Ken Visocky O'Grady
Biography
Ken Visocky O’Grady is a Professor and Graduate Coordinator at the School of Visual Communication Design. Here he works with students in classes ranging from basic typography to graduate course work in design thinking and research driven design practices. His work has been featured in several books and publications including HOW Magazine, PRINT Magazine, Metropolis Magazine, AZURE Magazine, Graphic Design USA, and Communication Arts. He is also the co-author of three internationally distributed books: Design Currency, The Information Design Handbook, and A Designer’s Research Manual.
Professor Visocky O’Grady has been an invited speaker at over 30 at creative industry events, including those held by AIGA, HOW, and RGD, and is committed to promoting the value of design to external groups like NASA and the Canadian Institute For Advanced Research (CIFAR).
Professor Visocky O’Grady has served in leadership roles on the Board of Directors of the AIGA Cleveland Chapter as Education Chair, and held a seat on the national steering committee for the AIGA Design Educators Community.
Portfolio
Expertise
Design Thinking
Information Design
Visual Literacy
Innovation