Soo Hostetler Assistant Professor of Art graphic design Soo Hostetler is an assistant professor of Graphic Design at UNI. She received her MFA in Graphic Design at Iowa State University in Ames, and MA in Graphic Design at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. In her professional practice, she designed a diverse range of publications for corporate clients with a prominent publishing company for several years before she joined the faculty at UNI. She has specialized as a typeface designer, publication designer and book designer. Her area of expertise is in multi-media designs such as kinetic typography, interface design and web design. Her work has appeared in national and international exhibitions, and at such conferences as the Hawaii International Conference on Art and Humanities; International Digital Media and Art; International Conference on Camouflage: Art, Science and Popular Culture; and Mathematical Association of America: MathFest. Most recently, one of her motion graphics works was selected as one of the best of the year at the Flash Animation and Motion Graphics Festival. She was also appointed an associate editor for the International Journal of Design Principles & Practice, and a manuscript referee for Leonardo: Journal of the International Society of Arts, Sciences and Technology (MIT Press). In recent years, Professor Hostetler's scholarly work has emphasized motion graphics, particularly kinetic typography, and interdisciplinary research integrating motion, music and mathematical proportions utilizing digital technology. She has taught courses in a range of areas of graphic design including typography, kinetic typography, web design, integrated marketing systems, and packaging design. Left The cover of her award-winning viewbook for the UNI Department of Art. contact <soo.hostetler@uni.edu> Please note The copyright for any and all artwork on this website belongs to its originators. • • • mailto:soo.hostetler@uni.edushapeimage_2_link_0
department of art faculty and staff university of northern iowa Above A single screen image from each of three recent digital animation videos by Soo Hostetler, using kinetic typography. From top to bottom are Rhythm, Harmony and Floral Doors. At right is a screen image from Mozart K. 333. Below Her award-winning design of the viewbook for the UNI Department of Art (2005). Click here for online videos of Soo Hostetler’s films