CAROL SOGARD /// Professor, Program Director
Since 1999, Associate Professor Carol Sogard has been teaching Graphic Design in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Utah. She also is principal of Visual Think Design, creating unique design solutions for a variety of clients inside and outside of Utah. Carol received her BA from Michigan State University. After working in advertising in Detroit area, it was time to move west to obtain an MFA in Graphic Design at the University of Utah, while snowboarding in her free time. On completion of her MFA, Carol served as creative director for Winterstick Snowboards prior to joining the faculty at the University of Utah. Her primary research interest relates to sustainable design. Whether working for clients or engaged in research projects, the work she creates addresses the need for more sustainable solutions to design problems. Her work has been exhibited in galleries nationwide; as well as honored and published by the AIGA National Design Archives, Graphic Design USA, How Books, Index Book Barcelona, Print Magazine, Rockport Publishing, Rotovision Publishing, UCDA and the Utah Arts Council.
DAN EVANS /// Associate Professor
Dan Evans is a designer whose 30+ years of professional experience spans across print, environmental graphics, identity, advertising, packaging, interactive, and exhibit design. He is also a visual artist working in theater with a special interest in site-specific performance and installation. He earned his BFA in Communication Design from Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, and his MFA in Scene Design/Theatre from California Institute of the Arts. He has taught design courses at the Otis Art Institute and Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Dan’s multi-disciplinary approach to design was formed early, under the mentorship of AIGA medalists Deborah Sussman and Sheila Levrant de Bretteville.. His work has been published in How, Graphis, Interior Design, American Theater, Graphic Design USA, and has been honored by Time Magazine, the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, the Lester Horton Dance Awards, AIGA, and the James Beard Foundation.
HENRY BECKER /// Assistant Professor
Henry Becker is a graphic designer and typographer. His perspective on design was influenced by his five years serving as a sniper team leader in the United States Army. He holds a BA in Art and Design from East Stroudsburg University and a MFA in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art, where he studied under Ellen Lupton, Jennifer Cole Phillips, and Tal Leming. Interested in type design, history, and how coding can impact design, Henry has won multiple awards for his work, including the Print Magazine award for type design. He was a semi-finalist in the 2015 Adobe Awards, and his work was part of the How Posters Work exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York City. He is currently writing a manuscript for a book with co-author Andrew Paul Keiper called The Sniper’s Guide to Graphic Design, which will explore the key traits a designer needs and how to solve design problems as a professional.
RANDALL SMITH /// Adjunct Instructor
I’ve been in business for myself for 30 (mostly) exciting years in graphic design and marketing. I’ve got two bachelor’s degrees (which is odd, I know) in advertising and design from the University of Utah. Prior to forming modern8 in 2001, I was a principal in Smith Sligting Partners, a traditional and interactive design firm. Before that I did my own thing at Randall Smith Associates, a graphic design firm formed in 1989. Previous to that I was in a partnership and senior designer for a multinational corporation.
I was the founding President of the Salt Lake chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design. I’ve had the benefit of over 20 years of teaching as an adjunct instructor in Graphic Design at the University of Utah and have taught classes at Brigham Young University and lectured at others. I belong to SMPS, AAF and AIGA.
My design or the work of my team has been recognized in national publications and exhibitions, including Communication Arts, New York Art Directors Annual, the AIGA Communications Graphics Annual, the New York Type Directors Annual, Print magazine, the Addy’s and local organizations.
RAYMOND MORALES /// Professor Emeritus
Raymond Morales is a Professor Emeritus and well-known American graphic designer, best known for his corporate logo designs. He taught for 42 years at The University of Utah in the Department of Art and Art History and served as coordinator of the Graphic Design program where he fostered training in the field of visual communications by improving programs and recognizing the viabilities of new directions. Raymond’s career spans five decades, and in that time his graphic designs, teaching, and ideas have broadly influenced several generations of American and international designers.
Raymond Morales now resides in Utah with a studio/home office in American Fork. He continues to work with local and national brands as a consultant and designer. In addition, Morales is creating new pieces of his modern fine art collection to show at galleries throughout the United States
