Cat Normoyle

Community-based Practices

Presenting research on social design assessment strategies for graphic design programs at the 2015 AIGA Design Educators Conference in Toronto

Increased demands on socially conscious design and community engagement have shifted traditional outcomes for graphic design to include social responsibility as a design deliverable.

January 5, 2015 No Comments

Research

The Importance of Developing a User Journey in Design

An excerpt from Rethinking the Interior Design User Journey: How Instagram is Changing User Perceptions of Interior Environments

January 4, 2015 No Comments

A new frontier of Digital Publishing: A tutorial of Adobe InDesign features

This article will walk you through a series of video tutorials to show you how you can turn your print publication into an interactive e-book

November 21, 2014 1 Comment

Teaching & Student Work

60 Years of Rock and Roll Exhibition: A Collaboration with the Levitt Shell

60 Years of Rock and Roll is a collaborative student exhibition featuring work that celebrates the 60th anniversary of Rock and Roll at The Levitt Shell.

October 19, 2014 No Comments

Research

The Role of Technology in Stations: Research Prepared for Presentation at Design Inquiry

Stations that are augmented with technological elements that enhance experiences for its agents in continuity with the physical elements of a station can be successful.

August 16, 2014 No Comments

Research

MLGW Leadership Conference: Restoring Vacant Buildings

The conference will be held at the MLGW Joyce M. Blackmon Training and Development Center located at 4949 Raleigh-LaGrange at Covington Pike on August 1, 2014.

August 5, 2014 No Comments

Process & Making

Elements of Typography on the Letterpress

My focus for this class was to experiment with expressive typography, working with methods of repetition, pattern and reflection using letterforms from the typeface Bodoni.

August 5, 2014 No Comments

Teaching & Student Work

A Year in Review: Student Project Work in the Graphic Design Program at Memphis College of Art

Students at Memphis College of Art worked really hard to create some lovely graphic design work over the course of the 2013-2014 Academic Year. In celebration of this hard work,

July 25, 2014 No Comments