Interactive Extraordinaire and MFA Alumnus Garman Yip Heads BFA Online

Check out Garman's 2005 SIGGRAPH Winner "Poetic Waves"

Garman Yip has quite a history with AAU.

Later he worked as a designer for Deadline Advertising where he created websites for feature film releases and worked with media buyers to develop online advertisement strategies to drive traffic.      

As the lead interactive art director at TBWA/Chiat/Day in Los Angeles for the launch of the Sony Playstation 3 console, Garman coordinated viral marketing, special effects, and video production efforts for Playstation as well as for Visa, Absolut, Hoover and X Games.  The PlayBeyond.com site won numerous awards at Cannes Lions, One Show, and the Addys.

Then, as senior art director for Disney/PIXAR’s Wall-E theatrical release, he launched interactive campaigns through tease, pre-launch and launch phases. He also provided creative and design support for Apple product launches.

Fresh off his first semester as Online Director, he sees promise with online degrees as more companies realize the value of employees harnassing the power of design and deploying it across various media.

“We have have had a large increase in new incoming students into Web Design + New Media online due to increasing demand in the work place.”