Don Wittekind

Mr. Wittekind is an assistant professor in the visual communication sequence. Before making the move to teaching, he spent 10 years as informational graphics director at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, where he led the creation of the first newspaper-based multimedia graphics department. Under his direction, the Sun-Sentinel created its first interactive project in December of 1996 and continued as an industry leader throughout his tenure. Wittekind’s work has been honored with top honors by the Newspaper Association of America, Editor & Publisher, the Online News Association and the SND.ies. His professional activities are centered on Swarm Interactive, a company he co-founded in 1998. Swarm’s main focus is medical animation and web design, as well as multimedia production for companies such as the Discovery Channel. Wittekind also teaches SND’s popular New Media Quickcourse, which he founded in 2001.