Expertise:
Graphic Design, Communication Design, Visual Communications, Motion Graphics, Typography, Digital Design, Graphic Design in the World, Non-Profit Design, Down Syndrome, Disability Advocacy, Graffiti, Punk, Heavy MetalAnthony Acock is deeply committed to the principle that effective graphic design can help non-profit organizations have a bigger impact on their communities. As a freelance art director, he focuses on the nonprofit sector and students in recent classes have completed projects for Projects Sister, a rape crisis and family planning center in Pomona; the Undocumented Student Services Center which focuses on DACA recipients at Cal Poly Pomona, and the Inland Valley Down Syndrome Association. He has served on the Board of Directors for AIGA Los Angeles as an Education Director, and is on the Ambassador Board of the Innovation Center of Design Excellence. He has also served on the Board of Directors for AIGA Connecticut and AIGA Kansas City. Acock writes regularly on the subjects of empathy, interdisciplinary collaborations, graffiti, disability advocacy, and punk culture.
Recent Grants and Fellowships:
- Cal Poly Pomona, S.P.I.C.E. Grant (Special Projects for Improving the Classroom Experience, $24,000), 2019
- Cal Poly Pomona, S.P.I.C.E. Grant (Special Projects for Improving the Classroom Experience, $24,000, 2017
- Cal Poly Pomona, S.P.I.C.E. Steelcase Active Learning Center Education Grant. Co-Author, with Professor Sarah Meyer, and Associate Professor Melissa Flicker, $24,000, 2017
- Store Local Supported Research Agreement. Co-Author with Associate Professor Melissa Flicker, $12,000, 2015
- Store Local Donation Recipient, Co-Authored with Professor Sarah Meyer and Associate Professor Melissa Flicker, $3,000, 2017
- UST Global 50 one-year Licenses of iRise Studio donation, Co-Authored with Professor Sarah Meyer, and Associate Professor Melissa Flicker, $4,950, 2014
Selected Publications:
- “Paper Dolls: Expanding Student Expectations Through Making and Collaborations – [MAKE].” MAKE, make2018.aigadecconference.org/paperdolls-2/
- “Design Is Design: Interdisciplinary Collaborations Between Landscape Architecture and Graphic Design.” CONVERGE, converge.cci.kent.edu/design-is-design-interdisciplinary-collaborations-between-landscape-architecture-and-graphic-design/
- “Empathy as a Design Methodology.” Connecting Dots. Research, Education Practice, 14 Mar. 2014, pp. 4–14
- “Graffiti to Graphic Design: The Pathway From Illicit to Commercial,” Design Toast, July 18, 2019
Education:
B.F.A., Graphic Design, Oregon State University
M.F.A., Communications Design, Pratt Institute