When you think of comics, a complex narrative may not be what pops into your head. Missouri State University faculty members Cole Closser and Jennifer Murvin are on a mission to show the power of sharing a narrative in comic form. Combining forces Closser, assistant professor of art and design, and Murvin, senior instructor of English, co-teach Graphic Narrative, an … [Read more...] about Comics: Not just for superheroes
Having a stroke or a traumatic brain injury can make you feel like a foreigner in a strange land. Your cognition may still be fully intact, but sometimes you just can’t speak the language. After a stroke, most individuals need speech therapy, which is offered free at Missouri State University’s Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic. With this therapy, clients often recoup much … [Read more...] about Finding your voice again
Each November, Native American Heritage Month is recognized with the goal of affirming and celebrating the identities of individuals who are often erased from history. Dr. Billie Follensbee, museum studies program coordinator in the art and design department at Missouri State University, has had a lifelong fascination with Native American history, art and … [Read more...] about Native American art shows powerful women
Most people take fonts for granted. Some simply use the default, while others settle for whatever’s familiar. But fonts are powerful tools to convey messages and they shouldn’t be taken for granted. Maria Gerasimchuk-Djordjevic, assistant professor of art and design at Missouri State University, offers some font facts to Urbo. … [Read more...] about Shedding light on fonts
While visiting his homeland of Poland in fall 2016, Missouri State University artist Jacek Fraczak was invited to exhibit some very personal work – portraits he had made of his great-uncle, Alfons Karny, in his dying days. “He was actually one of the most outstanding and renowned Polish sculptors and portraitists,” said Fraczak. Fraczak lived with Karny during his latter years … [Read more...] about Sketching at death’s door