Eric Chimenti

Eric Chimenti

Associate Professor
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Department of Art
Expertise: Graphic Design Illustration; Graphic Design - Advertising; Graphic Design - Branding; Graphic Design- Corporate Identity; Graphic Design- UX UI; Graphic Design- information design;
Office Location: Moulton Hall 218
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 9am – 3pm, by appointment
Phone: (714) 997-6807
Website: http://www.behance.net/ericchimenti
Scholarly Works:
Digital Commons
Education:
Biola University, Bachelor of Science
The Savannah College of Art and Design, Master of Fine Arts

Biography

Professor Chimenti's design philosophy is to join idea to image, image to type, arranging all the elements into a cohesive whole that communicates to the intended audience. He turns information and communication into art, arranging, illustrating, designing, embellishing for various projects and clients, and teaching students how to do the same. Eric has been instructing students in art and design, since the last century. He places heavy emphasis on strong conceptual design and gaining an understanding of technical procedures, teaching students to create professional art that communicates effectively. He has worked for design agencies and advertising firms, and continues to run his own design business. He is also the Chair of Education for the Orange County Chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design in America.

Professor Chimenti has created illustration and design spanning many industries and for many clients, among them AIGA, North American Title Corporation, IYEO Japan, Xengaru Fun Foods, BVRC Law, National Arbor Day Foundation, General Assembly PCUSA, Minder International, North American Title Company, Fluid Research Corporation, Balboa Instruments, Sage Software, Azel Publishing, Global Cellular, Insight For Living, Honda, Southern California Edison, Peach State Public Radio, USDA, John Wayne Airport, Western Medical Center and Chapman University. Recently he was awarded a  Gold Advertising Award for the College of Performing Arts total public relations program he created, and his comprehensive logo design was selected for inclusion into LogoLounge: Master Library, Volume 2: 2000 Animal and Mythology Logos. 

