Ian Lynam
Assistant Professor
Graphic Design
Temple University
Japan
Biography
Graphic design, typography, motion graphics, political economy, global art and design history, art and design criticism, art and design theory. 2004 M.F.A. Graphic Design, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) 2002 B.A. Graphic Design, Portland State University
Research Interest
Assistant Professor Lynam's research interests focus on the emergence of Japanese Modernism in graphic design and the arts, globalization and technology as expressed through design culture, digital typeface design, multidisciplinary design practice, and design theory and criticism. He regularly lectures in Asia, Europe and North America on aspects of art and design. Lynam writes regularly for IDEA (Japan), Slanted (Germany) and Modes of Criticism (UK/Portugal).
Publications
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"Suburban Lawns." Feature published in September, 2013 on the history of CalArts, (pp. 84-130), Kiyonori Muroga (Ed.). Tokyo: IDEA #360, Seibundo Shinkosha.
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Parting It Out: Writings on Graphic Design (Wordshape, 2015)
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Start Somewhere: A Handbook of Dubious Exercises, Tips and Rants About Becoming a Designer Who Writes (Wordshape, 2016)
