Alfredo A. Marin-Carle

Alfredo A. Marin-Carle, Associate Professor of Journalism
Department of Journalism

Educational Background
M.F.A Drawing, University of Notre Dame, 1984
B.F.A. Painting, Wayne State University, 1978

Professional Experience
Marin-Carle has worked as instructor of graphics and media at Indiana Vocational Technical College, as advertising manager at TrussWall Corporation, and as advertising designer at Desmond & Associates. His fields of professional specialization include fine arts, information design, journalism graphics, interactive media/web design, and advertising design.

He also served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army. His time in the army included a Vietnam tour.

Marin-Carle began his employment at Ball State University in 1985 as an assistant professor in the Department of Art and in 1989 moved to the Department of Journalism. He was promoted to associate professor of journalism in 1999. His primary role in the department is teaching journalism graphics. He worked as coordinator for the journalism graphics sequence until 1997.

Research/Creative/Publication Interests
Starting in the fall of 1997, he has dedicated his research efforts to new media and interactive media as it relates to journalism.

Research/Creative/Publication Career Highlights
Marin-Carle has implemented instructional innovation through developing and implementing interactive media for use in the classroom including Color Primer Interactive, Design Principles Inteactive, ColorTutor, VisTutor, and others. Marin-Carle developed and implemented the Journalism Graphics Sequence (1992-present) at Ball State. He developed and implemented these courses: New Journalism Media (2003), Advertising Creative Seminar (1996) and Journalistic Visual Reporting (1994), Media Art Direction, and Creative Processes (2010-11).

His art work has appeared in Arts Indiana magazine (February 1994 and December 1992). His work in advertising and graphics has resulted in many awards from the American Advertising Federation including more than 20 Addys and 20 Addy Citations of Excellence.

He is a member of the Society of Newspaper Design and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. He was a presenter at several AEJMC conferences, a Society for News Design conference, and multiple Ball State teaching presentations. Marin-Carle’s work was the focus of a feature article in the June 5, 1994 edition of The Muncie Star. His fine art has been exhibited in New York City, Ontario, Canada, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Thesis/Creative Project Experience and Philosophy
Marin-Carle has served as a thesis adviser (1999), creative project adviser (1995), and faculty adviser (1991-1992). He was a committee member for a thesis/dissertation in 1991 and a doctoral committee member in 2001. He has also worked as the faculty adviser to journalism students in the American Advertising Federation competition. Alfredo’s areas of specialty are visual communication, web design, the creative process, and advertising design.