David Edwin Meyers
Education
- M.F.A., illustration, Syracuse University
- Certificate of Achievement, Ringling School of Art and Design
Credentials
• Professor, SCADpro, 2021-present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
• Professor, interactive design and game development, 2006-2021, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
• Community Involvement, 2014-2017, Louisville Center for Design, Louisville
Launched a non-profit organization to help kids with basic computer programming and design skills. Secured funding, licensing, and corporate sponsorships.
• Professor/graduate school program coordinator, interactive design, 2011-2016, Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY
Authored a complete Interactive Design and UX curriculum for online Master of Arts Degree program. Managed departmental budgets, adjuncts, student recruiting, advising, and marketing. Taught a variety of user-centered design, digital filmmaking, graphic design, fine art, and art history classes.
• Founder, 1998-present, NetTemple, LLC, Port Wentworth, GA
Started an innovative website design/development company. Collaborated with clients, business leaders, and team members to evangelize creative thinking, negotiate design decisions, and champion the creative process. Oversaw market research activities and explore new interaction models and potential design approaches for all platforms. Former clients included Paul McCartney, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Grand Ole Opry, Whirlpool/Kenmore, Eli Lilly, Bristol Myers Squibb, Microsoft, HP, and Sony.
• Associate professor, communication, Bellarmine University, Louisville
• Associate professor, graphic design, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
• Program chair, graphic design, Ivy Tech State College, Lawrenceburg, IN
• Adjunct professor, communication, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
• Adjunct professor, Art Education, Murray State University (Henderson Campus), Henderson, KY
• Visiting instructor, Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts
• Visiting instructor, New York City High School for the Visual Arts, Bronx, NY
Awards, recognitions, and honors
• Short film Wood Diary accepted into more than 50 film festivals worldwide
• Inductee, Henderson County High School, Alumni Hall of Fame
Organizations
• Interaction Design Association (IXDA)
• Siggraph
• Interaction Design Foundation
• College Art Association
• Ohio Valley Art League, board member
• HCHS Visual Communications, advisory board member
• Henderson Society of Art, former board member
• Kauai Society of Artists, former board member