The School of Design​ is home to established and emerging design disciplines, encompassing programs in game design, graphic design, industrial design, user experience design, digital communication and media arts, and human centered design. Connecting across disciplinary areas, faculty and students use design to address societal problems and create new experiences and artistic expressions.
Faculty
Lucia Dettori, Ph.D.
Interim Dean
University of Paris
Shiro Akiyoshi, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sajad Amini, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
University of Oregon
Anna Anthropy
Game Designer in Residence
Ross Carl, MDes
Assistant Professor
Illinois Institute of Technology
Michael DeAnda, Ph.D.
Professional Lecturer
Illinois Institute of Technology
Nathan Matteson, M.F.A.
Associate Professor and Associate Director of the School of Design
University of Chicago
Daniel Mittleman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
The University of Arizona
Denise Nacu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of the School of Design
University of Michigan
Heather Quinn, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Brian Schrank, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology
Mark Addison Smith, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Lien Tran, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
Parsons School of Design
Paige Treebridge, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
University of Illinois
Allen Turner
Assistant Professor
LeAnne Wagner, M.F.A.
Professional Lecturer
Parsons School of Design
Jess Westbrook, M.F.A., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
M.F.A., Temple University
Ph.D., DePaul University
Richard Wetzel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Nottingham
Dolores Wilber, M.F.A.
Professor
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Vivian Xu, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
Parsons School of Design
Lee Zelenak, M.F.A.
Professional Lecturer
Kent State University