Katie Krcmarik
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Office
CVA Center For The Visual Arts 217a
Office Phone
Email
Website
- About
- Education
- Selected 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
ART 202.001 Digital Media Design I
ART 216.001 Graphic Design History
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 and Contracts
University Research Grant: Dorothy Waugh and Katherine Milhous: The FAP’s Poster Division Through Their Eyes
Katie Krcmarik.
Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts. July 1 2025 - June 30 2026
Harold K Sage Fund Grant
Katie Krcmarik.
Office of the Provost. June 21 2024 - October 30 2024
University Research Grant: Women's Stories and Workplace Realities in the Federal Art Project's Poster Division
Katie Krcmarik.
Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts. July 1 2024 - June 30 2025
Instructional Innovation Grant
Katie Krcmarik.
Center for Integrated Professional Development. November 10 2022 - January 2023
Performances and Exhibits
Matriarchal Design Futures Bookstand 2125
Katie Krcmarik.
Matriarchal Design Futures. January 31 2025 - February 15 2025
Katie Krcmarik.
Matriarchal Design Futures. January 31 2025 - February 15 2025
Illinois State University Faculty Biennial Show
Katie Krcmarik.
University Galleries. October 14 2024 - December 2 2024
Katie Krcmarik.
University Galleries. October 14 2024 - December 2 2024
Book, Chapter
Women of the Federal Art Project Poster Divisio
Katie Krcmarik.
(2021), 32-41, Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in Graphic Design History, Chronicle Books
Journal Article
Visual Communications Curriculum for the 21st Century: A Longitudinal Assessment of a Communication Design Program
Adam Wagler, Katie Krcmarik.
Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 79 (4), 474-493, (2024), 10.1177/10776958241279639
Presentations
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Art and Legacy of Dorothy Waugh
Katie Krcmarik.
SECAC Annual Conference 2025: Flux/Flow, Cincinnati, OH, October 23, 2025
Beyond the Promises: Analyzing the Failed Gender Equality of the Federal Art Project and the Bauhaus and Its Impact on Women in Design
Katie Krcmarik.
14th Edition International Conference on Design History and Design Studies, New Delhi, India, October 11, 2025
Labor, Power, and Gender: Gendered Labor Politics in the Federal Art Project and the Dismissal of Mary Curran
Katie Krcmarik.
Design History Society 2025 Annual Conference, Ankara, Turkey, September 5, 2025
Makers and Machines: An Exploration of DIY Printing Presses and Their Role in Democratizing Printing
Katie Krcmarik.
Design History Society 2025 Annual Conference, Ankara, Turkey, September 4, 2025
Experiments in Type: Student Explorations of Digital, 2D, and 3D Typography
Katie Krcmarik.
Typecon 25, Portland, OR, August 7, 2025
Inclusive Characters: Merging Aesthetics and Accessibility in Type Design
Katie Krcmarik.
Design Incubation Colloquium 11.3: Virtual Summer Colloquium, Online, June 20, 2025
Weaving Narratives: Using Open-Source Archives to Teach Design History
Katie Krcmarik, Alberto Rigau, Dori Griffin.
AIGA DEC Weave Conference, Normal, IL, June 12, 2025
Co-Designing the Critique Experience: Redefining Critique by Empowering Students to Shape the Critique Process
Katie Krcmarik.
2025 UCDA Design Education Summit, Charlotte, NC, May 20, 2025
Letterpress for Everyone: DIY Letterpress Workshop for Educators
Katie Krcmarik.
2024 IAEA Conference, Normal, IL, October 18, 2024
A Work in Progress: Exploring Inquiry Based Learning to Foster Student Agency and Creativity
Katie Krcmarik.
2024 UCDA Design Education Summit: IMMERSE, Pheonix, AZ, May 22, 2024
Design Educators Community: Mental Health Amidst Constant Evaluation
Katie Krcmarik, Archana Shekara, Meena khalili.
2023 AIGA National Conference, New York CIty, NY, October 14, 2023
Beyond the Utopian Promise: A Comparative Analysis of the Failed Gender Equality in the Federal Art Project and the Bauhaus
Katie Krcmarik.
2023 Design History Society Annual Conference, Porto, Portugal, September 7, 2023
Visual Communications Curriculum for the 21st Century: A longitudal Assesment of a Communication Design Program
Katie Krcmarik, Adam Wagler.
2023 AEJMC Conference, Washington DC, August 8, 2023
Breaking Away from Digital: Exploring the Analog World of Letterpress to Encourage Risk-Taking in Students
Katie Krcmarik.
VisComm 37 Conference, Mammoth Lakes, CA, June 23, 2023
Beyond the Paperwork: A Discussion on How to Better Assist Students with Disabilities in the Creative Classroom
Katie Krcmarik, Bert Stabler, Natalee Tyree, Donald Kent Kerr, Johnathon Strube.
2023 UCDA Design Education Summit, Bowling Green, OH, May 22, 2023
Presentation of My Work
Katie Krcmarik.
GRC 320-1004 Class Presentation, Online, April 25, 2023
Panel DIscussion: Contract Negotiations in Academia
Katie Krcmarik, Meena Khalili, Meaghan Dee.
Panel DIscussion: Contract Negotiations in Academia, Online, June 21, 2022
Hit it out of the Park with Adobe
Katie Krcmarik.
2022 Industry Day, Omaha, Nebraska, May 12, 2022