Visual Communication & Digital Media Arts Major
Faculty
Faculty research and creative endeavors center on the interdisciplinary aspects of the arts, design, visual communication and technology. With continuing commitment to innovative activities, the faculty have achieved laudable success in both national and international forums of exhibitions, screenings and publications.
The perspective gained from this high level of engagement provides the diverse faculty and professional associate staff with an informed and unique pedagogical vision. The department incorporates this astute awareness of contemporary art/design and media practice, theoretical discourse, and in-depth knowledge of evolving technologies into an educational process, which is designed to enable students to achieve the successful realization of their creative projects and artistic goals.
Faculty
Ogechi Chieke, Assistant Professor, VCDMA
Ph: (301) 860-3771 FPAC RM 2120
Advertising Design, Digital Media, Visual Communication, Film/Video Editing, Animation and Motion Graphics
Danielle Brown, Assistant Professor, VCDMA
Ph: (301) 860-3717 FPAC RM 2160
Fashion Design, Flat Pattern, CAD for Fashion, Fashion History, Sewing, Draping, Portfolio, Costume Design, Internships, Senior Thesis Exhibition
Tewodross Melchishua Williams, Associate Professor, Program Coordinator and Internship Advisor, VCDMA
Ph: (301) 860-3751 RM 2124A
2D Animation, Motion Graphics, Filmmaking, Compositing, Video Art, Projection Design, Design, Hip-Hop Studies, Internships, Portfolio, Senior Thesis Exhibition
Adjunct Faculty
Bob Bartlett, Screenwriting, Theatrical Production, History of Animation
Karla Bussey, Motion Graphics, Animation, Design
Maggy Francois, Self-Promotion and Marketing in the Arts, Fashion Design, Wardrobe (Television & Film), Events, Marketing, Casting, Internships, Styling
Amina Hammond, Web Design, Design, Animation, Motion Graphics, App Design, Interactive, New Media, UX
Kevin Holder, Design, Painting, Computer Graphics, Digital Art
Prince Ikegwuono, 2D, 3D Animation, Stop-Motion, Drawing, Painting, Interaction Design, Game Design, Web Design, VR, UX/UI, Multimedia, Immersive Media
Christine Marsh, Motion Graphics, 2D Animation, Film/Video Production, AR, VR, XR, Integrated Marketing, Immersive Media
Al Reynolds, Self-Promotion and Marketing in the Arts, Branding, Television, Entertainment
MC Sha-Rock, Resident Hip-Hop Pioneer, MC and Historian, Visual Culture and Hip-Hop Studies
Myron Smith, Design History, Design, Industrial Design
John Stephan, 3D Animation & Modeling, 3D Printing
Angelique Michelle Stubbs, Fashion Design, Costume Design, Wardrobe (Television & Film) Styling
Doreen Vernon, Fashion Illustration, Fashion Design, Fashion History, Design
Rodney C. Williams, Design, Branding, Portfolio, Exhibition Design, Package Design, Internships, Marketing
Dr. Sherelle Williams, African American Cinema, Film/Video Production, Media Studies, Mass Communications
Tiffany Yancey, Screenwriting, Producing, and Acting
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