Keith M. Owens

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings

• Owens, K., Gibson, M. (2019). Working from the outside in: Using "the big three" investigative phenomena to situate and frame research endeavors informed by design.. 1 20-28. New York, NY, American Institute of Graphic Design (AIGA). https://www.fulcrum.org/concern/monographs/q811km32f
• Owens, K.M. (2008). The Visual Turn: An Educational Response.
• Owens, K.M. (2007). Turning Toward the Aesthetic, Turning Away From Responsibility.
• Owens, K.M. (2006). Reflecting on Values: Understanding Conflicts, Formulating Responses.
• Owens, K.M. (2005). Intellectualism Versus Morality: Bridging the Divide.
• Owens, K.M. (2004). Bad Things Done: Aesthetics and Immunity, Ethics and Duty.

Book Chapter

• Owens, K.M., Resnick, E. (2015). ‘The Historic West End: Interdisciplinary Research, Imaginative Revitalization.’. Developing Citizen Designers. (First) 166-170. New York, Bloomsbury Academic.
• Owens, K.M., Gibson, M.R. (2014). MAKING MEANING HAPPEN BETWEEN ‘US’ AND ‘THEM’ Strategies for bridging gaps in understanding between researchers who possess design knowledge and those working in disciplines outside design. The Routeledge Companion to Design Research. 386-399. https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Design-Research/Rodgers-Yee/p/book/9781138310247

Conference Proceeding

• Owens, K.M., Gibson, M.R. (2023). A Focused Exploration About How Technologically Enhanced Educational Approaches Can Positively Foster Early Childhood to Young Adult Learning and Creativity. 12 (12th International Conference, DUXU 20, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings, Part IV) 88-97. London, Springer Publishing. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-35708-4_6
• Gibson, M.R., Owens, K.M. (2023). A focused exploration about how technologically enhanced educational approaches can positively foster early childhood to young adult learning and creativity. Design, User Experience, and Usability. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: HCII 2023: Design, User Experience, and Usability. 12 (1) 88-97. London, Springer Nature. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-35708-4_6
• Owens, K.M. (2010). Ethical Education: Transforming a Maximum Into a New Minimum Response_Ability AIGA National Educators Conference.
• Owens, K.M. (2008). From Power to Empowerment: Critical Literacy in Visual Culture.

Journal Article

• Owens, K.M., Gibson, M.R. (2017). It’s Time to Stir the Pot…. Dialectic. 1 (1) 7-8. Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Michigan Publishing. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/dialectic/14932326.0001.101?view=text;rgn=main
• Keith Owens. (2011). Slicing Deeply: A Review of Tony Fry's Design as Politics Design Philosophy Papers No. 2 (2011)Design Philosophy Papers Related Links: http://www.desphilosophy.com/dpp/dpp_journal/paper4/dpp_paper4.html http://www.desphilosophy.com/dpp/home.html http://www.desphilosophy.com/dpp/dpp_journal/paper4/dpp_paper4.html.
• Owens, K.M. (2010). Balancing Market and Civil Society: A New Practice Model for Design Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal Volume 4. No. 4, pp. 167-179.
• Owens, K.M. (2009). Design and Art: The Aesthetic Turn Journal of Visual Literacy, Volume 27, Issue 2, 2009, pp. 139-154..
• Owens, K.M. (2009). Reconsidering: The Market, Politics, Civil Society and Design's Distress Design Principles & Practices: An International Journal Volume 3, Issue 2, 2009, pp. 303-313..
• Owens, K.M. (2008). Helping Farmers Grow: Design and Social Change in Haiti.
• Owens, K.M. (2007). A Response to 'What is Sustainable Graphic Design?' by Eric Benson.
• Owens, K.M. (2007). Classroom Critiques: Transforming Conformity Into Creativity.
• Owens, K.M. (2006). Creating Responsible Designers: Recognizing and Responding to Professional Immunity Claims.
• Owens, K.M. (2006). Design, Technology and Ethics: Visiting With Kockelkoren and Taylor.
• Owens, K.M. (2006). Mixed Messages: Communication Design, Overt and Latent Narratives.
• Owens, K.M. (2005). Design's Thin Line: The Discipline's Failure to Reconcile Aesthetics with Ethics.

Magazine/Trade Publication

• Owens, K.M. (2014). Architecture: Profession, Playground or Launchpad.. Columns Magazine (AIA Dallas Chapter Publication). 30 (14) 22-23. Dallas, TX, (AIA Dallas Chapter Publication).
• Owens, K.M. (2013). The Democratization of Design: If We’re All Now Designers, What of Design?. Other. Columns Magazine (AIA Dallas Chapter Publication). 30 (11) Dallas, TX, (AIA Dallas Chapter Publication).

Managing Editor

• Owens, K., Gibson, M. (2017). Managing Editor. Dialectic. Dialectic. All of them (All of them) All of them. Ann Arbor, Michigan and New York, NY, University of Michigan Publishing AND the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Design Educators' Community (DEC). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/dialectic/

Other

• Gibson, M.R., Owens, K.M. (2023). Dialectic, Volume 5, Issue 1. Dialectic. 5 (1) 136. Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Michigan Publishing Services. https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/dialectic/
• Gibson, M.R., Owens, K.M. (2022). Dialectic, Volume 4, Issue 1. Dialectic. 4 (1) 124. Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Michigan Publishing Services. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/dialectic
• Gibson, M.R., Owens, K.M. (2022). Dialectic Volume 3, Issue 1. Dialectic. 3 (1) 153. Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Michigan Publishing Services. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/dialectic
• Gibson, M.R., Owens, K.M. (2017). Co-founder, Producer and Co-editor of this scholarly journal re: design education. Other. Dialectic. ALL OF THEM (ALL OF THEM) ALL OF THEM. Ann Arbor, Michigan and New York, New York, University of Michigan Publishing AND the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Design Educators’ Community (DEC). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/dialectic/

Video and Audiovisual Material

• Gibson, M.R., Owens, K.M. (2021). Some Useful Information for Design Educators Who Wish to Credibly Publish Their Research and Scholarship. The AIGA SHIFT{ed} Summer 2021 Design Education Summit. This piece is a 26-minute video. New York, New York, The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Design Educators' Community (DEC). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYI5jsEzwG4&t=1s

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract

• Gibson, M.R. (Principal), Owens, K.M. (Principal), "Producer and Co-Primary Editor," sponsored by The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Design Educators’ Community (DEC), Other, $61100 Funded. (2016 - 2020).
• Carlson, C.C. (Co-Principal), Gibson, M.R. (Co-Principal), Owens, K.M. (Co-Principal), "Develop and design a website to promote UNT CVAD’s new MA program in Interaction Design," sponsored by UNT’s New College in Frisco and UNT CVAD, University of North Texas, $34600 Funded. (2017 - 2017).
• Gibson, M.R. (Principal), Owens, K. (Principal), "Producer and Co-Primary Editor," sponsored by The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Design Educators� Community (DEC), Other, Funded. (2016 - 2020).

Grant - Teaching

• Hyland, P. (Principal), Gibson, M.R. (Supporting), Owens, K.M. (Supporting), "The Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation," sponsored by Neiman Marcus, Local, $75000 Funded. (2018 - 2021).
• Hyland, P. (Principal), Gibson, M.R. (Supporting), Owens, K.M. (Supporting), "M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Foundation Grant," sponsored by M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Foundation, Private, $25000 Funded. (2018 - 2018).
• Hyland, P. (Principal), Gibson, M.R. (Supporting), Owens, K.M. (Supporting), "M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Foundation Grant," sponsored by M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Foundation, Private, Funded. (2018 - 2018).