MFA in Interaction Design: Home

Current Students

Classes of 2012 & 2013

  • Adjoa OpokuAdjoa Opoku

    Adjoa sees design as both a powerful tool for connection and as a form of personal artistic expression.

  • Allison ShawAllison Shaw

    Allison Shaw is a designer with a passion for making beautiful, usable things.

  • Barbara deWildeBarbara deWilde

    Her book jacket designs for the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group and others are frequently distinguished for merit by numerous design organizations including the American Institute of Graphic Arts 50/50 Show, the Art Directors’ Club, and the Type Directors Club.

  • Benjamin GadbawBenjamin Gadbaw

    Benjamin was raised in Washington DC and in 2003 moved to Atlanta, GA to study Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology at Emory University.

  • Carrie StiensCarrie Stiens

    Carrie is a creative hybrid pursuing her desire to help build healthy, more sustainable buildings and neighborhoods.

  • Catherine YoungCatherine Young

    Catherine received her bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and biotechnology from the University of the Philippines.

  • Christopher CannonChristopher Cannon

    A graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, Chris has over 15 years of experience in a wide range of design practices.

  • Cooper SmithCooper Smith

    Cooper’s biggest passion in life is discovery. From music and movies to neighborhoods and cities, he relishes his initial interaction with something new.

  • David BellonaDavid Bellona

    David’s interests lie in the motivational factors behind sustainable consumption and human behavior in the context of an individual as part of a larger system.

  • Erin MooreErin Moore

    Erin loves getting involved on a ground level with people who love to collaborate and make amazing things happen.

  • Guri VenstadGuri Venstad

    Guri is a versatile designer with the goal to make design comprehensive and attractive. She is concerned with how technology influences our society and how we grow together with it.

  • JoJo GlickJoJo Glick

    JoJo graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Visual and Environmental Studies

  • Joonseo BaeJoonseo Bae

    Joonseo was born and raised in Korea and moved to Barrington, Rhode Island in her 9th grade. Then she went to Emory University in Atlanta and then back to Rhode Island to pursue graphic design.

  • Kristin BreivikKristin Breivik

    Kristin is enthusiastic about how to make complex information understandable. She strives to create concepts and designs that make people happy.

  • Michael YapMichael Yap

    Michael earned his BFA in Studio Art from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and has held design positions within architectural and interactive firms.

  • Min Seung SongMin Seung Song

    After receiving a BFA degree in Film, Video & Moving Image from HongIk University in South Korea, he worked in Samsung’s Mobile User eXperience Design team

  • Myn KangMyn Kang

    Myn Kang received his BA in Economics at New York University. He then moved to Rhode Island School of Design to study Architecture.

  • Nikki SyliantengNikki Sylianteng

    Nikki was born in Valencia, California, grew up in the Philippines. After getting her bachelor’s degree in management information systems, she moved back to the States to pursue a more creative, innovative, and meaningful career.

  • Prachi PundeerPrachi Pundeer

    Prachi is eager to study experience design, along with a bit of hardware, and programming, and entrepreneurship. She’s very excited about getting critique from some of the best people in the design industry.

  • Sana RaoSana Rao

    While still in school, Sana realized that her fear of science classes contrasted sharply with her intense love for art and sculpture classes. She went on to study graphic design at the National Institute of Design in India, a top design school in the country.

  • Sarah AdamsSarah Adams

    Sarah wants to work on meaningful projects with people just as passionate as herself. She believes in the positive impact design can have on someone’s every day life.

  • Sera KooSera Koo

    Sera joins MFA Interaction Design from Los Angeles, California, where she most recently worked as the lead user experience designer at Civic Resource Group.

  • Shanshan GaoShanshan Gao

    Born and raised in Mainland China, Shanshan is a cross-disciplinary designer. She received her Bachelor of Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University in 2007.

  • Tash WongTash Wong

    Tash starting dabbling in the web when she was in 7th grade, living in Hawaii. Over time her attentions shifted to visual design and architecture and by 2005 she had completed a bit of study in visual communications and held a BDes in Spatial Design.

  • Tina YeTina Ye

    Tina comes to SVA with hopes of exploring new possibilities where people, culture, and hypertext products intersect.

  • Tom HarmanTom Harman

    Tom Harman is a British designer living in Brooklyn, New York. Tom started designing out of necessity in 2003 when the band he was playing in needed flyers for shows.

  • Tony ChuTony Chu

    Tony is a technologist of mixed heritages. He’s a Canadian born in Hong Kong, raised in Vancouver, and now studying in New York City.