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Ladan Bahmani

Associate Professor of Graphic Design
Office
CVA Center For The Visual Arts 212b
  • About
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Biography

Ladan Bahmani is a graphic designer and educator. She earned her MFA in Graphic Design from Michigan State University in 2017. She has presented her work both nationally and internationally.

Current Courses

ART 336.001 Graphic Design IV

ART 287.001 Independent Study

ART 315.001 Topics In Graphic Design

ART 323.002 Typography

Research Interests & Areas

Ladan Bahmani’s research is on the concept of translation and language in the context of visual communication. She explores translation as a process that enables new modes of production and critique in both physical and digital spaces and within the practice and theory of graphic design. Her work involves topics such as hybridity of languages, diversity, and the fluidity of language borders. She uses the opportunities that both analog and digital forms offer to create installations, motion videos, and interactive designs.

Outstanding Teaching Award / College level

Illinois State University
2023

Harold Gregor Endowed Professorship

Illinois State University
2020

Grants and Contracts

Experiment in Interactivity
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Patrick Franklin.
Center for Integrated Professional Development. April 2024 - June 2024
Navigating Research Inquiries
Ladan Bahmani.
ISU, Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts. June 2024 - June 2025
Immersive Experience in the Nederland
Ladan Bahmani.
University Research Grant. 2019 - 2022

Performances and Exhibits

Chaotic and Harmonious
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Patrick Franklin.
St. Louis Artists' Guild. April 2025 - May 2025
Frontal Cortex Artist Residency
Ladan Bahmani.
March 1 2025 - March 29 2025
24 Hours
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Patrick Franklin.
October 14 2024 - December 2 2024
Mind Palace
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Patrick Franklin, Chris Wille.
March 4 2024 - April 19 2024
For Those Who Don't Yet Have the Words
Brian Patrick Franklin, Ladan Bahmani.
Auburn University. January 2023 - February 2023
Sometime There and Sometimes Not
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Patrick Franklin.
2023 - 2023
A Regenerative Future...
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Franklin.
August 2022 - September 2022
A moment to Consider Memory
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Franklin.
March 2022 - April 2022
Parallel World(s)
Ladan Bahmani, Archana Shekara, Annie Sungkajun.
January 2022 - February 2022
Sacred Texts (In These Uncertain Times)
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Franklin.
August 2022 - September 2022
The More I See
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Franklin.
January 2022 - 2023
Sacred Texts
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Franklin.
September 1 2021 - May 1 2022

Presentations

Building a Co-Teaching Framework for Experiments in Interactivity
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Patrick Franklin.
SECAC, Cincinnati, OH, October, 2025
Building Creative Collaboration Through Interdisciplinary Course Design
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Patrick Franklin.
AIGA Design Educators Conference: WEAVE, Normal, IL, June, 2025
Experiments in Interactivity
Brian Patrick Franklin, Ladan Bahmani.
UCDA Design Educators Summit: IMMERSE, Mesa, AZ, May, 2024
Mind Palace
Brian Patrick Franklin, Ladan Bahmani.
Mind Palace Artist Talk, Decatur, IL, March, 2024
For Those Who Don't Yet Have the Words
Ladan Bahmani, Brian Patrick Franklin.
Biggin Gallery, Auburn, Alabama, January, 2023
Repetition is a Form of Change
Brian Patrick Franklin, Ladan Bahmani.
Sixteenth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, Newcastle, Australia, January 19, 2022
Sacred Texts
Brian Patrick Franklin, Ladan Bahmani.
Within the Frame, Online, December, 2021
Sacred Texts
Brian Patrick Franklin, Ladan Bahmani.
The 9th Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, December 5, 2021
Finding Rhythm Amidst Disruption: Visualizing Translations of Time
Archana Shekara, Ladan Bahmani, Annie Sungkajun.
2021 Electronic Visualization and the Arts, London, England, July 6, 2021
Finding Rhythm Amidst Disruption: Reconnecting Through Cultural Translations of Time and Motion
Archana Shekara, Ladan Bahmani, Annie Sungkajun.
Re Connect, MODE Design Education Summit, Boston, Singapore, New Zealand, June 12, 2021