Faculty Profile

Keith Owens

Keith Owens

Title
Professor
Department
Design
College
College of Visual Arts and Design

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MFA, West Texas State University, 1989. 
Major: Sculpture (with highest honors)
Degree Specialization: Sculpture/Drawing
BFA, Texas Tech University, 1982. 
Major: Communication Design (with honors)
Degree Specialization: Communication Design





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
ADES 2523.501, Digital Patterns and Systems, Spring 2023 Syllabus
ADES 4528.501, Final Portfolio in UXD, Spring 2023 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ADES 5450.501, Data and Information Visualization and Design, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 2513.501, Typographic Systems, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 2523.501, Digital Patterns and Systems, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 3548.501, Topics In User Experience Design, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 4518.501, Cause Based User Experience Design, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 5450.601, Data and Information Visualization and Design, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 5410.501, Foundations & Frameworks of Interaction Design, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 3503.501, Planning and Developing Interactive Systems, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 2523.001, Digital Patterns and Systems, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 1543.501, Foundations of User Centered Design, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 3548.001, Topics In User Experience Design, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 4518.501, Cause Based User Experience Design, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 5460.501, Interaction Design Inception to Pitch Capstone Project, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 3503.501, Planning and Developing Interactive Systems, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 5440.501, Interaction Design Makerlab 1, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ADES 3548.001, Topics In User Experience Design, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ADES 5460.501, Interaction Design Inception to Pitch Capstone Project, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 3503.501, Planning and Developing Interactive Systems, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 2513.501, TYPE SYSTEMS, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 5440.501, Designing Screen Based Interactions, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    ADES 5420.501, Human Centered Interaction Design 1, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    ADES 3510.501, Interaction Design I, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 1510.501, Typography I, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 5440.501, Designing Screen Based Interactions, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    ADES 5430.501, Human Centered Interaction Design 2, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    ADES 2510.502, Typography II, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 4515.501, Cause Based Design, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 4515.502, Cause Based Design, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 5420.501, Human Centered Interaction Design 1, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    ART 4570.501, Interdisciplinary Topics in Art, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 4541.502, Portfolio Development, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 4515.501, Cause Based Design, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 4515.502, Cause Based Design, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 1510.503, Typography I, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ART 4570.501, Interdisciplinary Topics in Art, Spring 2016 Syllabus
                    

                    ART 5900.736, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    ADES 5536.091, The Role of Higher Education in Design & Society, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    ADES 4540.502, Communication Design Studio, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 2515.504, Image Making and Color Theory, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ART 5900.736, Special Problems, Fall 2015 
                    

                    ADES 1510.501, Typography I, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ADES 5525.091, Applied Research III, Spring 2015 
                    

                    ADES 5526.091, Collaborative Design Studio, Spring 2015 
                    

                    ADES 5534.091, Design Pedagogy, Spring 2015 
                    

                    ADES 5523.091, Applied Research II, Fall 2014 
                    

                    ADES 4540.501, Communication Design Studio, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ADES 5520.091, Design Research Methods, Fall 2014 
                    

                    ADES 2515.504, Image Making and Color Theory, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ADES 5525.091, Applied Research III, Spring 2014 
                    

                    ADES 5526.091, Collaborative Design Studio, Spring 2014 
                    

                    ADES 4525.001, Graphic Design Final Portfolio, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ADES 5523.092, Applied Research II, Fall 2013 
                    

                    ADES 5530.091, Design Research Theory, Fall 2013 
                    

                    ADES 2510.502, Typography, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ADES 5525.091, Applied Research III, Spring 2013 
                    

                    ADES 5526.091, Collaborative Design Studio, Spring 2013 
                    

                    ADES 4525.001, Graphic Design Final Portfolio, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ADES 5523.091, Applied Research II, Fall 2012 
                    

                    ADES 5530.091, Design Research Theory, Fall 2012 
                    

                    ADES 5526.091, Collaborative Design Studio, Spring 2012 
                    

                    ADES 5545.091, Communication Design Lecture Topics, Spring 2012 
                    

                    ADES 5540.091, Communication Design Studio, Fall 2011 
                    

                    ADES 5520.091, Design Research Methods, Fall 2011 
                    

                    ART 4450.736, Professional Internship, Summer 3W1 2011 
                    

                    ADES 5526.091, Collaborative Design Studio, Spring 2011 
                    

                    ART 5900.736, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    ADES 5536.091, University Citizenship and Tenure in Design, Spring 2011 
                    

