Eric Stykel
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Warrensburg, MO, USAHi, I'm Eric. I love graphic design, illustration and education. Please take a look around. I hope you enjoy my work.
Work Experience
University Of Central Missouri
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
September 2014
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Warrensburg, Missouri, United States
Dakota State University
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Classes taught:
ARTD 285 2-D Design on Computers II | 1 section | Spring 2014
ARTD 306 Advanced Graphics Applications | 1 section | Spring 2014
MCOM 362 Digital Typography | 1 section | Spring 2014
DAD 498 Undergrad Research/Scholarship | 1 section | Spring 2014
ARTD 245 History of Graphics | 1 section | Fall 2013
ARTD 282 2-D Design on Computers I | 1 section | Fall 2013
ARTD 339 Advanced Computer Graphic Design | 1 section | Fall 2013
ARTD 285 2-D Design on Computers II | 1 section | Spring 2014
ARTD 306 Advanced Graphics Applications | 1 section | Spring 2014
MCOM 362 Digital Typography | 1 section | Spring 2014
DAD 498 Undergrad Research/Scholarship | 1 section | Spring 2014
ARTD 245 History of Graphics | 1 section | Fall 2013
ARTD 282 2-D Design on Computers I | 1 section | Fall 2013
ARTD 339 Advanced Computer Graphic Design | 1 section | Fall 2013
August 2013
- May 2014
Maryland, United States
University Of Central Missouri
Instructor of Graphic Design
Classes taught:
ART 1325 Design II | 1 section | Spring 2013
ART 2610 Intro to Graphic Design and Illustration | 2 sections | Spring 2013
ART 3640 Package Design | 1 section | Spring 2013
ART 1315 Design I | 2 sections | Fall 2012
ART 2610 Intro to Graphic Design and Illustration | 2 sections | Fall 2012
1-year, full-time faculty position teaching graphic design and illustration. Also taught foundations in 2-d design and color theory.
ART 1325 Design II | 1 section | Spring 2013
ART 2610 Intro to Graphic Design and Illustration | 2 sections | Spring 2013
ART 3640 Package Design | 1 section | Spring 2013
ART 1315 Design I | 2 sections | Fall 2012
ART 2610 Intro to Graphic Design and Illustration | 2 sections | Fall 2012
1-year, full-time faculty position teaching graphic design and illustration. Also taught foundations in 2-d design and color theory.
August 2012
- May 2013
Warrensburg, Missouri, United States
University Of Minnesota Duluth
Instructor of Graphic Design
Classes taught:
ART 3922 Graphic Design II | 1 section | Spring 2012
ART 3933 Graphic Design III | 1 section | Spring 2012
ART 4907 Motion Graphics | 1 section | Spring 2012
Took over duties of running online graphic design courses after the regular instructor had a medical emergency. Focused on providing education to students through utilizing new online teaching methods.
ART 3922 Graphic Design II | 1 section | Spring 2012
ART 3933 Graphic Design III | 1 section | Spring 2012
ART 4907 Motion Graphics | 1 section | Spring 2012
Took over duties of running online graphic design courses after the regular instructor had a medical emergency. Focused on providing education to students through utilizing new online teaching methods.
March 2012
- May 2012
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
University Of Minnesota Duluth
Teaching Assistant/Instructor of Graphic Design
Courses taught:
Art 1013: 2D Digital Design | 2 sections | Fall 2011
Responsible for independently running course. Provides an introduction to the Adobe Creative Suite as well as exploration into design process and principles.
Art 2907: Typography 1 | 2 sections | Fall 2010
Taught the first half of coursework while regular instructor was on paternity leave. Class provided design students with an introduction to typographic concepts and principles.
Art 1002: Introduction to Art | 2 sections per term | Fall 2010, Spring 2011
Responsible for independently creating and running course. Provided introduction to art and design concepts. Class is a liberal education course working with traditional media.
Art 1013: 2D Digital Design | 2 sections | Fall 2011
Responsible for independently running course. Provides an introduction to the Adobe Creative Suite as well as exploration into design process and principles.
