About
Michelle Nelson is a practicing graphic designer and professional photographer with over 20 years of experience. She earned her M.F.A. in Graphic Design from Indiana University Bloomington, and holds two bachelor's degrees in Graphic Design and Photography from the Indiana University Herron School of Art and Design. As an educator, Nelson is passionate about opening her students to new experiences visually. She tirelessly encourages her students to branch off in new directions that they have yet to explore.
As an expert in the field of typography, Nelson also has experience in print, identity systems, font creation, and book design. Her work can be found in the pages of the internationally recognized design magazine Émigré,and she has spoken at national conferences on the topic of typography. Nelson's scholarly work relates directly to her teaching of typography and font creation, and she is currently working on an extensive font family that visits many different font classifications within one font family. She enjoys the rich palette of experiences the graphic design field offers and is constantly challenged by the changing face of the field.
Nelson held faculty positions at Northern Arizona University, Eastern Michigan University, and the University of South Carolina Upstate before joining the faculty at Youngstown State University.
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