Part of the College of Design’s Kusske Design Initiative, the KDI Exchange invites consideration of varied design motivations, disciplines, methods, and solutions.
The KDI Exchange occurs biweekly on Fridays, 11 a.m. to noon. These dialogues are open and informal, conducted via Zoom to maximize inclusion and reference-sharing for building community and enriching design thinking and practice.
Eugene has been a member of the College of Design’s graphic design faculty since 2013. His scholarship is primarily dedicated to understanding better how data visualization can serve as an extension of graphic design practice, as a creative form of inquiry that can be accessible to those outside of science and academia. In his classes, Eugene challenges his students to think of graphic design beyond industry trends and encourages form-driven experimentations and tinkering of code. Eugene’s creative work has been exhibited through AIGA Minnesota and the Weisman Art Museum and has gained recognition in PRINT magazine, HOW Design and the Society of Typographic Arts.
Jessica has served various roles in the College of Design since 2017. From 2010–2019, she gained professional experience in award-winning landscape architecture and urbanism firms, including TEN x TEN in Minneapolis, MN; Bionic Landscape in San Francisco, CA; TLS Landscape Architecture in Berkeley, CA; and West8 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Jessica is a licensed landscape architect and a member of both the American Society of Landscape Architecture and the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture.