Art 2907: Typography 1 | 2 sections | Fall 2010
Taught the first half of coursework while regular instructor was on paternity leave. Class provided design students with an introduction to typographic concepts and principles.
Art 1002: Introduction to Art | 2 sections per term | Fall 2010, Spring 2011
Responsible for independently creating and running course. Provided introduction to art and design concepts. Class is a liberal education course working with traditional media.
September 2010
- December 2011
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
College Of St. Scholastica
Guest Instructor
Week-long day camp aimed at middle school students. Provided an introduction into working with Photoshop for print and animation as well as introducing students to web blogging.
August 2010
- August 2010
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
College Of St. Scholastica
Guest Instructor
Week-long day camp aimed at middle school students. Provided an introduction into working with Photoshop for print and animation as well as introducing students to web blogging.
August 2011
- August 2011
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
College Of St. Scholastica
Guest Instructor
Week-long day camp aimed at middle school students. Provided an introduction into working with Photoshop for print and animation as well as introducing students to web blogging.
August 2012
- August 2012
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
Guest Instructor
Afternoon camp aimed at middle school students. Provided an introduction into working with Photoshop for print and animation.
July 2011
- July 2011
Superior, Wisconsin, United States
Adult Literacy Center
Language Educator
Volunteered part-time to teach English as a second language to adults.
August 2007
- December 2007
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States
University Of Minnesota Duluth
Research Assistant
Worked with university faculty on a variety of research projects.
Responsible for maintenance and upkeep of large format printer, vinyl cutter, and other lab equipment.
Developed animations for interactive aquarium piece pertaining to the effects of invasive species on the ecosystem of Lake Superior.
Maintained and updated the lab’s official web site.
Filmed and edited university events.
Responsible for maintenance and upkeep of large format printer, vinyl cutter, and other lab equipment.
Developed animations for interactive aquarium piece pertaining to the effects of invasive species on the ecosystem of Lake Superior.
Maintained and updated the lab’s official web site.
Filmed and edited university events.
September 2009
- August 2010
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Kalmbach Publishing
Graphic Designer
Created house ads and advertising for external customers which would run in Kalmbach’s line of magazine publications.
Designed promotional material for Kalmbach to send to potential magazine advertisers.
Created company booth displays and show layout for national trade conventions.
Worked directly with internal advertising sales department and occasionally with external customers.
Designed online banner ads for publication across all magazine websites.
Responsible for making internal and external designed documents ready for press.
Designed promotional material for Kalmbach to send to potential magazine advertisers.
Created company booth displays and show layout for national trade conventions.
Worked directly with internal advertising sales department and occasionally with external customers.
Designed online banner ads for publication across all magazine websites.
Responsible for making internal and external designed documents ready for press.
January 2008
- August 2009
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Graphic Designer for Reeve Memorial Union
Designed a wide spectrum of printed material which were used to promote student involvement and activity.
Rebranded Reeve Union’s music venue, the Titan Underground. Responsible for logo design and implementation as well as promotional materials.
Consultant to Titan Underground web site redesign.
Responsible for working directly with student organization clients as well as with the Reeve Union marketing team.
Produced trade-show style displays for marketing and design competitions.
Rebranded Reeve Union’s music venue, the Titan Underground. Responsible for logo design and implementation as well as promotional materials.
Consultant to Titan Underground web site redesign.
Responsible for working directly with student organization clients as well as with the Reeve Union marketing team.
Produced trade-show style displays for marketing and design competitions.
June 2006
- May 2007
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
Advance Titan
Newspaper Illustrator/Cartoonist
Wrote, illustrated and designed three different weekly full-color comic strips which appeared in the student newspaper. Two weekly strips ran simultaneously at one point.
Created weekly political cartoons for the paper which reflected a variety of national social issues.
Created weekly political cartoons for the paper which reflected a variety of national social issues.
