BRIGETTE DAVITT

My research focus for the past three years has been on creating work that can support a community, promote positivity, shed light on an untold story, foster friendships, and elevate existing landscapes. I utilize large-scale typography, illustration, and color to communicate a variety of emotions and engage the viewer through positivity, humor, wit, and self reflection—on exterior and interior surfaces, walls, and dimensional objects. These are all problem-solving opportunities for me as a designer, and an exciting and grandiose way of communicating a message and impacting the audience by providing a visual experience within their immediate environment.

Brigette Davitt is a designer and educator in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is an Associate Professor of Graphic & Interactive Design and Founding Creative Director of the Center for Branding and Strategic Communication at Edinboro University. She has also taught the Graphic Design Summer Art Workshop at Temple University Japan (Tokyo) and as an Adjunct Professor at Tyler School of Art (Philadelphia) and Point Park University (Pittsburgh). She received her MFA in Graphic and Interactive Design from Temple University/Tyler School of Art and her BFA in Applied Media Arts: Graphic Design/Photography from Edinboro University.

Brigette has served on the Executive Board of AIGA Pittsburgh as Education and Portfolio Chair (2010–2017) and is a long-standing member of AIGA | The Professional Association for Design. Her professional practice includes research, contract design and consultations for various clients as well as public art and service donations to numerous non profit organizations. She has agency experience ranging from small, boutique studios to international corporations with full in-house services. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and has been published by the American Advertising Federation, HOW, UCDA, Creative Quarterly, and CMYK.