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Spencer Ladd
Professor
Art & Design
Contact
508-999-8048
508-910-6977
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College of Visual & Performing Arts 251
Education
| 1994 | Rhode Island School of Design | MFA Graphic Design |
| 1988 | Cranbrook Academy of Art | MFA Photography |
| 1982 | Georgia Southern College | BA Studio Art |
Teaching
- Graduate Seminar I
- Advanced Typography
- Typography
- Graphic Design Capstone
- Photography Capstone
Teaching
Programs
Programs
- Ceramics MFA
- Digital Media MFA
- Drawing MFA
- Fibers MFA
- Graphic Design BFA
- Graphic Design MFA
- Illustration MFA
- Jewelry/Metals MFA
- Painting MFA
- Photography MFA
- Printmaking MFA
- Sculpture MFA
Teaching
Courses
Continuation of major and elective studios.
Advanced Typography. Students explore the communicative and structural aspects of typography, experimenting with these aspects to enhance meaning. Building on previously covered typographic skills, students work on practical applications of advanced typographic systems. Projects focus on narrative and story-telling, and may result in print and/or screen-based solutions.
Advanced Typography. Students explore the communicative and structural aspects of typography, experimenting with these aspects to enhance meaning. Building on previously covered typographic skills, students work on practical applications of advanced typographic systems. Projects focus on narrative and story-telling, and may result in print and/or screen-based solutions.
Research
Research Interests
- Photographic Documentary, Shade Tobacco
- Photographic Documentary, Red Spruce
- Photographic Documentary, Ecuadorian Páramo
- Photographic Documentary, Plant Identification Archives
- Graphic Design, Book Design, Poster Design