February 2005
- December 2007
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
Education
University Of Minnesota Duluth
Master of Fine Arts
August 2009
- December 2011
Minnesota, United States
University Of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Bachelor of Fine Arts
August 2002
- May 2007
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
Awards
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Illustration,
Page Layout,
Sequential Art ,
Typography,
Exhibitions/Published Work
Bat House Party Fundraiser | October 2013
Brickhouse Arts Center | Madison, SD
Work: Donated Dracula prints
SDCAA Faculty Exhibition | October 2013
First Bank & Trust Gallery | Madison, SD
Work: Red: Little Red Riding Hood Re-Imagined
UCM Annual Faculty Exhibition | October 2012
UCM Gallery of Art and Design | Warrensburg, MO
Work: Red: Little Red Riding Hood Re-Imagined
Permanent Installation | Jun 2012
Great Lakes Aquarium | Duluth, MN
Work: Repel the Invaders, interactive animation
UMD Juried Student Art Exhibition | Apr 2012 – May 2012
Tweed Museum of Art | Duluth, MN
Accepted works: Captive
RED: Little Red Riding Hood Re-imagined | MFA Thesis Solo Show
Nov 29 – Dec 4, 2011 | Tweed Museum of Art | Duluth, MN
UMD Faculty Exhibition | Sep 2011 – Mar 2011
Tweed Museum of Art | Duluth, MN
Work: Wall Street
UMD Juried Student Art Exhibition | Apr 2011 – May 2011
Tweed Museum of Art | Duluth, MN
Accepted works: February Fables Album Illustration, Murmur
UMD Juried Student Art Exhibition | Apr 2010 – May 2010
Tweed Museum of Art | Duluth, MN
Accepted works: Consumption, America Inc, Leviathan
Brickhouse Arts Center | Madison, SD
Work: Donated Dracula prints
SDCAA Faculty Exhibition | October 2013
First Bank & Trust Gallery | Madison, SD
Work: Red: Little Red Riding Hood Re-Imagined
UCM Annual Faculty Exhibition | October 2012
UCM Gallery of Art and Design | Warrensburg, MO
Work: Red: Little Red Riding Hood Re-Imagined
Permanent Installation | Jun 2012
Great Lakes Aquarium | Duluth, MN
Work: Repel the Invaders, interactive animation
UMD Juried Student Art Exhibition | Apr 2012 – May 2012
Tweed Museum of Art | Duluth, MN
Accepted works: Captive
RED: Little Red Riding Hood Re-imagined | MFA Thesis Solo Show
Nov 29 – Dec 4, 2011 | Tweed Museum of Art | Duluth, MN
UMD Faculty Exhibition | Sep 2011 – Mar 2011
Tweed Museum of Art | Duluth, MN
Work: Wall Street
UMD Juried Student Art Exhibition | Apr 2011 – May 2011
Tweed Museum of Art | Duluth, MN
Accepted works: February Fables Album Illustration, Murmur
UMD Juried Student Art Exhibition | Apr 2010 – May 2010
Tweed Museum of Art | Duluth, MN
Accepted works: Consumption, America Inc, Leviathan
Guest Lectures
2013 SDCAA Conference | Oct 24– 25, 2013 | Madison, SD
Process of Red: Little Red Riding Hood Re-Imagined
Process of Red: Little Red Riding Hood Re-Imagined
Conferences Attended
2013 SDCAA Conference | Oct 24– 25, 2013 | Madison, SD
2012 CAA Conference | Feb 22– 25, 2012 | Los Angeles, CA
2011 AIGA Design Camp, Minnesota | Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2011 | Nisswa, MN
2010 AIGA Design Camp, Minnesota | Oct 1 – 3, 2010 | Nisswa, MN
2012 CAA Conference | Feb 22– 25, 2012 | Los Angeles, CA
2011 AIGA Design Camp, Minnesota | Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2011 | Nisswa, MN
2010 AIGA Design Camp, Minnesota | Oct 1 – 3, 2010 | Nisswa, MN
Service/Committees
Dakota State University
University Club Funding Committee | 2013 – present
University Club Funding Committee | 2013 – present
Memberships
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)