Robert Meganck – Designer

Robert is Professor Emeritus of illustration, graphic design, color theory and digital imaging in the Department of Communication Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University, and a freelance illustrator. He is a former chair of the department and past president of Communication Design, Inc. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Robert has received over 300 regional, national, and international awards for his research and professional practice in illustration and graphic design and been recognized for excellence by such organizations as The Society of Illustrators New York, The Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, American Illustration and The Illustrators Club of Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. His work has been included in a variety of national reviews including Communication Arts Magazine’s Illustration and Design Annuals, American Illustration Annuals, Print Magazine’s Regional Design Annuals, The Society of Illustrators Annuals, and 3×3 The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration.

His clients include Peachtree Publishers, Cricket Media, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Progressive, U.S. News and World Report, The New Republic, The Boston Globe, The Washington City Paper, Governing Magazine, Newsweek International, Prentice Hall, and The Harvard Business Review. His digital work has been the subject of feature articles in Design, the Society of News Design’s Quarterly Journal, e-Design magazine, and Computer Art magazine.

Style Weekly (September 5, 2007) named Robert Meganck one of Richmond’s top 25 most influential artists.