Perrin Stamatis, M.F.A.

Title:	Associate Professor
Department:	Visual Communications
Office Location:	Jack Arends Building 314C
Office Phone:	815-753-0291
Office Fax:	815-753-7701
Email:	pstamatis@niu.edu
Website:	www.scratchboarddesigns.com

Educational Background

• M.F.A., University of Illinois, Chicago: Graphic Design

Emphasis

• Typography
• Letterpress printing and typesetting
• Typeface design
• Information design

Courses Taught

• ARTD 202 Intro to Typography
• ARTD 211 - Typography
• ARTD 311 - Intermediate Design I
• ARTD 318 - Interaction Design I
• ARTD 319 - Interaction Design II
• ARTD 411 - Advanced Visual Comm I
• ARTD 412 - Advanced Visual Comm II
• ARTD 412 - Advanced Typography

Selected Shows

• Faculty Exhibition, NIU Art Museum, School of Art and Design 2017
• Portraiturish: Illustrators Society at Harrington (ISH) Magazine, vol. 1, no. 6, Nov. 17, 2014
• Juried Show, Harrington College of Design, Chicago, 2014

Professional

• Client work and Consulting
• Director of Community Relations, Board member, Society of Typographic Arts (STA)
• Critique Lead for Type Thursdays, Chicago
• Juror, North American Assessment Team, International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD)

Selected Presentations

• TypeCon 2018, Portland: Lectured on the research and development of an interactive timeline of type history
• 5th Annual STA Design Inspiration Weekend: Presented a recent silk screen project and research on juxtaposition, meaning and materials.
• TypeCon 2017, Boston: Lectured on the topic of calligraphy and brush lettering

Selected Works