Alan Hashimoto, an associate professor of graphic design at Utah State University, was found dead in his Art Department office Monday morning, as a result of a heart attack. Hashimoto has been a professor at USU for the past 25 years. He taught courses such as typography, interactive media, and film. He was a creative, innovative, artistic, and accomplished professor. Over Hashimoto's lifetime he built up an impressive resume, and had a large impact on society. He expanded traditional graphic designs into digital media, video, and web applications. He Designed video games and simulations, and authored a 397-page book, Fundamentals of Design: A Digital Approach. He was an art director and consultant in digital applications, apart of a research group that created a variety of online interactive games, director and video/animations designer of the USU production of Macbeth in 2006, and helped create a digital design department and degree at the University of Utah. His hard work, and achievements will not be forgotten.
A Facebook page has been created as a place for Hashimoto’s friends and students to “meet” and exchange thoughts on his career and impact.
Read more about Alan Hashimoto in the Hard News Cafe
View artwork created by Alan Hashimoto
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