Germán Mauricio Mejía Ramírez




Germán
Mauricio
Mejía
Ramírez


PhD
in
Design
student,
University
of
Minnesota
 Assistant
professor,
University
of
Caldas,
Colombia
 1180
Gibbs
Ave.
N3.
Saint
Paul,
MN.
55108.
 513.746.9186
–
[email protected]
 www.mauricio-mejia.com March
2011
 
 
 Germán
Mauricio
Mejía
Ramirez
is
a
Colombian
designer.
He
has
explored
 digital
and
interactive
design
issues
in
different
media
through
design
 practice,
research
and
teaching.
He
is
assistant
professor
of
the
Design
 department
in
the
University
of
Caldas,
Colombia.
In
2007,
he
was
awarded
 as
a
Fulbrighter
(Colciencias
Regions)
to
study
a
Master
of
Design
at
 University
of
Cincinnati.
Currently,
he
is
studying
a
PhD
in
Design
at
 University
of
Minnesota.
He
is
interested
in
design
practice
and
research
 about
visualizations
and
interfaces
that
use
appropriate
technologies
and
 design
principles
in
order
to
positively
impact
society.
 
 EDUCATION
 PhD
in
Design
(2010
–
2013
expected)
 University
of
Minnesota
 Master
of
Design
(2008
–
2010)
 University
of
Cincinnati
 Thesis:
Visual
communication
design
for
Human
Differences
and
Needs:
 Visual
Intelligence
and
Mood.
 Committee:
Mike
Zender
(Chair),
Gerald
Matthews,
Reneé
Seward
 B.F.A.
Industrial
Design
(1993
–
1998)
 Autonomous
University
of
Manizales,
Colombia
 
 HONORS
AND
AWARDS
 Fulbright
Grantee
(2008
–
2010)
 Degree
grant
for
Master
of
Design,
University
of
Cincinnati
 Outstanding
International
Graduate
Student
Award
(2010)
 University
of
Cincinnati
 Outstanding
Master
of
Design
Student
(2010)
 College
of
Design,
Art,
Architecture
and
Planning.
University
of
Cincinnati.


Graduate
Student
Summer
Fellowship
(2009)
 University
of
Cincinnati
 Project:
Intelligence
and
Mood
Effects
in
Universality
of
Information
Design

 Outstanding
professors
certificate
(2008)
 Universidad
de
Caldas,
Colombia.
 Nomination
in
V
Steel
Pencil
Awards
(2002)

 Design
Project
Magazine
(Colombia)
 Project:
“El
Potabilizador”,
Interactive
kiosk
of
the
Interactive
Museum
of
 Public
Services
in
Medellín.
Member
of
the
project
team.
 
 PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
 Graduate
Assistant
(2010
–
present)
 University
of
Minnesota
 Responsibilities:
Research
assistant
in
digital
design
and
usability
and
 teaching
assistant
in
Design
Thinking
Course.
 Assistant
Professor
(2006
–
present)
 Universidad
de
Caldas,
Manizales,
Colombia.

 Responsibilities:
Appointment
in
the
Department
of
Design.
Taught
courses
 include
Visual
Interfaces
Seminar,
Digital
Design
Studio,
Environmental
 Graphics
Studio,
Visual
Information
Seminar,
Virtual
Worlds
Seminar,
and
 Visual
Design
Foundations
Studio.

 Member
of
the
research
group
Design
and
Cognition
in
Visual
and
Virtual
 Environments.
 Graduate
Assistant
(2008
–
2010)
 University
of
Cincinnati
 Responsibilities:
Research
assistant
in
project
visualization
of
medical
 concepts
and
universal
symbol
systems
and
teaching
assistant
in
Design
 Foundations
Studio.
 Assistant
Professor
(2003
–
2006)
 University
of
Cauca,
Popayán,
Colombia

 Responsibilities:
Teaching
and
research
in
the
Department
of
Design.
 Taught
courses
include
Digital
Graphics,
Product
Design,
Graphic
Design
 Studio,
ActionScript,
Web
Design,
3D
Animation.
 Adjunct
Professor
(2004)
 Colegio
Mayor
del
Cauca.
Popayán,
Colombia
 Responsibilities:
Teaching
in
the
Art
and
Design
School.
 Multimedia
Director
(2002
–
2003)
 Viónica
S.A.
Manizales,
Colombia
 Responsibilities:
Art
direction,
interface
design,
flash
scripting,
and
 management.


Adjunct
Professor
(2001
–
2002)
 Catholic
University
of
Manizales,
Colombia.
 Responsibilities:
Teaching
Digital
Graphics,
Web
Design,
Multimedia
 Production
and
Video
Creation.
 Adjunct
Professor
(2002)
 National
University
of
Colombia
at
Manizales.
 Responsibilities:
teaching
in
Architecture
School.
Course:
Web
Design.
 Web
designer
(2001)
 Data
&
Service
Ltda.
Manizales,
Colombia.
 Responsibilities:
Web
design,
digital
design.
 Multimedia
designer
(2000)
 Quántica
S.A.
Manizales,
Colombia.
 Responsibilities:
Digital
design,
3D
animation,
and
scripting.
 Multimedia
designer
(2000)
 Pantalla
Interactiva
S.L.
Madrid,
Spain.

