Aleksandra Giza, Ph.D.

Title:	Associate Professor, Visual Communications
Division:	Design and Media Arts
Office Location:	Jack Arends Building 314F
Office Phone:	815-753-0291
Office Fax:	815-753-7701
Email:	agiza@niu.edu

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Design, Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Graphic Department in Katowice, Poland
• Post Graduate Study, Jan van Eyck Akademie, Postgraduate Center for Fine Art, Design and Theory, Maastricht, Netherlands
• M.F.A., Academy of Fine Arts, Graphic Department in Katowice, Poland
• Silesian University, Department of Visual Arts Education in Cieszyn, Poland

Emphasis

• Visual Communication
• Graphic Design
• Expressive Typography

Courses Taught

• ARTD 201: Introduction to Visual Communication
• ARTD 211: Typography
• ARTD 212: Type and Image
• ARTD 302: Color
• ARTD 311: Intermediate Visual Communication I
• ARTD 312: Intermediate Visual Communication II
• ARTD 317: Exhibit Design
• ARTD 404: Design Methodologies
• ARTD 405: Professional Practices in Design
• ARTD 406: Senior Project
• ARTD 411: Advanced Visual Communication I
• ARTD 412: Advanced Visual Communication II
• ARTD 414: Information Design
• ARTD 418: Special Problems in Visual Communication
• ARTD 418B: Advanced Problems in Visual Communication
• ARTD 420: Design Field Experience
• ARTD 489: Topics in Art
• ARTD 490: Independent Research
• ARTD 610: Design
• ARTD 611: Visual Communication
• ARTD 612: Studies in Design
• ARTD 712: Research and Visual Communication
• ART 520: Design Field Experience
• ART 689: Topics in Art
• ART 690: Independent Study

Selected Exhibitions

• 49th Annual UCDA, Design Competition, Portland, OR (2019)
• 3rd International Poster Festival – PlakatFest. Chorzow, Poland (2018)
• International Art and Independent Game Festival LAG, Cieszyn, Poland (2017)
• 45th Annual UCDA, Design Competition, Orlando, FL (2015)
• Museum of Silesia, Katowice, Poland (2012)
• Golden Bee: Moscow International Biennial of Graphic Design. Moscow, Russia (2010)
• 17th International Warsaw Poster Biennale, Warsaw, Poland (2002)

International Presentations and Publications

Books

• Tworzywo – Litera. Letter as Creative Material. – (co-authored with Dr. Agata Szydlowska). Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. Poland. ISBN 978-83-61424-86-4 (2017)
• Wislawa Szymborska - Poems and Aleksandra Giza – Explorations. 2 volumes. © The Department of Design, Jan van Eyck Akademie. Maastricht, The Netherlands. (2001)

Book Chapters

• Days, Months, Years. 100th Anniversary of the Artists and Designers’ Association in Katowice. Katowice. Poland. ISBN 978-83-917013-7-9 (2013)

Journals/Magazines

• Chip Kidd. The Incomplete Story. Polish Design Quarterly: 2+3D (Graphics plus Product), Krakow, Poland. SSN: 1642-7602. (May 2006)
• Force of Imagination. Polish Design Quarterly: 2+3D (Graphics plus Product), Krakow, Poland. ISSN: 1642-7602. (March 2005)
• On Carson’s Wave. Polish Design Quarterly: 2+3D (Graphics plus Product), Krakow, Poland. ISSN: 1642-7602. (January 2002)
• Identity/ Integrity. co-authored with Monika Bielak, Polish Design Quarterly: 2+3D (Graphics plus Product), Krakow, Poland. ISSN: 1642-7602. (2002)

Selected Works