National Student Competition• Cincinnati Art Directors’ Club Scholarship Award, 1989, 1991 and 1992. • Honorable Mention, 1992 Print Magazine International Student Cover Competition• Third Place, 1989 Print Magazine International Student Cover Competition

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List of Courses Taught

Interactiveand Web Design

• Interface Design• Web Marketing• Introduction to HTML• WordPress

Graphic Design,Advertising and Illustration

• Art Appreciation• Two-dimensional Design• Intro to Graphic Design• Intro to Typography• Advanced Typography• Layout• Symbolism• Printing and Production • Environmental Graphics • Intermediate Graphic Design• Packaging Design• Rapid Visualization

• Advertising Concepts• History of Graphic Design• Corporate Identity• Illustration• Rendering• Collateral Design• Intro to Computer Graphics• Publication Design• Adv Graphic Design I & II• Interdisciplinary Design• Design Research• Senior Project • Portfolio

• Photoshop• Sustainable Design• Typographic Hierarchy• Digital Imaging• Digital Prepress• Advertising Copywriting• Conceptual and Strategic Thinking• Advanced Layout• Intro to Computer Applications• Visual Thinking

Online CoursesInstructional Design

• Portfolio• Publication Design• Advanced Layout• Advertising Concepts

• Selected as a Beta Tester for the new Adobe Digital Publishing Suite

• Tested at the Expert/Instructor Level on Adobe Creative Cloud Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop

– Adobe Muse and Experience– WordPress– EPUB for digital publishing on mobile and tablet

platforms– Digital Video, Adobe Premiere Pro, Camtasia,

Adobe After Effects and Audacity (audio)– Digital Photography– FontLab/Fontographer font design software – PowerPoint, Word and Microsoft Office

(Left) Entry for Olympic Packaging Competition

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PHONE:859.308.8807

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