Geoff Munn
Visiting Artist in Residence
Contact Information
- Office: 201 A University Center
- Phone: 412-392-4301
- Fax: 412-392-4307
- Email: gmunn@pointpark.edu
Education
- B.S., Media Arts and Animation, The Art Institutes
Courses Taught
- Fundamentals of Design for Animation
- Fundamentals of Animation
Background
Geoffrey Munn studied animation at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, leading him into the video game field. There he designed games for Nintendo Gameboy Advance, DS and Wii.
After leaving the game industry, Munn established a freelance career spanning a variety of disciplines: graphic design, animation, app design, web design, illustration and comic art. Throughout his freelance career, he's worked for Philips, The Children’s Workshop, Reader’s Digest and Playboy TV. He remains a freelance artist while teaching at Point Park University.
Research Interests
- Character Design
- 2D Animation
- Rigging
- Visual Development
- Sequential Art
- Visual Effects
- Game Design
Selected Works
- Questyinz, Allegheny County Library Association summer reading app, designer
- The Cyanide & Happiness Show, animator
- Gametoons, character designer
- The Monster Life, animated short, designer/animator
- Chevy's Darkness, animated short, designer/animator
- S is for Ska, children's book, ilustrator
- #parenting, comic, creator/writer/illustrator