Jim Bryant
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Jim Bryant
Professor of Graphic Design
Education
- MFA, Louisiana State University
- BFA, Herron School of Art, Indiana University
Expertise
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Printmaking
- Director of the Discover China Program
Biography
Prior to entering a career in education, Jim Bryant worked as a Graphic Designer and Art Director for five years, working as an editorial illustrator at the Indianapolis Star and designing for clients including Nike, Reebok, RCA, The U.S. Olympic teams, The PGA Championship, The Eiteljorg Museum, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and he won an Addy Award for his work with the Indianapolis Zoo. Recent clients include The United Nations, the Toy Museum of New York, Lipscomb University, and Experience Green.
Mr. Bryant’s artwork is exhibited internationally; recent exhibits include a solo exhibition at the Beijing University for Aeronautics and Astronautics in China and group exhibitions at the Center for the Book Arts in New York, the DBAC Gallery at Ohio University, and the Louden House in Louisville. His work is held in many permanent collections, including the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence, Kansas, and the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Mr. Bryant’s creative work currently includes wood engraving, silkscreen posters, relief printing, letterpress printing, HTML, and mobile device design. Mr. Bryant’s research interests are in comparative typography between Latin typography and Chinese Hanzi.