Linda Reynolds
From College of Fine Arts and Communications
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Education
Linda Reynolds received an Associate of Arts from Ricks College, a Bachelors in Art and Design from BYU, and a Masters of Graphic Design from the University of Utah.
Career
Following the completion of her bachelors degree, Reynolds started working for BYU in the Graphic Communications department. For nearly a decade, Sullivan developed graphic ideas and concepts for the BYU community.
Her teaching career began at the Waterford School, where she taught upper school graphic design for two years in the late eighties. Concurrently, she did freelance design for clients including the Utah Shakespearean Festival.
In 1990, Reynolds was hired as a part-time lecturer in the Department of Design, now part of the Department of Visual Arts. The following year, she became a full-time faculty member. Following the completion of her masters, she was promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor and in 1998 advanced to Associate Professor. Reynolds was advanced to full professor in 2006.
In 2005, Reynolds was appointed as Chair of the Department of Visual Arts. That appointment was renewed in 2008.
Despite her many obligations as Department Chair, Reynolds has continued to mentor students, enabling them to excel in their chosen fields.
In 2008, Reynolds and fellow professors, Brent Barson and Eric Gillett, 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.
Awards and Recognitions
Reynolds’ work has been published by the New York Art Directors Club, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Salt Lake Art Directors, University and College Designers Association, and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
In 1987, Reynolds was named the CASE Designer of the Year.
She has been a member of the Salt Lake Art Directors Club, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the University and College Designers Association and CASE.
