Jialun Wang

Assistant Professor | BFA Graphic Design, MFA Graphic Design

Education

MFA Graphic Design, Boston University. 
BFA Graphic Design, SUNY Buffalo

Bio/Affiliation

Jialun (Jaylen) Wang is a designer, multidisciplinary artist and educator. His design practices center around typography, emerging media, and social justice, and he has been the co-founder of Gallon Design since 2021. His creative endeavors revolve around typography and vernacular culture in both physical and digital spaces. His design practice fosters fresh connections between language and culture, the process of encoding and decoding, and the interplay of modality and semiosis.

Before Otis, he taught at Boston University in both the graphic design and media science programs. He has also lectured and been a guest critic at various institutions, including Tufts University, the Cooper Union, Harvard University, and New York University. His work and research have been recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Hanyi Fonts, and Young Ones TDC, and published in Communication Arts and Slanted Magazine. His works have been exhibited globally, including in China, Japan, the United States, Germany, and Egypt.

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