Austin Kleon

Current

• Electronic Publishing Specialist at University of Texas School of Law
• Writer, Cartoonist, and Designer (Self-employed)

Education

• Miami University
• University of Cambridge

Connections

26 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

• My Website

Austin Kleon’s Summary

I'm a writer, artist, and designer specializing in the art of communicating with pictures and words.

You can see my work at www.austinkleon.com.

Austin Kleon’s Specialties:

web design, information design, usability, writing, drawing, comics, teaching information technology

Austin Kleon’s Experience

• Electronic Publishing Specialist

  University of Texas School of Law

  (Higher Education industry)

  August 2007 — Present (1 year)

• Writer, Cartoonist, and Designer

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Design industry)

  2000 — Present (8 years)

  - Unique ability to communicate information and narratives through a synthesis of pictures and words, in print and on the web
  - Proficient in PC and Mac OS; Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver); Microsoft Office, sound and video editing software; HTML and CSS web design
  - Work can be found at www.austinkleon.com

Austin Kleon’s Education

• Miami University

  B. Phil., Interdisciplinary Studies (Western College Program), Focus: Literature, creative writing, and art, 2001 — 2005

  - Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 3.9
  - Harrison Scholar (full scholarship)
  - Provost’s Academic Achievement Award
  - President’s List, five semesters. 4.0 GPA.
  - Dean's List, all semesters.

• University of Cambridge

  Study Abroad: English 2004

  Selwyn College, Supervisions in 17th & 18th century tragedy and the novels of Dostoevsky, Dickens, and Joyce, Lent and Easter Terms

Additional Information

Austin Kleon’s Websites:

• My Website

Austin Kleon’s Interests:

information + web design, writing, drawing, diagramming, graphic facilitation, comics, fiction, art, music, maps, cartography, piano, printing, book design, typography, photography, collage

Austin Kleon’s Groups:

•    UWEBD - University Web Developers member

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