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

2019 to Present. Co-PI with Dr. Ann Gordon, working on a National Weather Service (NWS) project that evaluates the effectiveness of the messages created by the NWS and released to the public in an emergency. Communication Design and end user research was leveraged to redesign the messages and is planned to culminate with redesigned weather emergency templates for all NWS in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, possibly going national. Project includes students from the Henley Research Lab and the Ideation Lab. Awarded a 15K grant. Project is continuing with redesign of messaging in Oct. followed by focus group testing in Dec. Feb/March '24 will see designs reworked again based on feed back and then designs resurveyed by larger focus group. April '24 anticipating reporting of findings with recommendations to NWS, concluding in July '24 with a Hybrid Workshop hosted at Chapman.
Was commissioned by Bart Wilson to create 14 illustrations and a cover design for his upcoming book, Meaningful Economics with Oxford University Press.
Center for Demographics and Policy 60 page white paper: Restoring the California Dream.
Logo design and branding for Sawdust Hill. This boutique business creates custom woodwork furniture and a variety of other projects, both large and small. They required a logo and help with branding that reflected and promoted the company.
University of California, Irvine. Anteater illustration for bookmark to be included in Welcome Book for incoming students.
Coordinated branding, logo design and website development for the launch of Pear-a-dime, a company born out of the Covid pandemic and committed to helping schools and their districts make intelligent choices about online learning and Learning Management Systems (LMS). The copywriting was done by former Chapman adjunct instructor Ron Archer. WordPress web design and programming was done by Aimee Bowen, BFA in Graphic Design, Chapman class of 2020.
Coordinated and created a book cover design for Dr. Mark Axelrod and Verbivoracious-Press. I created the cover art for the publication.
2020 Commissioned Creative – for David Cohen, Ph.D. Professor of Social Welfare and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Data visualization showing Emergency Detentions.
2020 Commissioned Creative – A Policy of Delusion and Misdirection. Rethinking California’s New Planning Regime. A research brief for the Center for Demographics and Policy. 36 pages including cover with 31charts/graphs.
2020 Commissioned Creative – Beyond Feudalism. A Strategy To Restore California’s Middle Class. A research brief for the Center or Demographics and Policy at Chapman. 100 pages plus cover with 59 charts/graphs.
2018–2019: Commissioned Creative asked to complete a series of five illustrations for Dr. Morales at the Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Illustrations to be included in Exodus commentary for Inter Varsity Press/Apollos series. Due to be published late 2019 or early 2020.
2019 to Present. Co-PI with Dr. Ann Gordon, working on a National Weather Service (NWS) project that evaluates the effectiveness of the messages created by the NWS and released to the public in an emergency. Communication Design and end user research was leveraged to redesign the messages and is planned to culminate with redesigned weather emergency templates for all NWS in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, possibly going national. Project includes students from the Henley Research Lab and the Ideation Lab. A paper about the project has been accepted for presentation at the NWS 46th Annual Meeting in August 2021.
2019 Commissioned Creative – Disaster Preparedness in Orange County, CA. a research brief for the Babbie Center and Dr. Ann Gordon at Chapman. 40 pages including cover with 42 charts/graphs.
2019 Commissioned Creative – Feudalism a research brief for the Center or Demographics and Policy at Chapman. 108 pages plus cover with 59 charts/graphs. Worked with Ideation Lab student Cassandra Taylor, BFA GD 2019.
2019 Commissioned Creative – Feudalism a research brief for the Center or Demographics and Policy at Chapman. 108 pages plus cover with 59 charts/graphs. Worked with Ideation Lab student Cassandra Taylor, BFA GD 2019.
Orange County Focus: Forging Our Common Future a research brief for the Center or Demographics and Policy at Chapman. 76 pages plus cover with 53 charts/graphs.
California, Greenhouse Gas Regulation, and Climate Change a research brief for the Center or Demographics and Policy at Chapman. 108 pages plus cover with 59 charts/graphs.
2018 Commissioned Creative – Great War on Terror Time line for Dr. Greg Daddis and the War and Society Program. On Display in the Henley Galleria for the duration of the show.
Commissioned Creative asked to complete a series of illustrations for Dr. Morales at the Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Illustrations to be included in Numbers commentary for Inter Varsity Press/Apollos series. Due to be published late 2023 or early 2024.
Balzacs Coffee book cover design for Dr. Mark Axelrod’s creative scholarly work. This one in an ongoing series of cohesive cover designs.
asked to create a GCI card and poster for Schmid College of Science and Technology to take to national conference.
The Great Train Robbery: Urban Transportation in the 21st Century a research brief for the Center or Demographics and Policy at Chapman. 40 pages plus cover with 34 charts/graphs.
Created National Joint Conference graphics for the American Ethnological Society and the Society for Visual Anthropology.
Fading Promise: Millennial Prospects in the Golden State a research brief for the Center or Demographics and Policy at Chapman. 42 pages plus cover with 43 charts/graphs.
The Great Train Robbery. Urban Transportation in the 21st Century a research brief for the Center or Demographics and Policy at Chapman. 40 pages plus cover with 34 charts/graphs.
2015-16 Commissioned Creative – Interplay 2016; American Visions, American Voices logo type and overall aesthetic for this joint festival between CoPA and the Pacific Symphony. Graphic Design students in the ideation lab helped with poster and collateral design.
OC Model: A Vision of Orange County’s Future a research brief for the Center or Demographics and Policy at Chapman. 52 pages plus cover with 41 charts/graphs.
2016 Commissioned Creative – America’s Housing Crisis for Center for Opportunity Urbanism. 112 pages plus cover with 41 charts/graphs.
2016 Commissioned Creative – Successful Innovations Inc., provides educational resources nationwide and currently do business with 33 states and Puerto Rico. This is a ongoing client relationship working on, logo design, DVD cases and discs, and Social Media graphics.
2016 Commissioned Creative – Interstices: rewilding. Students in the ideation lab helped with a bit of the event collateral design.
Research Brief for Dr. Ann Gordon and the Chapman Survey of American Fears. Brief was presented regionally and nationally. 28 pages plus cover with 21 charts/graphs.
Asked to illustrate President Daniele Struppa by Strategic Marketing for a proposed cover for the Fall issues of Chapman Magazine.
Successful Innovations Inc., provides educational resources nationwide and currently do business with 33 states and Puerto Rico. This is a ongoing client relationship working on DVD cases and discs, and Social Media graphics.
WCHSS Interstices: Ethics main design featuring an adaptation of Esher's cube. Students in the ideation lab helped with the event collateral design.
