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Designer & Writer
  • Andrew Shea


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    • I'm a multidisciplinary graphic designer and writer living in New York City. My projects have involved designing identities, motion graphics, web sites, exhibition graphics, publications, as well as copywriting and art directing. I look for projects that challenge my thinking and form-making skills, but I'm especially interested in collaborating with non-profits and civic organizations that need help to address complex social problems in ways that might spur lasting social change.
    Eat Locally-Sourced Food
    "Social Design" Visualizations
    Radio Telepathy Alphabets
    Eat Restaurant Website
    Logos & Marks
    Word Book 2009 Calendar
    MFA Thesis Exhibition
    15FOUR
    18 'Social Design' Terms that Mean the Same Thing
    Strategies in Motion
    Chaotic Assemblies
    Designing for Social Change
    • I'm an avid writer. It's an important part of the way I work and I've also been lucky enough to write for some great organizations like Core77 and Designer's Review of Books. I'm currently writing a book about strategies that can help community-based graphic design projects become more effective. It will include 20 projects from around the country and will be published by Princeton Architectural Press. Visit the book website to learn more.
    Princeton Architectural Press
    Core77
    Designer's Review of Books
    Ark
    Shultz
    Roots iPhone Application
    Social Studies Conference
    Adbusters
    Bancroft Collaborative
    • I've taught design classes at Maryland Institute College of Art and Fordham University, including motion graphics, and photo imaging. Design history plays an important role in my curriculum and I challenge students to assess the impact of their designs. I've also advised students as a teaching assistant in many classes, including those where students work with communities and use design to address complex social problems.
    Motion Graphics (GD 368) — Animation by Harilaos Skourtis
    Design Coalition: Men & Family Center (GD 323)
    PhotoImaging (GD 330)
    Design Coaltion: Neurofibromatosis (GD 323)