Student Information
Graduate Student
Design, Environment and the Arts (Design)
Herberger Institute
Long Bio
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
2023 Fall
2023 Summer
2023 Spring
2022 Fall
2022 Spring
2021 Fall
2021 Spring
2020 Fall
2020 Spring
2019 Fall
2018 Fall