Heather Snyder Quinn

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Heather Snyder Quinn, MFA, is an Associate Professor of Design, Program Chair of Graphic Design, and Civics Institute Teacher-Scholar at DePaul University’s Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media, School of Design in Chicago. She was named a 2024 “Researcher to Know” by the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition and serves on the board of directors for DePaul’s Institute for Business and Professional Ethics. In 2022, she was an Op-Ed Public Voice Fellow and was honored with the Wicklander Fellowship from DePaul’s Institute for Business and Professional Ethics, as well as the Excellence in Teaching Award.

Heather explores the intersection of design fiction, technology, and civic engagement, helping communities imagine possible futures and critically engage with emerging technologies. Her work has been recognized by the World Economic Forum, MIT Press, Yale Law School, The Washington Post, Letterform Archive, Draw Down Books, and Hyperallergic.

Dedicated to improving society through design, she serves as Chair and Director of Design Futures for Design Incubation, an organization that elevates research in design, and is co-organizer of the newly launched Chicago Civic Design Futures. Previously, she was co-chair of AIGA Chicago’s Women Lead. Heather lives in Chicago with her husband, Joe, and their two daughters. She is a proud VCFA MFA in Graphic Design alumna (2018).

MFA in Graphic Design, Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2018

BFA in Graphic Design, Rhode Island School of Design, 1996

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