Associate Professor
I endeavor to make design that makes a difference in the world we live in. I am interested in community-based work where I not only design with a particular audience in mind but I closely involve a particular community and use design to solve their specific needs. They in turn are no longer just clients waiting for a finished work that may or may not be what they need. They are part of the process from start to finish and contribute to the end product. This approach often leads into collaboration with professionals from other disciplines. I partner with them to create solutions that go beyond design and have a broader impact on the specific community.
In teaching, I strive not only to pass on the skills and knowledge that are part of my design heritage but also to impart my passion for design to my students. I wish to instill in them the sense of being privileged to communicate messages and an awareness of the responsibility it entails.
I do not believe in watering down design standards and substituting them with cheap computer gimmicks. Computers have become indispensable in our profession, but computer skills have to be supported by strong design principles.
I place emphasis on a concept behind a solution and teach students how to solve design problems. Individual voice and expression should work hand-in-hand with the purpose of the design solution. I strive to help my students find themselves, and their own voice, in their work.
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About Marie A. Lee
I endeavor to make design that makes a difference in the world we live in. I am interested in community-based work where I not only design with a particular audience in mind but I closely involve a particular community and use design to solve their specific needs. They in turn are no longer just clients waiting for a finished work that may or may not be what they need. They are part of the process from start to finish and contribute to the end product. This approach often leads into collaboration with professionals from other disciplines. I partner with them to create solutions that go beyond design and have a broader impact on the specific community.
In teaching, I strive not only to pass on the skills and knowledge that are part of my design heritage but also to impart my passion for design to my students. I wish to instill in them the sense of being privileged to communicate messages and an awareness of the responsibility it entails.
I do not believe in watering down design standards and substituting them with cheap computer gimmicks. Computers have become indispensable in our profession, but computer skills have to be supported by strong design principles.
I place emphasis on a concept behind a solution and teach students how to solve design problems. Individual voice and expression should work hand-in-hand with the purpose of the design solution. I strive to help my students find themselves, and their own voice, in their work.
| 2009 - Present | Associate Professor, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific | |
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Disciplines
Professional Service and Affiliations
| Present | Member, American Institute of Graphic Arts | Present | Member, Golden Key National Honor Society | Present | Member, Social, Economic and Environmental Design (SEED) |
Courses
- Arts 175 Senior Graphic Design Seminar
- Arts 127 Illustration
- Arts 115 Time Based Media: Motion Graphics
- Arts 095 Computer Graphic Design II: Time-Based Media
- Arts 091 Computer Graphic Design I: Print Media Graphics
- Arts 079 Graphic Design III
- Arts 079 Typography I
- Arts 077 Graphic Design II
- Arts 075 Graphic Design I
- Arts 007 Two-Dimensional Design & Color
| 2005 | MFA, Graphic Design, Colorado State University | |
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| 2002 | BFA, Graphic Design, Colorado State University | |
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| 2000 | BA, Advertising, Michigan State University | |
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Contact Information
Phone: 209.946.7323
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