James Cosper

James Cosper

Assistant Professor of Design, Media, & Technology

B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College; B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., University of Minnesota

Expertise:
Interactive Design and Art Education; Graphic Design image and metaphor; Depictions of race and gender in comics and roleplaying games; Augmented Reality

James Cosper is an Assistant Professor of Design, Media, and Technology in Lebanon Valley College’s Department of Design, Media, and Technology. He has taught at Towson University’s Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education, Shepherd University, and the University of Minnesota College of Design. He earned an MFA in Design (Interactive Design) and focuses on graphics and illustration with an interest in incorporating hand-made elements into digital production.

“Augmented Reality Workshop: Creating with Adobe Aero,” Workshop Facilitator, UCDA Design Education Summit, Mesa, Ariz., May 22, 2024

“Good Design Works,” Co-panelist, UCDA, Youngstown, Ohio, May 22, 2018

Workshop facilitator, UCDA Design Education Summit, Mesa, AZ, May 22, 2024

“From Four-Color to Inclusive: Race and Gender in Contemporary Superhero Comics,” Presenter, HASTAC 2017, Florida Digital Humanities Consortium, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla., Nov. 4, 2017

“Roleplaying the Mythos but not the Lovecraft: a Visual Analysis of the Cthulhu Mythos in Horror Roleplaying Games,” Presenter, HASTAC 2017, Florida Digital Humanities Consortium, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla., Nov. 3, 2017

  • DIGI 150 Fundamentals of 2D Design
  • DCOM 151 Digital Graphic Design
  • DIGI-154 Survey of Design
  • DCOM 295 Special Topic: 3D Design
  • DIGI 350 Corporate Branding
  • DIGI 352 Package Design
  • DCOM 395 Special Topic Illustration
  • IXD 451 Interaction Design Studio II: Toy Design