Courtney Barr

Courtney Barr is a Professor and Associate Director of the School of Art at Louisiana State University (LSU), within the College of Art & Design. She specializes in graphic design, letterpress art, and data visualization, merging digital and traditional printing techniques to create innovative information-based art. Her work has been recognized by AIGA and the American Advertising Federation, with exhibitions across multiple states and publications in Print Regional Design Annual and Graphic Design USA magazine.

Education: BA from Lynchburg College and MFA from East Carolina University. Research focuses on visual explanations, genetic data visualization, and typographic innovation, including her custom font 'DNA Strands.'

• Notable Projects: Lifespan Trees (family lineage visualization), Genetic Artifacts: Extinct Mammals (DNA sequence representation), and Summer of Blues Identity (letterpress poster).
• Grants: LSU Summer Stipend Grant, collaborations on NSF and Sloan Foundation grants.
• Teaching: Courses include Graphic Design Synthesis (Internship), Digital Imaging Techniques, and Special Studies in Letterpress Printing.

Labs/Teams: None explicitly mentioned, but collaborates with researchers on interdisciplinary projects.