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She also works as a collaborator with the Black Liberation Lab to co-create solutions that support Black liberation. In recent years there has been increased engagement around the expansion of the graphic design canon. Design educators, researchers, practitioners, students (both graduate and undergraduate), and self-appointed design historians have been leading efforts to deconstruct, decolonize, and manifest a more inclusive history of communication design. These "new histories" seek to upend the chronological, euro-centric, Meggs-ian narrative many designers were taught in favor of non-linear, non-Western perspectives. These accountings often include untold histories from overlooked personas and places. This session will focus on sharing the myriad ways that educators are addressing pedagogical changes to design history curricula.
Peek Behind the Curtain: Tour of the Museum of Broadway
Her research's main focus is the effects of social media on mental health and current political issues. Her work has been included in national and international juried exhibitions from California to New York and across the ocean in Italy. When not teaching and creating work, she spends the day in her garden or relaxing with her dogs, Miah and Cricket. Sherra Bell coaches designers through the transition from producer to consultant and strategist. A designer by education and approach with additional sales education early in her career, she has been helping designers and design consultancies position more valuably since 1997. Through Creative Know-Who LLC and Sherra Bell Consulting, she currently offers a mix of private consulting, group coaching and courses to solopreneurs, consultancy owners and corporate design leaders.
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Glen’s work in print has been widely exhibited and published by Monacelli Press, Metropolis Books, and Columbia University. The AIGA Design Conference is a different experience; we push the design profession forward by asking provocative questions and challenging designers to think about the future. From intriguing mainstage presenters to in-depth symposia that allow attendees to dive deeper into topics facing our industry, we entice the community to imagine the future. Erika Lee, an independent creative director and consultant, melds research, strategy, visual storytelling, and interactions to design emotionally resonating experiences. Locally, she serves as Vice Chair at Ourspace, supporting Hawai'i’s creatives.
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Jo helps creators develop smart Web3 strategies to monetize intellectual property. Her expertise helps clients navigate a range of IP and Web3 topics, including , NFTs, blockchain tech, regulations, taxes, and contracts. George has over 20+ years of experience in publishing, marketing, and strategy, and has crafted solutions for brands such as Esquire, Ford, Cadillac, and Popular Mechanics. George also teaches strategic problem-solving and design research at CUNY’s NYC College of Technology (City Tech) and hosts an award-winning podcast, Works in Process.
Cooper Union’s Herb Lubalin Study Center Archive Tour
He has always been focused on education and how it can change to better support creative development and opportunity. Activities include sitting, walking and gazing meditations, intuitive drawing and collaging, as well as discussion and integration time. Participants will also investigate how art and design can in turn be used as an instrument for mindfulness, as demonstrated in the use of sacred geometry in Buddhist and Vedic mandalas and yantras. With over 13 years of experience in print and digital design, he has a keen eye for aesthetics, typography, and user experience, as well as a solid understanding of marketing communications and branding strategies.
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Destani has a background in graphic design, strategic communications and product design and is currently working to design a more enlightened way of working at Dropbox. Leslie Parker is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Arkansas State University, where she has dedicated her career to promoting equity in design education. Leslie is also an accomplished designer with a portfolio that includes clients in the healthcare, education, and non-profit sectors. In a continuously evolving profession, this dialogue aims to create an analytical model for judging competitions. Panelists will engage with the attendees in an informal conversation about the process and the culture of reviewing and awarding design excellence based on the hundreds of submitted entries.

In his client based creative work Jeffrey is a professional designer, photographer, and author who specializes in motorsports. Known for his candid storytelling and photo journalistic style, his images and articles have appeared in publications across North America and Europe including Hot Rod, Rod & Custom, Classic Trucks, Super Streetbike and Automobile. This presentation welcomes the perspectives of neurodivergent thinkers through both personal and professional stories. It offers advice on leveraging neurodivergent strengths in your career path by taking emotional, financial, and physical risks.
The two recently embarked on a Civil Rights road trip through the Deep South making stops at various American civil rights landmarks from Gee’s Bend to the Lorraine Motel. Their unique perspectives of their different lenses of race, age, and life experiences offer a space for a thought-provoking discussion. World Health Organization projects that by 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years.
