GRAPHIC DESIGNER + EDUCATOR
CLEVELAND, OHIO
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Sarah Rutherford
Sarah Rutherford is an Associate Professor of Design at Cleveland State University. Her research explores design pedagogy, learning retention, and collaborative work strategies. She is the President Emeritus of AIGA Cleveland and a 2018 and 2020 Design Incubation Fellow. A passionate advocate of voter engagement, Sarah has participated in several AIGA GOTV projects and currently serves on the national AIGA Design for Democracy committee.
Education
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Master of Fine Arts, Visual Communication Design
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communication
Bachelor of Arts, English
Recent work, enagements, and awards
2020 CSU College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award
2020 Ongoing Matter: Democracy, Design, and the Muller Report (created and curated by Anne H. Berry and Sarah Edmands Martin)
2020 Article: International Journal of Designs for Learning. Issue 11.3
Engaging students in curriculum development through design thinking: A course design case.
2020 Design Incubation 2020 Fellow
2020 Article: Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education. Issue 19.1
Using desirable difficulty concepts to enhance durable learning in design education.
2019 Design Incubation Residency at Haddon Avenue Writing Institute Chicago, IL
2018 Book Review: Design and Culture. Issue 10.3
Teaching Design: A Guide to Curriculum and Pedagogy for College Design Faculty and Teachers Who Use Design in Their Classrooms by Meredith Davis.
2018 Design Incubation Residency at Haddon Avenue Writing Institute Chicago, IL
2018 Decipher: AIGA Design Educators Conference Ann Arbor, MI
We are Not Alone: Navigating Design Research and Writing Challenges with Group Support.
2018 Cleveland State University Teaching Enhancement Award Recipient
2018 Design Incubation 2018 Fellow
2017 Eighth Annual SoTL Conference Tiffin, OH
Strategies for enhancing group work engagement and participation
2017 American Advertising Awards Competition, Judge
Lubbock, TX Americal Advertising Federation
2016 Frontier: AIGA Design Educators Conference Bozeman, MT
Desirable Difficulty in Design Education: Cultivating Discomfort for Deep Learning.
2016 Archie Rand Exhibition Catalog, Designer
The Galleries at CSU
2016 Get out the Vote Exhibition, Writer Cleveland, OH
In collaboration with Jenn Visocky O'Grady and the studio of Christine Wisnieski
Project awarded in the 2017 Print Regional Design Annual and 2017 AIGA Cleveland Design 730 Competition