Daily Dose of Greek web site. Commissioned redesign of site graphics for Dr. Rob Plummer in conjunction with Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Daily Dose of Hebrew web site. Commissioned design of site graphics for Dr. Rob Plummer in conjunction with Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (KY) and working in conjunction with Skyrocket SEO in TX.
Center for Opportunity Urbanism Best Cities for Minorities: Gauging the Economics of Opportunity booklet. 44 pages with 20 charts.
Center for Opportunity Urbanism Logo recreation
Center for Opportunity Urbanism Maximising Opportunity Urbanism with Robin Hood Planning. How enlightened planners can be champions for the little guy and save America in the Process booklet. 20 pages with 3 charts.
Commissioned Logo design selected to be in included in LogoLounge Book 9 out of 23,000 entries. "LogoLounge celebrates the best identity work by top designers and rising talents from around the world." The logos selected for inclusion in their books are judged by a panel of design experts.
2015-16 Mantissa – masthead and publication design of literary journal for Mark Axelrod and the Fowles Center. Graphic Design students in the ideation lab helped with layout and design.
2015 Commissioned Creative – Putting People First. An Alternative Perspective with and Evaluation of the NCE Cities “Trillion Dollar” Report for the Center for Opportunity Urbanism. Graphic Design students in the ideation lab helped with layout and design. 48 pages plus cover with 24 charts/graphs.
GAI & Chapman University - Stalin’s Russia 48 page exhibition catalog, brochure, symposium brochure, 2 posters, 9 postcards, 3 exhibition banners, and 20 exhibition tombstones. Stalin Exhibition Catalog is featured and sold at the Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens in Washington DC.
“You Are Special” food pantry & Chapman University - Bowl and Bowl decoration design to help the less fortunate in Orange. The bowls were offered as a gift for a donation to the food pantry. With an amazing impact on the local community - helping to feed 2,960 people and providing 14,900 pounds of food. The bowls were created by Art students and Professor David Kiddie. The bowl decoration was created by me, and applied by Graphic Design students. The bowl creation and sale will continue in the years to come.
Chapman University, WCHSS Center for Demographics and Policy 28 page book and charts.
Chapman University Henley Galleria Banners and exhibition case tombstones for Buddhism show and Benjamen Chinn show.
WCHSS 2014-2015 Freshmen and Parent Calendar of events and collateral. With logotype entered and featured on Logolounge.com.
Design Symposium Journal (DSJ ) V.1 for the 2013 Design Symposium. The 70 page journal features articles related to the 2013 Symposium topic: Branding.
Successful Innovations Inc., provides educational resources nationwide and currently do business with 33 states and Puerto Rico. This is a ongoing client relationship working on DVD cases and discs, Social Media graphics, and shipping labels.
Young’s Market Company - Hinano Beer Tabletop POP Advertisement, a new client. They sought and selected me out after reviewing my work online. They represent national and international brands of alcohol and are the primary distributor in the United States. Hinano is a Tahitian Beer looking for greater marketshare in the United States.
Center for Demographics and Policy. California's Social Priorities Booklet design. 24 pages with 15 charts.
Center for Demographics and Policy. California's Environmental Quality Act, Green House Gas Regulation and Climate Change booklet. 32 pages with 14 charts.
Shakespeare Re-Imagined. Creation of logo type and overall aesthetic for this joint festival between CoPA and the Pacific Symphony. Graphic Design students in the ideation lab helped with poster and collateral design.
CRASSH and BURN Collateral - brochure and Research Boards
E-Book cover design for How Abbie Goldman Got Kissed in Venice sold on Amazon.com
Logo Design for Ideation Lab
Logo Design for CRASSH
Logo Design for BURN
Pacific Standard Time Everyman's Infinite Art exhibition Essay, Commemorative Book, Banner, and graphics. The exhibition was showcased on the Pacific Standard Time website, and the Commemorative Book was purchased by university libraries. The graphics had to adhere to the guidelines set by the international Ad Agency, TBWA CHIAT DAY - LOS ANGELES, and the Getty Foundation.
2010-2011 Department of Art Annual Report (expanded to 78 pages) chronicling the departments second year within Wilkinson. The report continues to graphically detail the history, growth, and success of the department of Art. It was given to President Doti, Chancellor Struppa, and incoming Dean Fuery. These will be archived on the Departments web pages now that the redesign of Chapman.edu is mostly complete.
Art 393 Sustainable Design: Branding the 2012 London Olympic Games. (48 pages) This book created to document the third trip graphic design students took to work on the Olympic Games.
Art 393 table of contents information graphic. The data visualization was entered, accepted, and featured on the international site Visual.ly, who collect the best examples of data visualizations and catalogs them for reference.
Art 393 Sustainable Design: Branding the 2012 London Olympic Games. (50 pages) This book created to document the second trip graphic design students took to work on the Olympic Games. The success of the class led to a presentation before the Chapman University Board of Trustees and praise from Chancellor Struppa and President Doti. “You and your incredible students did a wonder ful job… Please express to the students my gratitude for reflecting so much credit on Chapman, graphic arts AND their professor.” email from President Jim Doti
Art 357 Book (100 pages) The book was designed to showcase the course for future Chapman Study Abroad students and act as a memento for the 24 students who went on the trip in January 2011.
1st Annual Faculty Student Soccer game Logo and T-shirt design. Logo entered and featured on Logo Lounge website, providing another instance of my work on an international site and putting Chapman's name in a searchable database.
Sovereign Christian School Logo design. Design was entered and featured on international site Logo Lounge. The site features over 175,000 logos in a searchable database.
2009-2010 Department of Art Annual Report (60 pages) With the departments move to Wilkinson, I felt it was time to create an annual report detailing the history, growth, and success of the department The report was given to the Board of Trustees, President Doti, Chancellor Struppa, and Dean Quinn.
Logolounge Master Library © 2010 Animal and Mythology Logos Comprehensive design for Successful Innovations selected for inclusion on page 67.
Comprehensive cover design for Physics Today. Dr. Jeff Tollaksen, school of computational sciences, asked if I would be interested in helping design the cover artwork that would begin to explain the article that he and other Schmid faculty had written for this issue.
AIGA OC Placard and Button 2009 Portland National Convention
BVRC Law Logo design applied to new corporate office Clients in AZ, CO, NV, CA
PIASC Breakfast with Bob illustration and logotype with next to the one in replaced (left) these invitations are distributed in the counties of: LA, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo
TPAC Underwriters Inc. Website redesign (inprogress) $30,000,000 in annual sales Clients in 25 states
PIASC 5th annual Literacy Campaign Book Mark distributed to Libraries in the counties of: LA, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo

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