Assistant Professor of Graphic Information Design
Office: College hall C215
Email: scui1@gmu.edu
Office hours: by appointment

Professional Activities:

Shanshan Cui has more than ten years work experience in human-computer interface design, particularly in website design and online branding. Her first design for a client, the website of the College of Design at Iowa State University, won a silver award from AIGA in 1997. She has since worked as senior designer and/or art director at several companies including Meredith Corp. and Terra Lycos. She continues her design practices as a consultant after joining academia in 2003. Among her clients are high tech startups, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, as well as established corporations such as Monster Worldwide and Novartis. In her design Shanshan emphasizes the integration of the functionality, usability as well as aesthetics.

Before joining GMU Shanshan was an assistant professor at Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts. She has also taught at Iowa State University and at Sichuan Institute of Fine Arts in China. In addition to being a designer and a teacher, Shanshan is also an active artist. Her paintings have been shown in galleries in Boston, in Connecticut, Minnesota, Iowa, as well as in China.

Education:

MFA - Graphic Design, Iowa State University
MFA – Interior Design, Sichuan Institute of Fine Arts, China
BFA – Graphic Design, Sichuan Institute of Fine Arts, China