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Communication Design Faculty

Brian Bowles

Associate Professor
brianbowles@miad.edu

JJ Brojde

Assistant Professor
jjbrojde@miad.edu

Jon Brown

Adjunct Instructor
jonbrown@miad.edu

Jody Campbell

Assistant Professor
jodycampbell@miad.edu

Tim Chiappetta

Adjunct Instructor
timchiappetta@miad.edu

Maggie Conners

Adjunct Instructor
maggieconners@miad.edu

Kelli Daly

Adjunct Instructor
kellidaly@miad.edu

Ben Dembroski

Adjunct Faculty, Director of Emerging Technology
bendembroski@miad.edu

Sam Drake

Adjunct Faculty
samdrake@miad.edu

Laura Farahzad Mayer

Assistant Professor
laurafarahzadmayer@miad.edu

Leah Good

Associate Professor
leahgood@miad.edu

Nicole Hauch

Associate Professor
nicolehauch@miad.edu

Kyle James

Asst. Director of the MIAD Lubar Innovation Center, Adjunct Instructor
kylejames@miad.edu

Mario Macari

Adjunct Faculty
mariomacari@miad.edu

Drew Maxwell

Exec. Director of MIAD Innovation Center, Design Faculty
drewmaxwell@miad.edu

Phillip McFarlane

Interim Full-Time Instructor
phillipmcfarlane@miad.edu

Brian Pettit

Adjunct Instructor
brianpettit@miad.edu

Jennie Quinn

Adjunct Instructor
jenniequinn@miad.edu

Adam Setala

Associate Professor, Chair of Communication Design
adamsetala@miad.edu

Dale Shidler

Professor
daleshidler@miad.edu

Shawn K. Simmons

Professor
shawnksimmons@miad.edu

News

Forgotten Nation: Senior Exhibition 2024

“Forgotten Nation,” Tanesha Spencer’s ’24 (Communication Design) senior exhibition project at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), is a guerilla marketing campaign intended to bring awareness to the 5,712 missing and murdered Indigenous women in the United States.

MIAD celebrates one-year anniversary of offsite gallery

The Gallery at The Ave, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design’s (MIAD) first offsite gallery, celebrated its one-year anniversary at the opening reception of its newest show, “Culture Starters: Emerging from Quarantine.”

MIAD Values Recognition Award: Matt Sothan

Matt Sothan, Assistant Director of Admissions, Transfer and Nontraditional Enrollment Specialist, received the March 2024 MIAD Values Recognition Award at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). Matt received nominations that highlighted his embodiment of MIAD’s Core Values, especially Integrity and Community.

Communication Design seniors win advertising design awards

Milwaukee has its ‘Oscars’ for advertising design, and at this year’s United Adworkers 99 competition for professionals and students, two Communication Design seniors at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) received coveted awards.