Fitchburg State College Faculty

Jon Krasner

Communications Media

Website: www.fsc.edu/commedia/jkrasner/

Courses Taught:

• Motion Graphic Design
• History of Graphic Design
• Typography
• Interface Design
• Publication Design
• Computer Graphic Design
• Intermediate Graphic Design
• Introduction to Graphic Design
• Drawing
• Art Appreciation
• Water-based Media

Education:

• B.A. Muhlenburg College, Allentown,PA
• M.F.A. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn,NY
• M.F.A. Boston University, Boston, MA

Research Interests:

motion graphics and animation
drawing, painting, and collage
musical composition and performance

Current Projects:

Harrod lecture: "Critical Pedagogy: Cultivating Mindful, Creative, and Critical Thinking," 2008-2009 Harrod Lecture Series, Fitchburg State College. Explored how strategies such as incorporating inclusive dialogue and prioritizing process over outcome can liberate students from complacency and take greater risks in their work. Emphasized how focusing on individuals (versus the products they produce) can enrich their educational experiences.

Textbook: Motion Graphic Design: Applied History and Aesthetics, published by Elsevier Science/Focal Press, 2007

Textbook: Motion Graphic Design and Fine Art Animation: Principles and Practice, published by Elsevier Science/Focal Press, 2004

“Purge and Renew,” a series of animations with original music.

“Personal Hybrids” and “Makai Entities”; mixed media assemblages exhibited at the University of Massachusetts and Hunt-Cavanaugh Gallery, Providence College.

Graphic design projects have included an interactive CD-ROM for Candle Corporation, corporate animations for Syncra Systems Inc.,
textbook cover designs for Digital Storytelling (Elsevier Science Publishers), Motion Graphic Design and Fine Art Animation (Elsevier Science Publishers), Motion Graphic Design: Applied History and Aesthetics (Elsevier Science Publishers), and The Microbial Challenge (American Society for Microbiology), and Web site designs for The Devereux Group, Salon de Fatima, and Third Generation Moving, Inc.

Representative Publications:

"Motion Graphic Design: Applied History and Aesthetics" (Elsevier Science/Focal Press, 2007)

"Motion Graphic Design and Fine Art Animation: Principles and Practice" (Elsevier Science/Focal Press, 2004)

"The Art of Digital Imaging" (Kendall/Hunt, 1997)