Background
Darnell Rhodes is on the faculty of the Department of Art & Design and holds a doctoral clinical degree from Virginia Tech and is licensed to practice. Before Porter, Darnell led UX for a software company.
Darnell brings that practice into the classroom, teaching from real cases and current standards in interaction and UX design and photography.
Areas of expertise
- Interaction and UX design
- Photography
- Applied practice and industry partnerships
Teaching
Darnell regularly teaches courses in Studio Art, Graphic Design & Interactive Media, Industrial Design. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.
Class time is built around cases and real deliverables. Students work to professional standards, present to a critique or a client-style panel, and revise. Darnell keeps the connection to current practice explicit.
Advising and office hours
Darnell advises students in the Art & Design programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.
Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.
Recent and representative work
Darnell stays active in practice alongside teaching, through consulting, standards work, and applied projects in interaction and UX design and photography. Representative items:
- An applied project in interaction and UX design with an industry or community partner.
- A workshop or short course on photography for practitioners in the region.
- Service on a standards, licensing, or advisory body related to interaction and UX design.
Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Darnell has no real publication record.
Get in touch
The fastest way to reach Darnell is email (drhodes@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Art & Design department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. Darnell Rhodes is not a real person; this profile, the degree, the email address and the background are all invented.