William Mead

William Mead serves as a Lecturer in the Design Department at UC Davis, where he has been teaching since 2016 while maintaining an active career as a digital artist and web development educator. After earning his BFA from Parsons School of Design in 1989 and MEd from Lesley University in 1999, he began his journey in web design during the internet's early days in the 1990s. His teaching career launched in 2008, spanning multiple institutions including American River College, Art Institute of California-Sacramento, Sierra College, and Sacramento City College before joining UC Davis. As an educator, he specializes in interactive design and user experience, teaching courses such as Interactive Design 1, 2, and 3, and User Experience/User Interface Design. His hands-on, example-driven teaching style emphasizes practical application and creative exploration. Beyond academia, Mead has been an artist member of Axis Gallery in Sacramento since 2017, where he regularly exhibits conceptual work incorporating generative coding projects. His dedication to education extends beyond the classroom through curriculum development and mentoring students into successful careers in web development and design. His approach combines deep technical knowledge with creative playfulness, making complex web technologies accessible to students while maintaining engagement with the evolving digital landscape.