Eric Gillett

From College of Fine Arts and Communications

Education

Eric Gillett graduated from BYU in 1991 with a degree in Graphic Design.

Career

Prior to graduation, Gillett began working with Adrian Parry Design, a firm that he remained with until 1994. Concurrently, from 1992 until 1994, Gillett served as the Art Director for Salt Lake Magazine.

In 1994, Gillett accepted a post with Toolbox Creative Services and was employed there until 1998 when he became a full-time faculty member at BYU.

Prior to his appointment, Gillett had taught part-time at both BYU and the University of Utah.

In 2008, Gillett and fellow professors, Brent Barson 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.