David W Porter

David W. Porter is Professor of Fine Art and the Visual Arts Program Coordinator, in the School of Arts and Sciences, at Keystone College. He teaches graphic design, mentors the Keystone Art Society, and advises visual art and art education students. He earned his BFA in Design and Illustration from Tyler School of Art of Temple University and earned his Master of Arts in Art Therapy from Marywood University. He has been a professional artist in the field of publication design for 23 years,...See more

David W. Porter is Professor of Fine Art and the Visual Arts Program Coordinator, in the School of Arts and Sciences, at Keystone College. He teaches graphic design, mentors the Keystone Art Society, and advises visual art and art education students. He earned his BFA in Design and Illustration from Tyler School of Art of Temple University and earned his Master of Arts in Art Therapy from Marywood University. He has been a professional artist in the field of publication design for 23 years, having worked for a variety of magazines and newspapers in a range of posts from staff artist to creative coordinator. His published works include black and while illustrations for editorial and social commentaries, color illustrations and page designs for life style topics, graphics for the visual display of quantitative information, illustrations and designs advocating the development and use of renewable energy, and children's book design and illustration. He teaches graphic design in the context of the American Institute for the Graphic Arts [AIGA] "Design for Good" program. He loves nature, its inner and outer spaces, its lands, seas, and skies, and all its creatures. He is husband to Donna Porter and father to son Jacob Porter and daughter Kaitlin Porter, these comprising his closest family members and to whom he has dedicated this book. See less