Fleming College welcomes new professor to oversee Graphic Design – Visual Communication program
Fleming College is pleased to announce that Anita Matusevics has joined Haliburton School of Art + Design (HSAD) as coordinator and professor of the Graphic Design – Visual Communication program.
“As coordinator of the new Graphic Design program, to be offered starting this September at Sutherland Campus, Anita’s multi-faceted role at Fleming will include launching the program and creating a dynamic studio lab space for students in the Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre,” said Sandra Dupret, Dean of HSAD and Principal of Haliburton Campus.
Matusevics has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Architecture, and is a multi-disciplinary designer with more than 20 years of international experience. A trained architect, Matusevics has held many positions in the design industry including senior associate at Bruce Mau Design. She is the co-founder of Wonder Incorporated, a Toronto-based design company focused on design thinking, visual communication, architecture and art. Her diverse creative collaborations include exhibition design for Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre and New York’s Guggenheim Museum.
Matusevics has also done book design for the Art Gallery of Ontario and KPMB Architects as well as environmental graphics for the Ontario Medical Association, the office of Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, and the Book Machine performance for Antwerp’s Laboratorium Project.
“In the GDV Studio at Fleming we will entertain the idea that the making of images, objects and compositions facilitates the development of ideas,” said Matusevics.
“We are excited to welcome Anita to the Fleming College community,” said Dupret. “Her diverse background in design will ensure an amazing, innovative experience for our students.”
Graphic Design is an advanced diploma program of six semesters that would typically be delivered over three years at most colleges. However, Fleming will deliver Graphic Design in a compressed format with six semesters of study in just two years, allowing students to graduate more quickly.
Using the model of a professional design studio, students will learn to work collaboratively to generate ideas, and discover how their independent work benefits from outside input. The program’s unique format will further teach students how to approach design with the flexibility needed to adapt to a variety of platforms and audiences.
An extensive work placement will round out the program, providing real-world experience in a professional design studio or agency, or in-house design department.
For more information about the program, visit: http://flemingcollege.ca/programs/graphic-design-visual-communication.
About Fleming College
Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts and Science, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community Development, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has more than 5,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 68,000 alumni.
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