                    ADES 5510.090, Processes and Methodology for Innovation, Fall 2010 
                    

                    ART 4450.736, Professional Internship, Fall 2010 
                    

                    ADES 2520.501, Graphic Design I, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ADES 2520.502, Graphic Design I, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ADES 5536.001, University Citizenship and Tenure in Design, Spring 2010 
                    

                    ART 4091.503, Communication Design: Advanced Graphic Design, Fall 2009 Syllabus
                    

                    ADES 5534.001, Design Pedagogy, Fall 2009 
                    

                    ART 4450.736, Professional Internship, Fall 2009 
                    

                    ART 4450.736, Professional Internship, Summer 5W1 2009 
                    

                    ART 2084.504, Communication Design: Graphic Design, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ART 4082.503, Communication Design: Publication Design, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ART 5930.736, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ART 5900.736, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ADES 1510.502, Typography I, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ART 4091.502, Communication Design: Advanced Graphic Design, Fall 2008 
                    

                    ART 2080.504, Communication Design: Typography, Fall 2008 
                    

                    ART 5920.736, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Fall 2008 
                    

                    ART 4807.501, Communication Design Studio, Summer 5W1 2008 
                    

                    ART 2082.504, Communication Design: Color Theory, Rendering and Production Techniques for Advertising, Spring 2008 
                    

                    ART 2084.504, Communication Design: Graphic Design, Spring 2008 
                    

                    ART 4082.501, Communication Design: Publication Design, Spring 2008 
                    

                    ART 5900.736, Special Problems, Spring 2008 
                    

                    ART 4091.502, Communication Design: Advanced Graphic Design, Fall 2007 
                    

                    ART 3082.501, Communication Design: Three dimensional Graphic Design, Fall 2007 
                    

                    ART 2080.502, Communication Design: Typography, Fall 2007 
                    

                    ART 5900.736, Special Problems, Fall 2007 
                    

                    ART 4807.502, Communication Design Studio, Summer 3W1 2007 
                    

                    ART 5807.501, Communication Design Studio, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ART 2084.504, Communication Design: Graphic Design, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ART 4082.502, Communication Design: Publication Design, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ART 5930.736, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ART 5900.736, Special Problems, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ART 5807.501, Communication Design Studio, Fall 2006 
                    

                    ART 4091.502, Communication Design: Advanced Graphic Design, Fall 2006 
                    

                    ART 2080.502, Communication Design: Typography, Fall 2006 
                    

                    ART 5920.736, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Fall 2006 
                    

                    ART 4807.502, Communication Design Studio, Summer 3W1 2006 
                    

                    ART 2082.501, Communication Design: Color Theory, Rendering and Production Techniques for Advertising, Spring 2006 
                    

                    ART 2084.504, Communication Design: Graphic Design, Spring 2006 
                    

                    ART 4450.736, Professional Internship, Spring 2006 
                    

                    ART 5930.736, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Spring 2006 
                    

                    ART 5900.736, Special Problems, Spring 2006 
                    

                    ART 3082.501, Communication Design: Three dimensional Graphic Design, Fall 2005 
                    

                    ART 2080.501, Communication Design: Typography, Fall 2005 
                    

                    ART 5920.736, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Fall 2005 
                    

                    ART 4807.736, Communication Design Studio, Summer 3W1 2005 
                    

                    ART 5900.736, Special Problems, Summer 3W1 2005 
                    

                    ART 5807.503, Communication Design Studio, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ART 2084.503, Communication Design: Graphic Design, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ART 3082.503, Communication Design: Three dimensional Graphic Design, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ART 4450.736, Professional Internship, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ART 5930.736, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ART 2082.501, Communication Design: Color Theory, Rendering and Production Techniques for Advertising, Fall 2004 
                    

                    ART 2080.502, Communication Design: Typography, Fall 2004 
                    

                    ART 2080.504, Communication Design: Typography, Fall 2004 
                    

                    ART 5920.736, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Fall 2004 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
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. (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
Owens, K. M. (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. (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



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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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. (October 15, 2016 – January 16, 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. (June 11, 2017 – August 31, 2017).
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).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
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