Miranda Myles Jackson, M.A., M.F.A.
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Miranda Myles Jackson, MA, MFA is a graphic designer, creative director, and design educator with over 15 years of professional experience and more than a decade of teaching in higher education. She is an Assistant Professor of Digital Design and Department Head of Art & Performance Studies at 大菠萝福利导, and serves as Faculty Lead for the Graphic Design Concentration. She is also Program Contact and Affiliate Faculty for Digital Humanities.
Miranda teaches graphic and digital design courses that emphasize strong visual foundations, creative problem-solving, and real-world application. Her classes blend industry standards, emerging technologies, and hands-on, project-based learning to prepare students for careers in design, digital media, and related creative fields.
An active practitioner-scholar, Miranda is the founder and creative director of Posh Creative, where she leads client-based design projects through a research-driven design process. Her professional practice informs her teaching, giving students insight into contemporary workflows and expectations within the design industry.
Her creative and scholarly interests explore African American visual culture, heritage, and women’s empowerment, with a focus on how design shapes identity and visibility. In 2025, she was named a Black Tech 30 Honoree by Nolavate Black for her innovative work integrating AI into design education.
Courses Taught & Approved
(Includes regularly offered, rotating, and advanced studio courses)
ART 2020 – Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 Credit Hours
(SMKT 2020) An introduction to visual communication design with an emphasis on printed materials. Logo design, typography, layout principles and the use of computer technology are part of this course. Studio, hands-on course.
(3, EXPLORATIONS/Creative Expression and Engagement)
ART 3010 – History of Graphic Design | 3 Credit Hours
Examining the history of graphic design from its early origins and foundation through multiple artistic movements, such as the Graphic Renaissance, Bauhaus and the Modernist Movement, to the Information Age and present day topics and trends. (3)
ART 3020 – Interface Design (Web Design) | 3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on website and interface design for the mobile web, fostering an approach in design aesthetics that embraces new technology and creative expression using typography, graphics, and interactivity. Projects examine elements of design efficiency including color, typography, site mapping and navigation, information architecture, wireframing/page layout, and user ability. (3)
ART 4010 – Typography I | 3 Credit Hours
Studio course exploring typography from its origins and typeface anatomy to the digital font, page layout and publication design. Students examine type in its many forms through the utilization of traditional and digital design media.
Prerequisite: ART 2020 Introduction to Graphic Design
ART 4020 – Typography II | 3 Credit Hours
Studio course building on skills from Typography I. Further exploration of type as an art form culminating in the creation of a custom digital typeface from conceptualization to final render and utilization.
Prerequisite: Typography I
ART 4210 – Brand Identity Design | 3 Credit Hours
Studio course examining visuals related to brand identity and semiotics. Creation of brand graphic standards, and correlating marketing and digital collateral are explored.
Prerequisite: Typography I
ART 4410 – Advanced Graphic Design | 3 Credit Hours
Advanced studio course exploring print and digital design topics from package design to motion graphics. Incorporates the study of conceptual design, sequence, and storyboarding.
Prerequisite: ART 2020 Introduction to Graphic Design
Recommended Prerequisite: Typography I
ART 4421 / 4422 / 4423 – Digital Design Studio | 1–3 Credit Hours
Advanced exploration into graphic design through the creation of a visual research-based project from initial conceptualization to final render and deliverables.
Prerequisite: ART 2020 Introduction to Graphic Design & Junior or Senior standing or Advisor Permission
Repeatable up to 6 credit hours.
XCOR 1020 – Digitizing New Orleans | 3 Credit Hours
In Digitizing New Orleans, students engage in research about unique historical and cultural locations in the city and contribute research to digital resources. Students research, write about, and teach about specific New Orleans loci—physical sites at the intersection of important cultural experiences. These spaces exist in different ways at different moments in time, and their significance changes depending upon disciplinary lenses.
XCOR 3020 – Design & Technology in Global Culture | 3 Credit Hours
Seminar course focusing on the social and cultural impacts of technological innovations across the globe. Topics include AI systems, human-computer interaction, UX concepts, interactive communication, cyber studies, and design research. Students explore innovation in education, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, transportation, health, and entertainment.
Delivered as an online seminar via Brightspace, organized in modules with slides, videos, external links, team-based activities, and Zoom discussions.
DGHU 1010 – Introduction to Digital Humanities | 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to the theories, methods, and practices of digital humanities. Students gain awareness of tools and technologies used in academia and industry, becoming critical and reflective users of digital methods to explore issues and solve problems. (3)
DGHU 4000 – Special Topics in Digital Humanities | 3 Credit Hours
Exploration of a focused area of digital humanities inquiry. Topics vary by semester and may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: 3 semester hours in digital humanities (3)