Rate My Professor Dina Vees

Dina Vees is an Associate Professor in the Graphic Communication Department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Communication from Carroll University in 2002 and a Master of Fine Arts in Media Design from Full Sail University in 2013. Prior to her academic career, Vees accumulated extensive professional experience in the integrated marketing communication field, including employment at Harley-Davidson MotorClothes where she utilized her expertise in the textile industry. Joining the faculty in 2016, she advanced to Associate Professor and now specializes in prepress. Vees teaches essential courses in the department, including GRC 102: Orientation to Graphic Communication, GRC 337: Consumer Packaging, GRC 372: Applied Graphic Communication Practices, and GRC 463: Senior Project - Applied Practices. She also coordinates the Design Reproduction Technology concentration and has served as Graphic Communication Curriculum Chair.

Vees' research and teaching interests focus on prepress, workflow automation, variable data, marketing, and HTML/CSS/JavaScript. Her publications demonstrate contributions to graphic communication technologies, such as "The Relationship of 2D Barcode Size and its Ability to Decode" (2025), "An Experimental Study of QR Code Readability and Verification Under Three Flexographic Impression Levels at Three Ink Film Thicknesses" (2024, with W. Pope), "Digital Printing for Medical Device Packaging" (2023, with R. Ma and X. Rong), "A Comparison of App-based Color Measurement Devices to Spectrophotometers" (2021, with M. Keif), "Effect of Gloss Levels on Color Measurement of Printed Materials" (2021, with D.C. Templeton and C. Twomey), and service as an advisor for the student guide "Print Foundation: Student Guide to Graphic Communication" (2021). As a dedicated faculty advisor, Vees has guided Cal Poly Graphic Communication student teams to multiple national accolades, including five consecutive victories at the Xplor Summit Association Annual Design Competition through 2024 and successes in the Phoenix Challenge. Her mentorship emphasizes practical application, aligning with the department's hands-on approach.