Brent Barson

From College of Fine Arts and Communications

Brent Barson graduated from BYU in 1997 with a degree in Graphic Design. He received a MFA in Media Design from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

Barson was hired by BYU in 2004 as a Visiting Assistant Professor for fall semester, and again in 2005. The contract was again renewed in 2006. In 2007 he was hired as a permanent professor.

In 2008, Barson and fellow professors, Eric Gillett and Linda Sullivan, oversaw fifteen students’ creation of the Typophile Film Festival for Opening Credits design package. The work, which was commissioned through alumnus Jared Benson for his companies Punchcut and Typophile.com, has been awarded prestigious design awards.

It received a Silver Cube from the Art Directors Club Awards, a Silver Pencil from the OneShow Awards and was selected as a finalist in the Motion Graphics category in the 2008 Adobe Design Achievements Awards.