Design Pioneers is the Research course for the MFA in Communication Design in the Kutztown University Department of Art & Design. Each student selects a Design Pioneer to research. The final project for the course is an extensive research paper on a designer, and two artworks created by the student, based on the style of their designer.
Projects from 2023
Charles and Ray Eames, Tracy L. Ketz
Dick Bruna, Roseld Laguatan
Helen Friel, Katt Marshall
Eric Carle, Emily Rudolph
Abram Games, Lisa Wei
Projects from 2022
Raymond Pettibone, Michael Caputo
Lisa Frank, Kirk Demaris
Lisa Congdon: The Self-Taught Design Pioneer, Kate Foley
Sarah Boris, Emily Gaugler
Cipe Pineles, Nicole Powlina
Lauren Hom: Design Pioneer, Hannah Schock
Projects from 2021
Shanti Sparrow, Catie Benner
Morag Myerscough, Lukas Emory
Chiara Aliotta, Mary Ann Ganoung-Williams
Irmgard Sorenson-Popitz, Gilmore
Kelli Anderson, Alexis Grant
James Victore, Anthony Jandrokovic
Lotte Reininger, Adam Omar
Alan Fletcher, George Rodriguez
Sagi Haviv, William Spanjer
Projects from 2020
Margaret Calvert, Casey Capece
Peter Bil'ak, Rebekah Hanover Pettit
Pablo Ferro, Kyle Lutz
David Milan, Douglas Martin
Dorothy and Otis Shephard, Jen Pepper
Sadamitsu "Neil" Fujita, Kim Rader
Becca Clason, Sarah Sterner
Stefan Bucher, John White
Projects from 2019
April Greiman: Design Pioneer, Amy Bolger-Santucci
Susan Kare, Christina Kinsey
Alan Aldridge, Valerie Nyby
Armin Hoffman, Ilze Spilde
Lester Beall, Bill Starkey
Projects from 2018
Walter Crane, Cynthia Oswald
Hari Panicker and Deepti Nair, Dylan C. Rush
Craig Ward, Melissa Seling
Istvan Orosz, Erin Williams
Projects from 2015
Muriel Cooper, Al Bronakowski
Mary Blair, Emma Brooks
