Graphic designer, educator, researcher, and writer.

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

M.F.A. 2008 MICA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Graphic Design

B.F.A. 2006 MICA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Graphic Design and a studio minor in Interactive Media

Teaching

2023 – Present MICA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Adjunct Faculty, Graphic Design, FYE, YPS

2022 –Present Towson University, Adjunct Faculty, Graphic Design

2018 – 2020 UMBC, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Tenure, Associate Professor, Graphic Design

Jan – May 2014 MICA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Adjunct Faculty, Graphic Design

2010 – 2017 UMBC, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Tenure–Track, Assistant Professor, Graphic Design

2011 UMBC, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Adjunct Faculty, Information Systems & Human Centered Design

2009–2010 York College of Pennsylvania, Assistant Professor, Tenure–Track, Graphic Design

Jan – May 2009 York College of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Faculty, Graphic Design

Fall 2008 – Spring 2010 UMBC, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Adjunct Faculty, Graphic Design

2008 – 2009 Towson University, Adjunct Faculty, Graphic Design

2008 Anne Arundel Community College, Adjunct Faculty, Graphic Design

2008 MICA, Graduate Design Fellowship

2003 – 2005 MICA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Teaching Assistant, Interactive Media 

Spring 2007  MICA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Teaching Assistant, Illustration

2003 CAP Community Arts and Partnership, taught Art after school, first grade students

Summer 2003 Fairlington Community Center, Summer Art Camp, Leader, Arlington, VA 

Design

CCordova design, Graphic Designer, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2024 – Present 

ccdesign, writing and graphic designr, Baltimore, Maryland, 2022 – May 2024 

Vcordova Design, Principal, Baltimore, Maryland, 2007 – 2018 

Savant Marketing, Art Director, Baltimore, Maryland, 2007 – 2009 

Telemundo, National Broadcasting Company, NBC, 2006 – 2007. Affiliate Producer, Arlington, Virginia, Marketing 

and Sales production, post-production, design for promotion of the channel, and client commercials

The Source Magazine, Hip-Hop Culture and Politics, May – Nov 2005. Photographer and Graphic Designer, New York, 

NY, I designed magazine spreads and arranged photo shoots

Black Entertainment Television, BET, Broadcast designer, May – Aug 2005 

internship, Washington, D.C., Interactive Graphic Design for special network shows.

Terrapin Systems, Web and Print designer, Bethesda, Maryland developing identities, websites, and print work May – Aug 2004.

MICA, Community Arts Partnership Program, CAP, Mentor Volunteer, Baltimore, Maryland taught after school art class to first 

grade students of public schools Sept – Dec 2002.

Awards

2024-2025 Towson University, ChatGPT Team Account Project (MOU) 

2024 $1200 MICA RCCE Spring Faculty Teaching Grant Award, New Media 4D

2017–2021 $244,000 DCS Corp Grant, contractor for the Army Research Lab, Co-PI Nilanjan Banerjee, Ryan Robucci, & Carla Viviana Coleman

2016–2018 $24,000 UMBC Hrabowski Innovation Fellow 2011–2013, Teacher Scholar

2016 $6,000, CIRCA Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts Fellowship

2016–2018 24,000 UMBC Hrabowski Innovation Fellow. P. I.

2015 5,000 UMBC Faculty Diversity Initiatives ADVANCE Program

2013 6,000 UMBC Cybersecurity Summer Fellowship

2013 3,000 Dean Travel Fund

2011 6,000 UMBC Faculty Summer Fellowship

Publishing

Books

Shaping Visual Structures: The Art of Composition, Movement, and Space
in Graphic Design, Spring 2025; 180 pages, BIS Publishers.

