Mark DeYoung’s William Morris Publication Project has been chosen as a higher education finalist for the international Adobe® Educators’ Choice Awards for 2012. The Adobe® Educators’ Choice Awards celebrate teaching and learning resources that unleash students’ creativity. Finalists are selected by a panel of judges and members of the Adobe Education Exchange vote for the winners.

Are you a member of the Adobe Education Exchange? If you are, then stop by the site before November 2 and vote for Mark!

Adobe Educators’ Choice Awards 2012

Mark DeYoung exhibited artwork at the Helsinki Design Week, in Helsinki Finland, an international, multi-media design event that was the culmination of Helsinki’s designation as the World Design Capital 2012 (International Design Council). His work and that of his collaborators was also featured in the Netherlands at the biannual Graphic Design Festival Breda, home of the world famous Graphic Design Museum. Closer to home, a collaborative installation was on display at the AIGA Nashville Think Tank.

These three related exhibits were held to launch his new creative group, Jumping Dog Design. The exhibits featured in various formats a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) design exhibit/performance where all- comers, designers and non-designers alike, were welcome to create an artwork and voice their opinion on design. The idea of the projects is to democratize the conversation on design, complimenting talks by leaders in design with those attending. “Enabling attendees to become participants is a fun way to encourage everyone to creativity and also to extend a dialog into what the role of the designer should be,” said Jumping Dog founder Mark DeYoung. “Helsinki and Breda are great international design cities and it was a real honor for the inaugural exhibits of Jumping Dog Design to be held there.”

If you are interested in the results, you can see the Helsinki Design Week, DIY Design Theory project on Jumping Dog Design/Facebook along with the exhibits/performances at the Graphic Design Festival Breda and the AIGA Nashville Think Tank, although the latter two are ongoing.

About Jumping Dog Design
Jumping Dog Design is an international, collaborative group with members in the Netherlands and the United States. The goal of the group is to bring to design a wide range of voices, stimulate dialog on design, and to put into practice concepts of promise.

Media Contact
If you are interested in more information about Jumping Dog Design projects at the Helsinki Design Week Design, the Graphic Design Festival Breda, or the AIGA Nashville Think Tank please contact Mark DeYoung at deyoungm@apsu.edu

An Austin Peay State University art professor will present recent design work created through a sustainable, responsible production practice as part of APSU’s next Provost Lecture Series.

Mark DeYoung, assistant professor of art, will present at 3 p.m., Thursday, April 5 in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. The event is free and open to the public.

His discussion will revolve around the idea that by extending designer involvement through the production of the designed work, the period of creative potential is extended.

“The broader impact of this effort will be to encourage responsible art/design practice, along with furthering the creation of a market for sustainable design and the uniqueness that can be found in the hand-crafted object,” DeYoung said.

DeYoung is an internationally known artist and an experienced designer. His work has been exhibited extensively, including at the well-known artist book exhibition the Künstlerbücher Editionen Multiples in Cologne, Germany; the Markiezenhof in The Netherlands; and the Frans Masereel Grafiek Centrum, Belgium. His work can be found in collections such as the Royal Museum of Fine Art, Belgium; the Ministry of Flemish Culture in Belgium; and the Center of Contemporary Art, The Netherlands. As a designer he has worked extensively with both cultural organizations and major corporations. Cultural organizations for which he has created designs include the Groninger Museum, Kröller-Müller Museum and The Natuurmuseum, The Netherlands. Corporate clients include GE, Boeing and Embraer.