Dustin Wyse-Fisher

Educator & Designer


 

About

I am a design educator and a design practitioner.  I believe in the visual and logical organization of information to help communicate ideas and products. I help students and clients learn about the value of design and how to use design to enhance their brand.

Selected Personal Works

Eureka College website

Eureka College

Bushbaby

Bushbaby

Venue Art and Wine

Venue Art & Wine

The Ronald W. Reagan Society of Eureka College website redesign

The Reagan Society

Bushbaby

Sunny Lane Farms

2014 year in review

EC Year in Review

Corrymeela environmental graphics

Corrymeela

Celebrating 160 years of opportunity

EC 160th anniversary

Eureka College Admissions emails

EC Admissions

Indibike.com email

Indiebike.com

Peter Adriel

Peter Adriel

The Music Man/Wait Until Dark poster

Limestone Community HS

Wait Until Dark poster

Limestone Community HS

Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale

Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale

Teaching Philosophy

My personal philosophy of teaching focuses on two primary ideas – what I believe about teaching, and what I believe about learning. These are not independent of one another, as some of the best learning comes from teaching. The development of my philosophy of teaching begins with enduring concepts. When creating experiences for students, I ask myself what I expect them to know or be able to do upon satisfactory completion of a particular exercise, project, course, or program of study. I first focus on enduring concepts and understandings—the big ideas that are essential to the field, and what needs to be known in five years, ten years, and beyond. Read my list of enduring concepts for how I approach my teaching (of design).

Artist Statement

Design is a commodity, it is something that has value, but certain demographics or markets value design more than others. While the intention of getting everyone in every location to value design is an extremely lofty and likely unattainable goal, I want my clients—and my students—to see the value in design. I want them to see the good that design can bring to the world. I want my students to design for, and my clients to see the benefit of, design for a purpose. Continue reading…