Rapidly Prototyping with InDesign, Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press; 225 pages, 2018

Visual Experiences: A Concise Guide to Digital Interface, Design, London, UK, Chapman and Hall/CRC Press; 283 pages, 2017

Chapters in Books

“Handmade Books,” in Ellen Lupton, ed. Indie Publishing: How to design and produce your Own work, New York: Princeton Architectural Press; pp. 126–151, October 2008

“Autobiographical Typography Poster in the Hierarchy Chapter and Game of  Life Animation in Rules and Randomness Chapter,” in Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips. Graphic Design the New Basics, New York: Princeton Architectural Press; pp. 120, 240, Spring 2008

Articles

Anderson C, Coleman Carla V, Vogel Craig m. , Justice l, “From the Mundane to the Divine, some of the best–designed products of all time”, Cambridge, MA: The Conversation.com 

Books Self–published

Cordova, Web Typography: A Handbook for Graphic Designers, South Carolina: Tari Press. Printed on demand and available as e–book with an online tutorial at webtypography.org not available; 245 pages, 2012 

Ahn and Cordova, Type and Code: Processing for Designers, Yeohyun Ahn and Viviana Cordova, Baltimore: Center for Design Thinking, Maryland Institute College of Art; 56 pages, e–book, 2009

Manuscripts Reviews

Manuscript Reviewer, “Talking to Customers: Compelling Products from Simple Conversations by Gregg Bernstein”, CRC Press 2016

Manuscript Reader, “Digital Type Design for Branding, Designing Letters from their Source by Stephen Boss”, CRC Press 2015

Manuscript Reader, “Web Typography Now!” by Jason Cranford Teague, Focal Press 2013

Presentations

“Shaping Visual Structures Art of Composition, Movement, and Space in Graphic Design” at Towson University, Towson, MD

May 1st, 2025

“How to Brainstorm Pedological Ideas for Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Classroom” at (Re)Imagining Humanities Teaching: Innovations in course design, 2017, Missouri, Kansas city

June 8th–10th 2017

“Color and Design–ergonomic Methodologies for Cybersecurity” at Bit’s 1st Annual World Congress of Designers–2014, China, Dalian

June 27th–29th, 2014

“Interactive Fundamentals for Graphic Design” at ICED 2013 Conference, Korea, Seoul August 19th–22nd, 2013

“Web Typography, CSS and XHTML,” at Typecon 2011 Conference, New Orleans, LA

July 5th–12th, 2011

“Typography Using Processing and Illustrator,” at Typecon 2011 Conference, New Orleans, LA, July 5th–12th, 2011

“Algorithmic Design,” at “Massaging Media 2: Graphic Design Education in the Age of Dynamic Media” Conference, AIGA Design Educators, Boston, MA, Ahn and Cordova April 4th–6th, 2008

“Branding.” at Unicen 2012: Emprendedurismo “Como Diseñar un Exitoso Plan de Negocios”, National Commercial Engineering Conference Universidad Central, Cochabamba, Bolivia May 18th–19th, 2012

Presentation non–juried

“Branding” at Unicen 2012 Universidad Central, Bolivia, La Paz

March 22nd, 2012

Lectures non–juried

—Colloquia

Designing and Developing Effective Mobile Applications” (Hrabowski Fund for Innovation) Provost’s

Teaching and Learning, Symposium, UMBC

September 30th, 2016.

—Artist’s talk and workshop

“Research and Design Personal Portfolio,” at Open Book, 2012 Eastern Michigan University, Parsons Center. Lake Ann, MI, July 26th–Aug 5th, 2012

—Seminar

Ushyee Latino/Black Student Leadership Summit “Our Legends,” UMBC

July 13th, 2012

—Workshop

“Graphic Design using Processing,” at the Universidad Católica Boliviana, La Paz, Bolivia

March 21st–22nd, 2012

—Lecture

“Spectrum: 2013 UMBC Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition,” Viviana Cordova 

September 23rd, 2013

Exhibitions Juried

Type And Code Processing For Designers, Yeohyun Ahn and Viviana Cordova curated by Jimmy Luu and Ryan Molloy, exhibited in Dimension and Typography a survey of letterforms in Space and Time University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, I Space Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

Jan 9th–Feb 7th, 2009

Autobiographical Typography curated by Christopher P. Mona in faculty exhibition at the Cade Fine Arts Center Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland; 

October 8th-November 12th, 2008

Exhibitions Non–Juried

2023 Faculty Exhibition curated by Andrea Dixon at the Decker Gallery & Meyerhoff Gallery, Fox Building, MICA, Baltimore, Maryland

Spectrum: 2013 UMBC Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition curated by Symmes Gardner At The Center For Art, Design And Visual Culture, CADVC, Baltimore, Maryland

Sept 5th–Oct 5th, 2013

Graphic Design Work

Designing And Developing Effective Mobile Applications Demo Presentation Poster, Baltimore. Promote Your Portfolio Lecture, Poster

