Erik Brandt has been active in design education for the past twelve years. He recently joined the faculty at MCAD (Minneapolis College of Art and Design), in the fall of 2007. Educated internationally, his research interests focus on issues of globalization that affect and drive the complexities of inter-cultural visual communication systems. His career began as a cartoonist in Japan in 1993, and has since found focus largely in print media. He maintains a small graphic design studio, Typografika, and has also received recognition for his short films.