Katie Krcmarik
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Wonsook Kim School of Art
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CVA Center For The Visual Arts 217a
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- About
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Biography
Katie Krcmarik is a graphic designer and educator. She has a MFA in Graphic Design from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and a MA in Educational Technology from Michigan State University.
Current Courses
ART 202.001 Digital Media Design I
ART 216.001 Graphic Design History
ART 302.001 Digital Media Design II
ART 302.002 Digital Media Design II
ART 302.003 Digital Media Design II
ART 287.006 Independent Study
ART 444.001 Studio Work: Printmaking
Teaching Interests & Areas
Typography
UX/UI Design
Design History
Research Interests & Areas
Women in Design History
Feminist Critique of Design
Methods of Making
MFA Graphic Design
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Montpelier, VT
MA Education
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
BFA Studio Art
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Grants & Contracts
University Research Grant: Women's Stories and Workplace Realities in the Federal Art Project's Poster Division. Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts. Illinois State University. (2024)
Instructional Innovation Grant. Center for Integrated Professional Development. Illinois State University. (2022)
Journal Article
Wagler, A., & Krcmarik, K. Visual Communications Curriculum for the 21st Century: A Longitudinal Assessment of a Communication Design Program. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator 79.4 (2024): 474-493.
Presentations
Beyond the Promises: Analyzing the Failed Gender Equality of the Federal Art Project and the Bauhaus and Its Impact on Women in Design. 14th Edition International Conference on Design History and Design Studies. ICDHS. (2025)
Co-Designing the Critique Experience: Redefining Critique by Empowering Students to Shape the Critique Process. 2025 UCDA Design Education Summit. UCDA. (2025)
Experiments in Type: Student Explorations of Digital, 2D, and 3D Typography. Typecon 25. (2025)
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Art and Legacy of Dorothy Waugh. SECAC Annual Conference 2025: Flux/Flow. SECAC. (2025)
Inclusive Characters: Merging Aesthetics and Accessibility in Type Design. Design Incubation Colloquium 11.3: Virtual Summer Colloquium. Design Incubation. (2025)
Labor, Power, and Gender: Gendered Labor Politics in the Federal Art Project and the Dismissal of Mary Curran. Design History Society 2025 Annual Conference. Design History Society. (2025)
Makers and Machines: An Exploration of DIY Printing Presses and Their Role in Democratizing Printing. Design History Society 2025 Annual Conference. Design History Society. (2025)
A Work in Progress: Exploring Inquiry Based Learning to Foster Student Agency and Creativity. 2024 UCDA Design Education Summit: IMMERSE. UCDA. (2024)
Letterpress for Everyone: DIY Letterpress Workshop for Educators. 2024 IAEA Conference. IAEA. (2024)
Beyond the Paperwork: A Discussion on How to Better Assist Students with Disabilities in the Creative Classroom. 2023 UCDA Design Education Summit. UCDA. (2023)