Leland Hill

Biography

Leland is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar where he teaches typography and interdisciplinary collaborative systems design strategies. His interests also extend to how the relationship where graphic design and comic book studies come together as visual and sequential narratives. Leland is also the co-founder of the VCUarts Qatar Comics Lab, a partnership with the VCUarts Qatar Library to explore diverse narratives in comic and sequential art.

Research Interests

Visual Narrative; Character Development; Comic Book Art

Presentations

Hill, Leland. “Here and There” (Publication involving process and concept). Korea Bojagi Forum 2014: From Traditional Bojagi to Contemporary Sustainable Textile, Jeju Island, South Korea, 2014. Presentation & Publication.

Hill, Leland. “Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Collaborative Projects”. AIGA Design Educators Conference. Geographics: Design Education and Transnational Terrain 2012: Honolulu, Hawaii, 2012. Presentation.

Hill, Leland. “Service Learning in the Global Community: Ghana”. Global Studies Moscow State University. 2012: Moscow, Russia, 2012. Presentation.

Carter, Rob. “Blending Latin and Arabic Typographic Forms” (Class project by Leland Hill & Levi Hammett). Typographic Design: Form and Communication, Fifth Edition, 2011, p201. Print. ISBN 978-0-470-64821-6.

Hill, Leland &Beaverford, Kelley. “Global Citizenship Through Design” (Presentation & Paper on Service Learning Experience). Mena Lab: Designing Change Tasmena. Dubai, UAE, 2010. Presentation & Publication.

Hill, Leland &Beaverford, Kelley. “Service Learning in the Global Community: Turkey” (Presentation & Paper on Service Learning Experience). ICOGRADA Design Week: Mousharaka. Doha, Qatar, 2009. Presentation & Publication.

Hill, Leland. “Service Learning in the Global Society: Turkey”. 5^th DEFSA International Conference FLUX: Cape Town, South Africa, 2007. Presentation & Publication.

Hill, Leland. “Service Learning in the Global Society: Turkey”. MX Design Conference Forma + Deseo: Mexico City, Mexico, 2007. Presentation & Publication.

Hill, Leland & Lovell, Precious. “Global Model for Education VCUQ”. 4^th International Student Triennial and Symposium, Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts: Istanbul, Turkey, 2006. Presentation & Publication.

Hill, Leland. “In the Middle”. Kitibat Arabic Calligraphy and Typography Conference: Dubai, UAE, 2006. Presentation.

Exhibitions

“Here and There” (Textile Quilt). Korea Bojagi Forum 2014: From Traditional Bojagi to Contemporary Sustainable Textile, Gyudang Art Gallery, Jeju Island, South Korea. Exhibition. August 2014.

Funded Research Projects and Grants

Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) Grant, “Service Learning in the Global Community”. Qatar National Research Fund, Doha, Qatar. 2007.