Antwon Key, MFA | Professor of Graphic Design

Hi, I’m Antwon Key, a design educator and photographer.

Specialities

Antwon Key is a graphic designer, photographer, and an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts. He holds an MFA in Graphic Design from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BA in Advertising from the University of Alabama. He has had the opportunity to produce digital and integrated campaigns from conception to production with various public and private institutions.

While working for Lime Valley Advertising, Antwon won a 2018 Service Industry Advertising Award for his work on the OrthoEdge magazine advertising series for River's Edge Hospital & Clinics. His project, Red, White, and Black: A Visual Introspective of Alternative American Perspectives, won a 2018 Regional Award from PRINT Magazine and was included in the HOW+PRINT Magazine publication the Best of Design 2019.

Professor Key's current area of interest is in Design for Social Change. His research goals are to educate design scholars to be aware of how subtle messaging within their work can influence our society for good.

Teaching Experience

Professor Antwon Key teaches graphic design Salem State University

Salem State University

Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
August 2019 – Present

Utilized research-based methods and strategies to implement structured education for subjects that encompassed graphic design, typography, and user experience/interface design.

Antwon Key taught Graphic Communications at South Central College

South Central College

Graphic Communications Faculty
August 2017 – May 2019

Utilized research-based methods and strategies to implement structured education for subjects that encompassed graphic design, typography, and user experience/interface design.

Antwon Key taught Graphic Arts at Maynard Jackson High School

Maynard Jackson High School

Graphic Design Instructor
December 2016 – July 2017

Responsible for developing and facilitating a rigorous modern Graphic Design curriculum with career-focused instruction.

Work Experience

Antwon Key worked as a Freelance Graphic Web Designer at Lime Valley Advertising

Lime Valley Advertising

Freelance Graphic Web Designer
May 2018 – July 2018

Responsibilities entailed conceptualizing ideas for responsive websites, print, and digital advertisements, visual identity systems, and packaging design development. While working as a designer, I won an SIA Award for his work on the OrthoEdge magazine advertising series for River's Edge Hospital & Clinics.

Antwon Key worked as a web designer at the Sabre Solution

The Sabre Solution

Web Designer
June 2016 – December 2016

Responsible for evaluating current client websites and producing contemporary responsive redesigns that led to satisfying and compelling experiences for their users.

Antwon Key worked as a graphic artist and photographer at Stillman College

Stillman College

Graphic Designer | Photographer
May 2015 – June 2016

Antwon worked as a freelance graphic designer and photographer for Stillman College. In 2015, he was the official graduation photographer for the college.

Antwon Key worked as a digital designer at GateHouse Media

GateHouse Media

Digital Designer
December 2014 – October 2015

Antwon developed—as a digital graphic designer—traditional print and interactive digital web advertisements in the Creative Services Department for the various newspapers owned by Gatehouse Media.

Education

Antwon Key earned an MFA in Graphic Design at the Vermont College of Fine Arts

Vermont College of Fine Arts

Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
April 2017

Antwon is graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts with a Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. His thesis project, Red, White, and Black, was chosen as one of 265 Regional Winners in the most recent PRINT Regional Design Awards, sponsored by PRINT Magazine.

Antwon Key earned an BA in Adsvertising at the University of Alabama

University of Alabama

Bachelor of Arts in Advertising
May 2014

Antwon is a graduate of the University of Alabama. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising with a minor in Photography. He was nominated in 2014 for the UA Student Employee of the Year.