Sharon Poggenpohl
Occupation(s)Scholar and editor

Sharon Helmer Poggenpohl is a design scholar and educator.[1] She was the editor and publisher of the interdisciplinary journal Visible Language.[2]

Education and career

Poggenpohl obtained an MS from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in 1974, and first taught at the Rhode Island School of Design. From 1987 to 2013, she coordinated the PhD in design program of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and edited the journal Visual Language.[2] She went on to develop an Interaction Design program at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Poggenpohl is known for her work to develop graduate studies in design, through the edition of anthology and the publications of essays.[3] These include the book Design Integrations.[4]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "New Contexts/New Practices: Six Perspectives on Design Education". AIGA | the professional association for design. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  2. 1 2 Digital design theory : readings from the field. Armstrong, Helen, 1971- (First ed.). New York, New York. 7 June 2016. ISBN 978-1-61689-308-8. OCLC 914417711.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ↑ The education of a graphic designer. Heller, Steven (Third ed.). New York. 2015-10-20. ISBN 978-1-62153-483-9. OCLC 925923112.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ↑ Design integrations : research and collaboration. Poggenpohl, Sharon Helmer., Satō, Keiichi, 1955-. Chicago: Intellect, the University of Chicago Press. 2009. ISBN 978-1-84150-344-8. OCLC 548664410.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)


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