Education
BFA (Communication Design), College of Visual Arts, 1996

Research Interests
Graphic design practice and education; Multimedia design education; Information design; Mapping; Cultural iconography; Image based storytelling and narrative in new media; Motion graphics; Experience design

Contact Information
Phone: (515) 294-5635
Email: bruski@iastate.edu
Office: 279 Design

Mailing Address
Art and Design Department
146 College of Design
Ames, IA, 50011

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• Hijacking the Technical/Conceptual Divide, 10/27/2006
• Cool as Concept: A New Media Monster, 11/09/2006
• A Collaborative Video Project: Exploring Space Through Video, 06/02/2007
• Mapping the Signs: Uncovering the Hidden Structure of the Neighborhood, 10/11/2007
• Mapping Flags, Fences, Flowers and Political Signs, 10/20/2007
• Mapping Patient/Clinic Narratives, 11/14/2007
• Academic Advising Award 2008, 04/09/2008
• The Evolution of Color Palettes in E-Commerce, 02/16/2009
• Personal Narrative: Giving Information Form, 11/07/2008
• Making Meaning: The Database Narrative, 02/24/2008
• A Process for Discovery: Interpreting a Collection, 05/29/2009
• Drinking place: idealization and german beer iconography, 10/08/2009
• Medical decision aides: an evaluation methodology for information design, 10/20/2009
• Kinetic typography: building upon prior learning, 11/06/2009
• Information design in context, 04/08/2010
• Kinetic Typographic Narratives: Expression and/or Information?, 11/05/2010
• Get Out of Place: Widening the Horizon of Design Students Through Travel Journals, 02/04/2011
• Transitioning into the Virtual World, 01/09/2011
• Mapping Place: A Bridge Across Humanities, 01/09/2011
• Wakonse Fellowship, 05/24/2007