Dave Gottwald
Dave Gottwald coordinates Interaction Design coursework in the Art and Design Department. He is an award-winning visual designer, design educator, and writer with extensive experience in design for user experience and interaction, print and digital media, and within the built environment. Dave teaches UI/UX for mobile, experiential design for the built environment, exhibit design, typography, digital imaging, and design history. His research explores the theming of consumer spaces, the genealogy and taxonomy of thematic design, and the liminal blur between the built environment and the virtual.
Dave is a co-editor for and contributor to , a from . The collection links ongoing discussions in the humanities, film, game studies, architecture, and design disciplines under the aegis of what “virtual” means in a socio-spatial context. He has been published in , , , , and .
He is also co-author of Disney and the Theming of the Contemporary Zoo: Kingdoms of Artifice for the series (forthcoming, ).
- B.A. History, California State University, 2001.
- M.F.A. Graphic Design, Academy of Art University, 2009.
Courses
- ART 121: Integrated Design Process
- ART 216: Digital Tools
- ART 222: Introduction to Typography
- ART 271: Introduction to Interaction Design
- ART 272: Introduction to Experiential Design
- ART 323: History of Typography
- ART 370: Interaction + Experiential Design Concepts
- ART 373: Interaction + Experiential Design Studio
- ART 380: Digital Imaging
- ART 490: BFA Art/Design Studio
- ART 499: Directed Study
- ART 500: Master's Research and Thesis
- ART 515: Art + Design Faculty Studio
- ART 516: MFA Art + Design Studio
- ART 521: MFA Individual Critique
- ART 590: MFA Thesis Exhibition
- ART 597: Practicum
- ARCH 556: Graduate Project