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Jorge Frascara
is Professor of Art and Design at the University of Alberta in Edmonton,
Canada. He is a Fellow of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada,
and a member of the Editorial Boards of the Information Design Journal,
Design Issues and TipoGráfica. He has held leading positions
at the University of Alberta, Icograda, the ISO, the Society of Graphic
Designers of Canada, the Graphic Design Education Association and the
Canadian Standards Council. He has co-organized professional conferences
in North America, Africa, Europe and Latin America, as well as design
education projects. He has been advisor and reviewer of several design
education programs and has lectured and made presentations in more than
twenty five countries.
He has published several monographs and articles and is the author of
three books in Spanish and of User Centred Graphic Design, Mass Communication
and Social Change. His professional experience includes illustration,
film animation,advertising and graphic design, and now concentrates
on research and development of visual communications for safety and
other social concerns.
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