Nathan Finden
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The Design School - CDN 258 Tempe, AZ 85287
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Mail code: 1605Campus: Tempe
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Student Information
Graduate StudentDesign, Environment and the Arts (Design)
Herberger Institute
Finden graduated with a graphic design bachelor’s degree in 2011, and then a master's degree in graphic information technology in 2015. He's worked as an environmental graphic designer, print specialist, and digital creator. He has experience in design studios, in-house marketing teams, and a principal in his own studio.
From 2014–2020, he was a faculty associate at ASU's The Design School, where he now teaches full-time as a clinical assistant professor. In the Spring 2022 semester, he also became the coordinator of the first- and second-year courses. In the Fall 2023 semester, he took on the role of program co-head, overseeing the first- and second-year courses, along with the graduate program.
Finden is a PhD student in ASU's Environment, Design, and the Arts degree program where he studies the visual communication of extreme heat risk in outdoor recreation areas.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GRA 223 | Typography |
| GRA 362 | Visual Communication IV |
| GRA 362 | Visual Communication IV |
| GRA 590 | Reading and Conference |
| GRA 362 | Visual Communication IV |
| GRA 362 | Visual Communication IV |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GRA 121 | Principles Graphic Design I |
| GRA 222 | Visual Communication I |
| GRA 221 | Letterform |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GRA 345 | Design Rhetoric |
| GRA 345 | Design Rhetoric |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GRA 345 | Design Rhetoric |
| GRA 345 | Design Rhetoric |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GRA 345 | Design Rhetoric |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GRA 345 | Design Rhetoric |
| GRA 345 | Design Rhetoric |
| GRA 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| GRA 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GRA 222 | Visual Communication I |
| GRA 345 | Design Rhetoric |
| GRA 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GRA 345 | Design Rhetoric |
| GRA 223 | Typography |
| GRA 122 | Principles Graphic Design II |
| GRA 122 | Principles Graphic Design II |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GRA 321 | Technology for Design I |
| GRA 321 | Technology for Design I |
| GRA 422 | Motion Graphics/Intractn Desgn |
| GRA 598 | Special Topics |
| GRA 222 | Visual Communication I |
| GRA 321 | Technology for Design I |
| GRA 422 | Motion Graphics/Intractn Desgn |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GRA 362 | Visual Communication IV |
| GRA 362 | Visual Communication IV |
| GRA 122 | Principles Graphic Design II |
| GRA 362 | Visual Communication IV |
| GRA 122 | Principles Graphic Design II |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GRA 361 | Visual Communication III |
| GRA 361 | Visual Communication III |
| GRA 361 | Visual Communication III |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GRA 362 | Visual Communication IV |
| GRA 362 | Visual Communication IV |
| GRA 362 | Visual Communication IV |