I'm a multidisciplinary graphic designer and writer living in New York City. My projects have involved designing identities, motion graphics, web sites, exhibition graphics, and publications. I have also had the pleasure of teaching design courses at Maryland Institute College of Art, Fordham University, and currently Parsons The New School for Design. I look for projects that challenge my thinking and form-making skills, but I'm especially interested in collaborating with non-profits and civic organizations that need help to address complex social problems in ways that might spur lasting social change.
I'm always interested in meeting new people. Contact me if you need help with a project, want to collaborate on a design, or have any questions about my work.
Contact
andrew [at] andrewshea [dot] com // 586 306 6323
About This Site
This website has been evolving since 2006 and has hosted plenty of pixilated images and sneaky typos along the way. This version was built with html, css, javascript, and a few jQuery plugins, including David Desandro's grid layout plugin Masonry. I use Fancybox to display images. The text is set in Jos Buivenga's "Museo Sans," a free typeface that looks especially good in italics.
The work on this site looks best when viewed in the latest versions of the Firefox, Safari, Chrome, or Opera browers. Shoot me an email if it acts quirky and let me know if you find any typos or errors. Thanks.
Education
Maryland Institute College of Art Master of Fine Art in Graphic Design (May 2010)
University of Pittsburgh Politics & Philosophy and Creative Nonfiction Writing (June 2002)
Experience
Design Director New York Academy of Art (March, 2011-Present)
Graphic Designer Self-Employed (2005-Present)
Adjunct Faculty Parsons The New School for Design, NY, NY (2011-Present)
Adjunct Faculty Fordham University, NY, NY (2011)
Part-Time Faculty Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD (2009-2010)
Fellow Center for Design Practice, Baltimore, MD (Fall 2009)
Model Maker Development Design Group, Baltimore, MD (2008-2009)
Curator Ark, Boston, MA (2007-2008)
Library Associate Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (2003-2008)
Recognized
SAPPI Ideas That Matter with Children's Tumor Foundation (2011–2012)
Print Magazine with MICA GDMFA (2009)
Core 77 1-Hour Design Challenge (2009)
Adbusters One Flag Competition (2009)
Metropolis Magazine P/O/V Greener Groceries, with MICA GDMFA & ENV Design students (2009)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Council of the Arts Studies in Fluid Mechanics (2007)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries Innovation & Creativity Award (2005)
Expertise
Computers After Effects, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, HTML4-5, CSS 2-4, jQuery
Studio Photography (35mm, 120mm, and Digital), Film and Video (8mm, 16mm, VHS, and HD), Studio Photography, B+W and Color Film Processing/Printing, Painting, Model Making, and Audio Engineering
Writing Copy Writing, Feature Writing, Procedural Writing, Reviews of Books & Events