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  • Lynn Kiang

    Assistant Professor of Communication Design

    Email
    lkiang@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    L - 2 West 13th Street

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    Lynn Kiang

    Profile

    Lynn Kiang is co-founder of Dome, a multi-disciplinary design studio in experience design, graphic design and built environments based in Brooklyn. She is Director of the MPS Communication Design program and Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design. She previously led teams in experience design at SYPartners, collaborating with strategists and company leaders in transforming their brand. She was a Senior Designer at Local Projects, overseeing graphic, interaction, and media design for museums and cultural institutions. Her work has received numerous awards and recognition including from Fast Company, Core77, Communications Arts, D&AD, Print Magazine, Type Directors Club, SEGD, ASLA, Art Directors Club, and AIGA. She has taught at the Rhode Island School of Design and the School of Visual Arts as adjunct faculty. She received her MFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design, Certificate of Collegiate Teaching from Brown University, and  BS in Psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles.

    Degrees Held

    Bachelor of Science, Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles

    Master of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Rhode Island School of Design

    Collegiate Teaching Certificate, Brown University

     

    Professional Affiliation

    Member, AIGA

    Member, SEGD

    Awards And Honors

    SEGD Global Design Awards
    Merit Award—Interactive Experience, 2022
    Project: Revealing Krishna

     

    SEGD Global Design Awards

    Honor Award—Exhibition, Sylvia Harris Award,  2021

    Project: Seat at the Table

     

    Art Directors Club
    Experiential Design, Merit Award, 2021

    Project: Seat at the Table

     

    Core 77 Design Awards
    Built Environment & Visual Communication 2021

    Project: Seat at the Table

     

    Communication Arts, Design Annual
    Award of Excellence, Environmental Graphics 2021

    Project: Seat at the Table

     

    Award of Excellence
    Communication Arts, Design Annual
    Project: Women’s March Protest Posters, 2017

    Current Courses

    Major Studio 2
    PMCD 5102, Spring 2024

    Past Courses

    CD Studio: Experience in Space
    PSAM 3030, Fall 2023

    Currents
    PSAM 5600, Fall 2023

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