Kelly Hartman

Sessional Instructor, Visual Communications

Kelly has 25+ years of experience as a practicing graphic designer and creative director. Her design studio focuses on strategic branding and editorial design. Kelly's book design – 50+ books and 30 magazines to date – have garnered her 52 national/international design awards including AIGA, Applied Arts, Graphex, Ad Rodeo, Design and Print Excellence (UVU), Coupe and The Redgees, to list a few. She has also been published in over a dozen publications throughout North America and Europe. Most of the recognized work has pushed the boundaries on design and manufacturing with unique design solutions that engage the reader and encourage interaction.

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Kelly has been a judge for the Junos (design), Applied Arts and The Redgess. She is an avid music junkie (some would say obsessed), a scuba diver and a closet disk golf fanatic. She also loves all things craft in design and typography including her bizarre but super interesting collection of gravestone lettering.

Education

Visual Communications and Design, Medicine Hat College, AB

Selected Professional Activity

  • JUNOS (Canadian Music Awards), Judge: Design Category - 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019
  • Applied Arts Awards Judge - 2019
  • UVU Canadian Design and Print Excellence Awards Judge - 2015
  • The Art of Book and Magazine Design: Speaker - 2014, 2015

Selected Publications

  • Applied Arts Book Design 2019
  • Redgees Canadian Regional Design Awards, Editorial Best in Category + Honorable Mention – 2015
  • Coupe International Design Award – 2014
  • UVU Canadian Design and Print Excellence Award – 2013
  • Graphex – 2010
  • AIGA (American Institute for Graphic Arts) – 2009

Selected Awards

  • Applied Arts Book Design 2019
  • Redgees Canadian Regional Design Awards, Editorial Best in Category + Honorable Mention – 2015
  • Coupe International Design Award – 2014
  • UVU Canadian Design and Print Excellence Award – 2013
  • Graphex – 2010
  • AIGA (American Institute for Graphic Arts) – 2009