May 2016

Tikay Identity, website www.tikay.info, unavailable online, Virginia 

December 2014

Come And Play, Identity, Bolivia 

July, 2013

Out Of My Hands: Baltimore Alphabet, Participatory Project, 24 designers Maryland Institute College of Art; Baltimore, Maryland

July, 2013

David Wood Lecture At UMBC poster Baltimore October, 2012

Web Typography: A Handbook For Graphic Designers book design for hard and soft cover and content September, 2012

Screen Interfaces As Books Artist Book, Michigan. Open Book, Library Database As A Book Artist Book Michigan, July 2014

Web Typography Identity and Tutorial Website, www.webtypography.org, 2012

EDSG, Educational Development Solutions Group, website www.edsgllc.biz. EDSG, Washington DC, December 2011

Rina Hair Salon Identity, website www.rinasalon.com, currently unavailable, Manassas, Virginia, July 2011

UVAS, Identity, Virginia, June 2011

DNA to Protein, website www.dnatoprotein.com, currently unavailable, Baltimore

June 2011

Service and Membership

MICA Day of Service: Thursday, March 14th, 2024

LMCC Committee, MICA, 2023–present

UK Education and Research Community, 2020–present

Member, Design Studies Forum, ACM, 2018–present

Search Committee Member, Animation UMBC 2017–2018

Member of The Advisory Council at Patterson High School, 2012–2020

Member of USHYEE Latino/Black Association profession, 2012–2020

Portfolio Reviewer, Graphic Design Student Conference, Baltimore, The Professional

Association for Design, AIGA, 2016

Portfolio Reviewer, Graphic Design Student Conference, Baltimore, AIGA, 2015

Portfolio Reviewer, Graphic Design Student Conference, Baltimore, The Professional

Association for Design, AIGA, 2015

Portfolio Reviewer, Graphic Design Student Conference, Baltimore, AIGA, 2014

Portfolio Reviewer, Graphic Design Student Conference, Baltimore, AIGA, 2013

Volunteer, National Education Committee, AIGA Board, Student, 2004

AIGA Board, Student, President, 2003–2005

2010–2011

Member, Interaction Design Association, IXDA, 2010–present

Member, The Society of Typographic Aficionados, SOTA, 2012–2020

Education Chair, Baltimore AIGA Board, 2008–2010

Coordinator, Create! Don’t Hate program Baltimore, AIGA Board, 2009–2010

Educational Events Chair, Baltimore AIGA Board, 2010

Chair, Student Portfolio Review, Baltimore AIGA Board, 2010

Chair, Student Portfolio Review, Stevenson University. Speakers Ronald Cala and Carlos

Florez, Baltimore, AIGA Board, 2009

Co–Chair, Student Portfolio Review Committee, Towson University: Speaker Post

Typography, Baltimore, AIGA Board, 2009

Co–Chair, Education. University of Maryland Baltimore County: Speaker Marc English,

Baltimore AIGA Board, 2008

Member, College Art Association, CAA, 2007–2020

Pedagogy Presentations

Lilly Conference: Designing Effective Teaching, Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, Maryland,

USA, June 1st–4th, 2017

Practice, Knowledge, Vision, Doctoral Education in Design Conference, Hong Kong

Polytechnic University of Technology, Hong Kong, China, 22nd–May25th, 2011

Diversity and Unity, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands, October 31st–

November 4th, 2011

Conference Attendee

VDEF23–5th Virtual Design Education Forum, Hosted by The New Art School, Virtual. May 11th–12th, 2023.

New Contexts / New Practices, North Carolina State University, North Carolina, USA

December 8th–10th, 2010

Gain: AIGA Design and Business Conference, New York City, USA

October 14th–16th, 2010

WWW2010, Raleigh Convention Center, North Carolina, USA

April 26th–30th, 2010

AIGA, Social Studies Educating Designers in a Connected World, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, USA October 17th–19th, 2008

AIGA, Massaging Media 2: Graphic Design Education in the Age of Dynamic Media, Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, Boston, MA, April 4th–6th, 2008

Service to the Community of Baltimore through AIGA

Create! Don’t Hate: Tolerance In Baltimore Billboards, Project Coordinator Viviana

Cordova, Baltimore, Maryland. Seven out of Thirty Billboards bulletin size, 48’ by 14’,

were placed throughout the City of Baltimore designed by high school students and

professional graphic designers. this project was supported by clear channel.

