Lisa Fontaine

Lisa Fontaine

Associate Professor, Graphic Design

Contact

fontaine@iastate.edu

515-294-3652

Campus Office: 287 Design


Mailing Address
Graphic Design Department
158 College of Design
Ames, IA, 50011

Bio

Research Interests

Interactive exhibition design.
Graphic Design in the built environment.
Main Street design & revitalization.
Wayfinding design.
Placemaking.
Symbology.

Ecological issues in graphic design education and practice.

Education

BFA, Boston University, 1980
MFA, Boston University, 1983

Selected Publications

  • Museums as Experiential Learning Labs
  • Museums as Experiential Learning Labs: Developing User-centric Interactive Exhibits through Observational and Participatory research
  • Children’s Book as Change Agent? Teaching Sequential Visual Narrative Assignments That Cultivate Tolerance and Inclusion
  • Providing brand guidance for independent businesses as a supplement to District Signage Standards
  • Best Research Poster award for International Conference
  • Uncomfortable Self-reflections
  • If we build it: Designing a Prototype For a Revitalized Dubuque Commercial District
  • Learning Design by Designing Learning Experiences: A Case Study in the development of strategic thinking skills through the design of interactive museum exhibitions
  • Learning Design by Designing Learning Experiences: A Case Study in the development of strategic thinking skills through the design of interactive museum exhibitions
  • Social Networking As A Mentoring And Engagement Tool Between Design Alumni And Early Design Students
  • Design in Action: Transforming Communities
  • Experiential Learning through Interactive Exhibit Design
  • Subversive thinking as a learning method: The Corporate Identity Parody assignment
  • International Institute for Information Design: Best in Category
  • Universal Symbols for Cross Cultural Audiences: New Methods for Design and Testing
  • Representational Image-Making by Bonobo-Chimpanzees: A Study in Interspecies Visual Communication
  • Universal Symbols for Cross Cultural Audiences: New Methods for Design and Testing
  • Hablamos Juntos Universal Healthcare Symbols
  • Universal Symbol Systems for Cross- Cultural Audiences
  • Developing an Environmental Graphic Design Curriculum
  • Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center
  • Woodbury County Courthouse Wayfinding
  • Atlantic Iowa Downtown District
  • Graphic Design in the Built Environment
  • Culture jamming and the global brand: a satirical response to ubiquitous Corporate Identities
  • Developing an Environmental Graphic Design Curriculum
  • Visual Metaphor in Logo and Symbol Design
  • Graphic Design Against the Public Interest: How Branding Exploits Consumer Culture
  • Staying on Message: Reinforcing Your District’s Story as Told through its Commercial Signs
  • Advancing Environmental Graphic Design in the Curriculum
  • Branding and Cultural Imperialism: A satirical Look at Graphic Identity in the Global Economy
  • Sign Designs for Eclectic Retail Districts
  • When is Branding Counter-productive?
  • Biting the Hand that Feeds Us: Culture Jamming in the Studio Classroom