Patrice Anderson
Graphic DesignJacksonville State UniversityTeaching since 2010
I teach graphic design, UI/UX, motion, and interactive systems at Jacksonville State University.
My work examines how typography, layout, and visual systems behave when they move beyond the page or screen, into environments that respond to the people inside them.
I also run a design practice, most recently brand identity for the Paint Rock Research Center, and co-host The Strange South, a podcast about Southern folklore.
Pulse
Felt: An Understory
Heart rate from every visitor drives a live projection built from filmed watercolor blooms. When one person's rate rises, the other blooms drift toward theirs and return.
Manners Gallery · 2026
Speech
Heard: Live Typologies
Speech recognition drives typography that appears, moves and dissolves in response to what is said in the room.
Faculty Exhibition · 2025
Face
Seen: Emotional Detection
A live camera reads faces and expression, and an emotion vocabulary radiates outward from each person on thin white rules.
Faculty Exhibition · 2024
Brand and website
Mahakala Music
A music label publishing what it calls aggressively beautiful art music. Red, black and muted blue, with bold type.
Interactive presentation
JAX MIX
Interactive guide to JSU's general education program. Badges and color-coded categories.
Podcast brand
The Strange South
Identity and art direction for the podcast on Southern folklore, unusual narratives and the people behind them.
Artist website
Brent Funderburk
Portfolio site for a master watercolorist. Full-bleed paintings, minimal interface.
Brand identity
Feral Pottery Co.
A Nashville pottery brand. Hand-drawn mushroom mark and wordmark.
Website and video
Design Prep
Educational site built from the MFA thesis. Mentor interviews and Day in the Life films with working designers.
iOS app
Before & After
An app addressing logical sequencing for students with processing disorders.
App pitch
My Mother Is a Graphic Designer
Children's storybook app. Introduces design through a parent's working day.
Projection design
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Projection mapping for the theatre production.
Shadow puppetry
Thin Legs
An Anansi fable in shadow puppetry. Best in Video, Glitch National Juried Design Competition.
Book pitch
NostalgTHIS!
Pattern-making guide built from personal memory. Pitched as a book.
Coloring book and lesson
GASP Surrealism Workshop
Art history coloring book and lesson set for high school students. Sold as a teaching resource.
Drawing series
Little Ladies
A #100days drawing series, posted daily on Instagram.
Educational animation
How to Wash Hands
Handwashing steps for children. After Effects.
Educational animation
How to Brush Teeth
Pediatric dental hygiene, animated for children.
Motion
JSU MFA Animated Ad
A six-second animated advertisement for the graduate program.
Community platform
Cymbalholic
Forums and daily content for drummers. Built and run with Chad Anderson for twenty-one years.
Collage
Art Buttons
A series of collage buttons made from thrift store finds.
