Chris Pullman

Artist, Athlete, Concerned citizen, Designer, Educator/Teacher, Photographer

From 1973, until October 1, 2008, I served as Vice President for Design and Visual Communications for WGBH, public broadcasting in Boston, which supplies about 30% of the PBS prime time schedule, and the bulk of PBS.ORG websites. I and my staff were responsible for the visual personality of WGBH as expressed through its on-air titles, credits and animation, promotional and sales support, classroom materials and interactive media. I earned my MFA in design at Yale in 1966 and have taught there ever since, with a focus since the early 90’s on designing with time, motion and sound. In 2002 I was honored with the AIGA Medal for “excellence over a lifetime of work. I have now launched into Life 2.0, focusing on drawing and painting, extending my work in teaching, and lecturing on design-related topics.

The role (and responsibility) of media to serve the public interest. And about the power of visual communication.

If someone were to start a new graduate program in design I would suggest that it should have a focus on data visualization. It would have a unique identity and would address a critical need for training designers and computer scientists who can partner with scientists (and other researchers) in visualizing the meaning derived from their (ever more complex) data.

Design, Design Education, Painting, Visual Communication

Until 2011, I attended every stateside TED since 1984. Now I am attending right in my own living room!

Painting. I started painting watercolors in the mid 70's and now am pursuing painting on a more full time basis.