Speaker to talk about graphic design
By Raul Martinez IV
Staff Reporter

As the author and co-author of 14 books and more than 150 articles and papers on graphic design and typography, Philip Meggs said he is looking forward to sharing his experiences with the TCU community at a lecture at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in room 132 in Moudy Building North.

Meggs, an arts research professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and this year’s Green Honors Chair for the department of Art and Art History, will give a public lecture on graphic design.

His work has been published in leading design and communication publications, including Communication Arts, Graphic and Print magazines.

Meggs said he has gone to many places around the country to speak about graphic design.

“I have given lectures at about 60 colleges and universities, including Yale, Rhode Island School of Design, Syracuse and National College of Art and Design in Dublin,” Meggs said.

Michael Niblett, assistant professor of graphic design, said TCU students in the department used two of Meggs’ textbooks for classes.

He said Meggs is a great person to come down and speak at TCU.

“He’s well-known and well-respected,” Niblett said. “It has been a long time since the art department had someone in graphic design, and we are excited that he is coming.”

According to the biography from the New York Art Directors Club, Meggs was inducted into the New York Art Directors Hall of Fame in 2001, and in 1999, he was bestowed an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Massachusetts College of Art. Meggs has been teaching at VCU for more than 25 years.

“I found teaching to be a magical yet challenging experience,” Meggs said. “Teaching a creative endeavor is a difficult balancing act—imparting information, coaching and critiquing without destroying the student’s confidence, and trying not to impose your vision onto the student’s work.”

Meggs said he is looking forward to coming to TCU for his lecture.

“I am very excited about this trip,” Meggs said. “I have been to Texas five times before, and I love it.”

The purpose of the Green Honors Chair program is to bring distinguished scholars, scientists, writers and other career persons to the TCU. The position rotates between departments in the Add Ran College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Raul Martinez IV
r.martinez@student.tcu.edu

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