Chris Gargiulo

Designer & Teacher

Chris Gargiulo is a designer, front-end web developer, and teacher with experience in web, print, and motion design. For the past ten years, he has been teaching interface design full-time within the New Media Arts program at Kapi‘olani Community College in Honolulu, HI. His academic interests center around the intersection of art, design, and technology. Chris enjoys challenging projects that require creative problem-solving skills and serve a good purpose, such as improving the lives and experiences of others.

A Brief Bio

Experience

Before moving to Hawaii and teaching at KCC, Chris taught at Parsons School of Design in New York City. Prior to teaching, he worked at various design and advertising companies from New York City to Los Angeles. His client work includes Samsung, Sony, ABC, Warner Brothers, Six Flags, Hasbro, Marvel Comics, Princess Cruises, and others.

Education

Chris received his MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design and a BA in Fine Art from Amherst College. As a lifelong student, he perodically take classes at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in CIS (Communications & Information Science) and ICS (Information & Computer Science) with a focus on HCI (Human Computer Interaction).

Art

He periodically creates artwork for gallery shows and film festivals. His recent art work & shows include: Tagging (algorithmic animation), ADHD Clouds (algorithmic animation), and Google Footprints (algorithmic animation) at the Koa Gallery Faculty Bienniel Shows, and Digital Stasis (algorithmic animation) at the Digital Artists of Hawai‘i exhibition at Gallery ‘Iolani.

I enjoy both the left-brained technical programming and the right-brained visual design aspects of my field.Chris Gargiulo