 Responsibilities:
Digital
design
and
3D
animation.
 Instructor
(1999)
 Catholic
University
of
Manizales,
Colombia.
 Responsibilities:
Teaching
Architectural
Visualization
course.
 
 PUBLICATIONS
 ‐
Refereed
journal
articles
 Mejía,
G.
M.
(in
review).
Visual
intelligence
and
mood
in
visual
 communication
design.
Information
Design
Journal.
 
 ‐
Book
Chapters
 Mejía,
G.
M.,
Londoño,
F.
C.,
&
Escandón,
P.
A.
(2011).
Social
and
citizenship
 competencies
in
a
multiuser
virtual
game.
In
Mura,
G.
(Ed.)
Metaplasticity
in
 Virtual
Worlds:
Aesthetics
and
Semantics
Concepts
(p.
266‐280).
Hershey,
 PA:
IGI
Global.
 Mejía,
G.
M.
(2006).
Investigación
de
audiencias
en
los
proyectos
de
diseño
 de
interfaz
[Audience
research
for
interface
design
projects].
In
Chaparro,
 F.
(Ed.)
La
Investigación
en
Diseño
Gráfico.
[The
Research
in
Graphic
 Design].
Bogotá,
Colombia:
Ed.
Universidad
Nacional
de
Colombia.

 
 ‐
Proceeding
publications
 Mejía,
G.
M.
&
Zender,
M.
(2010).
Visual
communication
design
for
human
 differences
and
needs:
A
challenge
of
inclusion
for
social
progress.
1st


International
Congres
of
Design
and
Innovation
of
Catalonia.
Barcelona,
 Spain:
Universitat
Ramon
Llull.
 Mejía,
G.
M.
&
Londoño,
F.
C.
(2010).
Design
issues
in
serious
games
for
 children’s
learning.
Designing
for
Children
Conference.
Mumbai.
India:
 Indian
Institute
of
Technology.
 Mejía,
G.
M.
&
Zender,
M.
(2009).
Intelligence
assessment
for
visual
 information
design
research.
IASDR
Conference:
International
Associations
 of
Societies
of
Design
Research.
Seoul,
Korea:
IASDR.
 
 ‐
Invited
talks
 Mejía,
G.
M.
(2008).
Diseño
de
videojuego
para
el
aprendizaje
en
 competencias
ciudadanas
[Videogame
design
for
citizen
competencies
 learning].
7th
Festival
Internacional
de
la
Imagen.
Manizales,
Colombia:
 Universidad
de
Caldas.

 
 RESEARCH
AND
GRANTS
 Mike
Zender
and
G.
Mauricio
Mejía
(2010).
Context:
a
Principle
for
Symbol
 Design.
University
of
Cincinnati.
 G.
Mauricio
Mejía
(2009
–
2010)
Visual
Communication
Design
for
Human
 Differences
and
Needs.
Master
thesis,
University
of
Cincinnati.
 G.
Mauricio
Mejía
(2009).
Intelligence
and
Mood
Effects
in
Universality
of
 Information
Design. Graduate
Student
Summer
Fellowship
University
of
 Cincinnati.
$3.000
 G.
Mauricio
Mejía,
Felipe
Londoño,
Liliana
Villescas,
and
Carlos
Cuesta
(2007
 –
2009).
Creation
of
Serious
Game
for
Social
and
Citizenship
Competencies
 in
Colombia.
Grant
Colombian
Department
of
Science
and
Technology
and
 University
of
Caldas.
$110.000.
 Raul
Múnevar,
Josefina
Quintero,
and
G.
Mauricio
Mejía
(2006
–
2007).
 Development
of
e‐learning
system
for
use
of
"New‐Active
School"
guides.
 Grant
Luker
Foundation.
$70.000.
 
 CONTINUING
EDUCATION
 Certificate
of
Video
and
Digital
Technologies
(2006‐2007)
 Media
Center
of
Art
and
Design.
Barcelona,
Spain.
(Online).

 Certificate
of
Pedagogical
Abilities
(2006)
 Universidad
de
Caldas,
Colombia.

 Certificate
of
Internet
Visual
Communication
(2000)
 Istituto
Europeo
di
Design.
Madrid,
Spain.





STUDENT
ADVISING


Paula
Andrea
Escandón
(2010).
Diseño
de
Interacción
en
Videojuegos
en
 Red
[Interaction
Design
in
Online
Games].
Committee
Member,
Master
of
 Design
and
Interactive
Creation.
University
of
Caldas,
Colombia.


Maribel
Rodríguez
Velásquez
(2010).
La
Creación
Audiovisual
a
partir
del
 Video
Programado
[Audiovisual
Creation
from
Programmed
Video].
 Committee
Member,
Master
of
Design
and
Interactive
Creation.
University
 of
Caldas,
Colombia.