Staff Profile | Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

About
Education
Research

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

208.001Advanced Honors Seminar: Culture, Context, and Identity

216.001Graphic Design History

336.001Graphic Design IV

351.002Special Projects: Graphic Design

315.001Topics In Graphic Design

323.002Typography

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

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

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)

Beyond the Utopian Promise: A Comparative Analysis of the Failed Gender Equality in the Federal Art Project and the Bauhaus. 2023 Design History Society Annual Conference. Design History Society. (2023)

Breaking Away from Digital: Exploring the Analog World of Letterpress to Encourage Risk-Taking in Students. VisComm 37 Conference. VisComm. (2023)

Design Educators Community: Mental Health Amidst Constant Evaluation. 2023 AIGA National Conference. AIGA. (2023)

Presentation of My Work. GRC 320-1004 Class Presentation. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Art. (2023)

Visual Communications Curriculum for the 21st Century: A longitudal Assesment of a Communication Design Program. 2023 AEJMC Conference. AEJMC. (2023)

Hit it out of the Park with Adobe. 2022 Industry Day. SMPS Nebraska. (2022)

Panel DIscussion: Contract Negotiations in Academia. Panel DIscussion: Contract Negotiations in Academia. AIGA Design Educators COmmittee. (2022)

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)