Jimmy Van Luu teaches Graphic Design in the 视觉研究系, and serves as Area Coordinator of Graphic Design.
Luu's practice resists traditional notions of Graphic Design, resulting in a broad range of activity that investigates the intersection of design and other disciplines. He is the co-founder and design lead of the Austin-based design consultancy Group Project.
He was a former art director of Ninth Letter literary-arts magazine, and his publication design has been recognized in multiple venues including PRINT magazine and Graphis. His award-winning large-scale public artwork, Letterscape, is part of the City of Austin's permanent public art collection. 从2018年到2020年, he served as the Director of Education for the Austin chapter of AIGA, the nation's largest professional association for design, 他在那里起航 GROW, a one-day conference for emerging designers.
Luu founded and oversees the 视觉研究系' Risograph Lab.
Luu is a born-and-raised Texan, first-generation college graduate, second-generation Vietnamese-American, and an alum of the Land Arts of the American West field study program.
Associate Professor, Graphic Design - St. Edward's University (2018-present)
Assistant Professor, Graphic Design - St. Edward's University (2014-2018)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Graphic Design - St. Edward's University (2013-2014)
Assistant Professor, Graphic Design - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2008-2013)
M.F.A. in Design, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
B.S. in Advertising, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
DeLayne Hudspeth Award for Innovative Instruction, St. 爱德华大学，2022年.