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Ginny Livingston Laughlin MFA
Principal
Ginny studied at the Art Center College of Design and began her graphic design career as an album cover designer at London, Elektra/Asylum and Motown Records. She received her MFA in graphic design in 1990, the same year she joined the staff of Patagonia as a catalog designer. In 2003 she became a web designer at Sonoma State University, and in 2007 became a web producer for San Diego State University.
She has developed identity and branding systems, packaging and publication designs for a wide range of clients in television, film, healthcare, food, clothing, and education. They include, among others, ABC TV, Disney, CBS, Sonoma Land Trust, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, The Language Flagship, Foley Family Wines, California Community Choices, and California Health Incentives Improvement Project. She has earned the reputation of providing exceptional quality and outcomes through her design and technical skills.
Ginny was a voting member of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy Awards) for 10 years. Her teaching career in Communication Design includes six years at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, six years at California State University Northridge, a year at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, and guest lecturing at Art Center College of Design.