Since then, he has been an assistant professor and program coordinator in the Graphic Design Department at Utah Valley University and currently teaches Graphic Design in Lincoln, Nebraska at the University of Nebraska. Prior to beginning his teaching career, he created work for clients in sports, entertainment, and packaging/product design throughout the country. During this highly-collaborative session you will explore your team's DesignOps needs, and collaborate with experts and colleagues to define practical next steps to take in improving design quality, delivery, productivity, value to the business, and outcomes.
Through annual competitions, it continues to uphold design as a professional craft and a powerful cultural force. Join us as we advance the conversation around the relevance of design competitions today, and what they reveal about the shifting barometers of creative practice. Meier’s experience ranges from in-house media for Kansas City PBS, experiential design and wayfinding with Dimensional Innovations, to brand experience and identity with D.C. She has been an American In-house Design Awards winner and an American Graphic Design Awards winner through Graphic Design USA (GDUSA). Susan Merritt is a graphic designer; design educator; design researcher, writer, and curator. She completed five years of postgraduate study in graphic design at the Basel School of Design and earned an MA in Design Research, Writing and Criticism from the School of Visual Arts in New York.
Lynn Kiang is co-founder of Dome, a multi-disciplinary design studio in experience design, graphic design and built environments based in Brooklyn. As an educator, Lynn is Director of the MPS Communication Design program and Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design. Roshanak will discuss her research on Iranian Graphic Design History and focus on social, professional and gender inequality in the field of Graphic Design in Iran as well as how most women designers have been excluded from the design history and discourse. Meta Newhouse, Chair in Design/Professor in Design at LA+D, is an award-winning designer, design educator and filmmaker with 30+ years of experience in the visual communication industry. Her work is published in 40+ professional design books and annuals, including Communication Arts, Graphis, PRINT, and NOVUM.
Our goal is to empower a larger conversation about documenting a more diverse and accessible design history authored by the community in dialogue, rather than solely elite voices. Sarah Dunham is an art director and partner at MTWTF, where she has been shaping design processes, managing interdisciplinary design teams, and facilitating community engagement since joining the studio in 2014. Acting as project manager and art director, Sarah develops design strategies for projects that are drawn from a rigorous engagement with their content.
Her passion for design and creative apps began at a young age, earning a Photoshop essentials certification years before obtaining a driver’s permit. Previously, Caitlyn collaborated with top record labels, including Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group, Warner Bros., Fueled by Ramen, and others. Her portfolio includes work for well-known musical acts such as Lizzo, Panic! During her tenure at Adobe, Caitlyn has contributed to the development of key features related to generative technology. She is dedicated to promoting ethical AI practices and nurturing an inclusive design community for the next generation of creatives."
Eric Heiman is a principal and co-founder of the award-winning, oft-exhibited design studio Volume Inc. Volume creates place-based identities, branded environments, exhibit programs, and other spatial activations but is also happy to design whatever is needed for creative, mission-driven entities out in the world. Currently an Assistant Professor at Bowling Green State University, Huang shapes the next generation of designers through innovative teaching methods and research initiatives. Her design practice explores the blending of Eastern and Western cultures, reflected in her typographic graphics and imagery installations that offer unique perspectives and bridge gaps between diverse audiences.
His practice embraces collaboration and experimentation informed by emerging technology and diverse cultural backgrounds. This panel discussion aims to explore the experiences of three successful graphic designers from rural backgrounds, focusing on accessibility and bias in design. The discussion will explore how these designers overcame challenges presented by their rural upbringing, such as lack of resources, limited networks, and bias against rural designers. Rich Tu is a first generation Filipino-American and award-winning designer and artist residing in Brooklyn, NY.
She holds a doctoral degree in Art and Art Education from Columbia University and her MFA (Indiana University) and BFA (University of the Arts) are both in Graphic Design. She studied Visual Communication at Tehran University’s College of Fine Art prior to moving to the United States. Roshanak conducts lectures, does research and writes regularly about contemporary design history and designers in global context.
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