Nathan Eaton

Nathan Eaton (he/him) is an adjunct professor in the Visual Communications department at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, where he teaches courses in visual design, user experience and interaction design.

His past teaching experience includes serving as an assistant professor of interaction design in the Department of Art and Design at the State University of New York at Oswego and as an adjunct instructor at Onondaga Community College.

His scholarly and creative interests center on visual communication theory, interaction design and semiotics. His creative work explores the intersection of physical product prototyping and responsive digital frameworks. He also works professionally through his independent practice, innate design.

Eaton’s funded research and development work has included rapid design prototyping and cross-disciplinary fabrication initiatives.

His professional design work has received national recognition, including honors from the REBRAND 100 Global Awards and the Printing Industry of the Carolinas (PICA) Awards, and has been featured in publications including GDUSA.

Eaton earned an MFA in graphic design from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2019 and a BFA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2006.