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“Simply put, Alan Hashimoto was a force of nature. His energy was boundless as was his creativity,” said Art and Design Department head Laura Gelfand. “He touched so many lives in such positive ways, he will be terribly missed by everyone who was lucky enough to know him.”

In his 25 years at USU who taught courses ranging from typography to interactive media and film, Hashimoto, 58, was known as a creative and innovative artist and teacher whose students were devoted to him. A working artist who expanded traditional graphic design into digital media, video and Web applications—including video games and simulations—Hashimoto produced many creative works and exhibitions, and authored a 397-page book, Fundamentals of Design: A Digital Approach.

He also was an art director and consultant in digital applications for a variety of outlets, including Poptropica, an interactive online environment for kids developed by Family Education Network that has more than 20 million Internet users. He was part of a research group that created a variety of online interactive games. Hashimoto also was director and video/animations designer of a 2006 USU production of Macbeth, and helped create a digital design department and degree at the University of Utah.

Alan unexpectedly passed away on February 11, 2013 in Logan, Utah from an aortic tear. He was 58 years old. His legacy will live will be one to be remembered. In Fall of 2013 the Communication Arts Seminar was named the Hashimoto Arts Seminar to serve as a legacy to a man who inspired so many.

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