This Fall the number of Graphic Communication Department faculty professors has doubled in size from last year, so I thought it might be a good idea to introduce you to all of us.
First off, Tom Cappelletti, a former adjunct and long-term temporary instructor is now a full-time professor. He teaches Dreamweaver (361) and Illustrator (340) and always keeps the class entertained with his frenetic energy and fast-paced lessons. Tom is a former GCOM student, successful freelance designer, and he is also our multi-modality master, teaching in class, online and interactive TV classes.
Next, it was a long time coming, but we finally have a full-time Animation instructor—Patrick Crandley. Pat has been a professional animator on a number of exciting TV and advertising projects and is new to teaching profession. He also has a ton of energy and will keep you on your toes in three of our core animation courses (400, 401, and 402).
Last, but not least, is our 1-year long term temporary instructor, Andrea Diaz-Vaughn. She goes by "Dre" and has been an adjunct here for a couple years. She has a background as a very successful designer and creative director at places like SN&R, Sol Design Group, and California Restaurant Association. Dre will be sharing her expertise in InDesign (314), Adv. Illustrator (341), Photoshop (330), and GCOM Studio + Club (490).
And, if you didn't know, I'm Don Button. Third year full-time prof, five-year adjunct prior to that, and long time SN&R Creative Director and freelance designer. I teach QuarkXPress (316), Newspaper Design (319), Photoshop (330), Adv. Photoshop (331) and Fireworks (360). I'm also department chair, and usually try to cram 2 hours of teaching into every 1.6 hour class.
Here's to a good semester for all!
1 comment:
The Fab Four eh? Which one of us is Ringo?
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