Corey Tester

Corey Tester is a Lecturer in the Communication Design program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale's School of Art and Design. He also serves as the Visual Resource Specialist for the school while maintaining a freelance design and photography career. Tester earned his BFA in Communication Design from SIU Carbondale in 2002.

His professional expertise spans multiple design disciplines including print, identity, web, package, and environmental design. In photography, he specializes in product, portrait, and art photography across locations like New York City, Chicago, and Southern Illinois. The summary highlights his dual role in academia and creative practice, with a focus on visual communication systems.

Corey Tester actively contributes to diversity initiatives through his design work, including the "Diversity is" project which celebrates global cultural diversity through collaborative type design. His creative practice also includes environmental graphics for educational spaces like the CAM Living Learning Community at SIU.