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Faculty Bio

Brenda McManus lives and works in New York City where she is a founding partner in BRED, a collaborative design lab as well as an Associate Professor of Graphic Design in the Art Department at ��򽴫ý. She received a BA from Rutgers University-Newark and a MS and MFA from Pratt Institute��򽴫ý�s Graduate Communication Design Program in Manhattan.

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Master of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, Manhattan, 2011
Communication Design

MS, Pratt Institute, Manhattan, 2007
Communication Design

Past Courses

ART 173: Graphic Design I
ART 186: Digital Design I
ART 243: Graphic Novel
ART 264: Typography
ART 273: Graphic Design 2
ART 286: Design for the Internet
ART 297: Topics: Graphic Design 2
ART 380: Computer Illustration
ART 390: Art Sdo, Msm or Gllry Intrnshp
ART 395: Indpndnt Study in Art & Design
ART 427: Visual Comm & Tech
IS 627: Visual Design for Technology

Professional Memberships

• AIGA the professional association for design [Faculty Advisor for the ��򽴫ý AIGA Student Group]