TYPE + CODE Series

Yeohyun Ahn is a distinguished graphic artist, designer, educator, and researcher who lives with a disability. She integrates creative coding, accessibility, and healing into her work. Originally from South Korea, Ahn moved to the U.S. in 2005 to complete graduate studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). In 2025, she received the Emerging Scholar Award at the 20th International Conference on the Arts in Society at Carnegie Mellon University for her project, "Immersive Healing with Creative Coding." In 2022, she was honored with the Society of Experiential Graphic Design Educator Award for founding the "Evolving Graphic Design" conference and exhibition. As the principal investigator, she secured $81,680 in funding from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the Brittingham Wisconsin Trust, collaborating with over twenty-eight graphic design educators globally. Her work has been featured in prominent outlets such as The Washington Post, PRINT, The New York Times Magazine, Creator's Project, Designboom.com, etc. Professor Ahn has also contributed to several academic textbooks, including "Graphic Design: The New Basics," "Thinking with Type," "TYPE on Screen", "Giving Type Meaning", and "Slanted 4.0: Experimental TYPE 1.0 & 2.0" in Germany, among others. Ahn's research has appeared in publications from respected organizations like Leonardo (MIT Press), SIGGRAPH, AIGA, SEGD, and exhibitions in SIGGRAPH ASIA and ISEA.

She holds an MFA in Graphic Design from MICA, an MFA in Information Design from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, and a BS in Computer Science from Chungbuk National University. She was a freelance graphic artist for The New York Times magazine. In addition to her artistic endeavors, Ahn serves on the College Art Association's Annual Conference Committee and reviews for Leonardo. She has taught at various institutions, including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago State University, Valparaiso University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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