The Art Academy of Cincinnati is a private college of art and design in Cincinnati, Ohio, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. It was founded as the McMicken School of Design in 1869 and was a department of the University of Cincinnati, and later in 1887, became the Art Academy of Cincinnati, the museum school of the Cincinnati Art Museum.
The Art Academy moved into its current facility at 1212 Jackson St. in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood in the fall of 2005.[1] This move has been pivotal in the Over-the-Rhine revitalization and renovation as an arts district.
This was a collaborative project with fellow student Britt Elam to improve and clarify the school's wayfinding system with the use of new and reclaimed materials. The project consisted of updating all signage to the current logo and providing direction for all of the ways in which people orient themselves in the physical space and navigate to and from the building.
