Luis Castaneda
Director of the Interdisciplinary Graphic Design Certificate
Associate Professor
School of Design
A designer and educator, Castañeda brings a strong commitment to creative exploration, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and emerging technologies.
Castañeda has contributed significantly to the growth of graphic design and visual communication at FSU, helping shape curriculum, mentor students, and connect design with broader cultural and technological contexts. His professional experience spans multiple areas of visual communication and includes extensive international work, bringing a global perspective and real-world insight to his teaching.
As Director, Castañeda will guide the certificate program’s continued development, strengthen interdisciplinary partnerships, and support a dynamic environment that prepares students for contemporary design practice. This work also informs and overlaps with his role in developing the forthcoming undergraduate Interdisciplinary Design Degree, creating connections between the two programs and a broader interdisciplinary approach to design education.
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Education
Master of Arts Degree, Graphic Design, Post St. Joost Academy, Avans University, The Netherlands, 2006.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Communication Design, Parsons School of Design, New York City, 1999.
Teaching Areas
Graduate and undergraduate design foundation and graphic design courses.
Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Graphic Design courses.
Research Areas
Luis Castaneda’s research, developed during graduate studies and reflected in his teaching approach, explores visual epistemology through a semiotic lens, focusing on how symbolic and diagrammatic representations construct meaning and knowledge.
Selected Works
Castaneda, L. (Presentation and Design Workshop, 2025, June), ‘Circles in the Mind’, A Diagram Design Workshop, The Prometheus Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Castaneda, L. (Website Architecture and Design, Phase 1, Launched 2024), The Prometheus Trust, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Castaneda, L. (Exhibition Design, Promotional Materials, 2023, June–September), Jaime Arredondo’s ‘Popol Vuh, The Sacred Book of the Quiche through Illustration’, Irving Archives and Museum, Irving, Texas.
Castaneda, L. in Collaboration with Letessier, M. OCRE Collaborative, (Public Art Project, 2023, May–December)Place Henri Gadeau-de-Kerville, Metropole Public Art Project, Rouen, Normandy, France.
Castaneda, L. (Print Exhibition, 2015, May–October). Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life [World Expo 2015, Milan]. United Arab Emirates Pavilion, Foster + Partners, Milan, Italy: United Arab Emirates.