Summer and Fall 2010

Create! Don’t Hate: Tolerance In Baltimore Exhibition is collaboration curated by Viviana

Cordova and Bernadine Zienkiewic, Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts

Baltimore, Maryland. Over 30 Billboards were displayed in this exhibition. This

collaboration was between 30 graphic designers and 55 high school students supported

by AIGA, Adobe, and Design Ignites Change Part of Worldstudio

January 14th–February 10th, 2010

Graphic Design Work

Graphic Design The New Basics, www.gdbasics.com, currently unavailable

Spring 2008

Robert Bringhurst, Lecture At UMBC Poster Baltimore 

November 2008

webtypography.org tutorial website, Space Time Interactive ACM Siggraph, Curated by Scott Paul Dunham; Los Angeles, California, Summer 2008

Web Typography Poster Inline Box Word, Space Time Print ACM Siggraph, curated by Scott Paul Dunham Los Angeles, California, Summer 2008

webtypography.org tutorial website, Space Time Interactive ACM Siggraph Curated by Scott Paul Dunham; Los Angeles, California, September 2008

A Way Of Going by Nicholas Fredrick Brady, Secretary of Treasury of USA, 1981–1989 And 1989–1993, Book Content Design, 270 Pages, Washington DC, Published by Fredrick Brady, July 2008

Poster, The Urban Forest Project: Where Are The Trees? curated by Rachael Baird streets of Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland, Fall 2007

Autobiographical Typography And Women Diagram, Posters First Year Thesis Show

Curated by Ellen Lupton, Pinkard Gallery at MICA, Baltimore Maryland, Fall 2007

Seven Vices Curated By George Ciscle installation, Courtyard Ssamzie, And Gallery 175, MICA Korea, with The Korean National University of Arts, KNUA, and  Exhibition at MICA, Brown Center. Seoul, Korea and Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Piece Selected For Permanent Collection By Ssamzie Museum, Seoul, South Korea Summer 2007

Self–Promotion And Portfolio Curated by the Graphic Design Department Brown Center, MICA, Maryland Fall 2006

UMBC, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Service University

Committee Member, Undergraduate Research Awards, URA, 2013–2020

Fine Arts Building Renovation, Committee Member, 2012 

Committee Member, LHFA Hispanic Latino Faculty Association, 2012–2020

Committee Member, Awards & Linehan Scholars, 2010–2015

Committee Member, New Media Studio Advisory Board community, 2010–2012

Department Visual Arts

Senior Thesis Show Coordinator, Spring 2017

Graphic Design Area Coordinator, 2016–2019

Curriculum Committee Member, 2016–2019

Committee Member, Executive Committee/Visual Arts, Spring 2015

Web Committee Member, 2014–2015

Chair, Executive Committee, Fall 2014

Awards Committee Member, 2013

Committee Member, Executive Committee, 2011–2012

Search Committee, Member, Animation, 2011–2012

Senior Show Coordinator, Graphic Design Area, Spring 2012

IMDA Graduate Student, UMBC

May 2014 Carrie Rennolds, M.F.A, Committee Member Leader

Seeing Science Advisor to UMBC, Undergraduate Students

Spring 2016

Hao Wang, “Illustrating the Unseen Poster”, Seeing Science Fellow, 

Interdisciplinary Studies major, Spring 2016, Stephen Freeland,

Advisor,  Viviana Cordova, Mentor

Fan Zhang, “Synthesis of CdSe and Au Nanoparticles Assemblies to 

Study the Optical Properties of New Hybrid Nanomaterials Poster”, 

Seeing Science Fellow, Sole Advisor

Matia Wills, “Skeletal Muscle Atrophy Integrating Insulin into the Foxo–

1 Model Poster”, Seeing Science Fellow, Spring 2016, BFA, Advisor

Oluwasola Awojoodu, “A Flexible Approach to treating the Ebola Virus

Poster”, Seeing Science Fellow, Spring 2016, BFA, Advisor

Spring 2014

Laura Guzman Aguilar, “Branding of a Campaign of Awareness of Hearing Impairment in Cochabamba, Bolivia”, Design Ignites Change Fellow, Spring 2014, BFA