R Brian Stone, citizen of the world, is an Associate Professor of Design. His award-winning work and teachings are centered in the areas of motion design, interaction design, information visualization, and user experience.
Professor Stone is the co-founder of the bi-annual MODE Summit, an international conference bringing together motion design educators to present research and discuss the discipline. In addition, he is the co-editor of a collection of essays entitled, The Theory and Practice of Motion Design: Critical Perspectives and Professional Practice published by Routledge.
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He is a frequent speaker at conferences and universities and has held visiting appointments at universities in South and Central America, East and Southeast Asia, and Europe. He is the author of several articles on the subjects of UX/UI and Motion Design. His essay, Type in Motion is included in the book Teaching Motion Design: Course Offerings and Class Projects from the Leading Undergraduate and Graduate Programs edited by Steven Heller and Michael Dooley.
He has held positions at the National University of Singapore, University of the Arts (Philadelphia) and The Ohio State University (OSU). During his tenure at OSU, he served as graduate studies chair and was a member of the department’s promotion and tenure committee. He has also held visiting appointments at universities in South and Central America, Asia, and Europe.
Apple recognized Professor Stone’s teaching with the Apple Distinguished Educator award. He is also a recipient of the Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award, The Ohio State University Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, the Order of Omega Faculty Recognition Award, and the National University of Singapore’s Annual Teaching Excellence Award. Most recently, Professor Stone was honored as a Teaching Academy Fellow (NUSTA) at the National University of Singapore.
Professor Stone is an antique car enthusiast, avid traveler, and dabbles in playing the steel pan drum. He has also negotiated several treaties, speaks 7 languages, missed the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the boycott, invented the modern day photobomb, and was once struck by a B&O Railroad train.
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