Related Faculty
- Assistant Professor, Visual Communication Design
School Alum - Assistant Professor, Industrial Design
- Chair, Visual Communication Design
Professor, Visual Communication Design
Donald E. Petersen Fellowship for Excellence
Latest News
- Help by design: Art assists science at UW Design Help Desk (May 21, 2019)
Related Research
- Design Show 2024: Realized, June 5–21, 2024, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, Washington
- Karen Cheng (co-authored with Yeechi Chen, Kevin Larson, and Marco Rolandi). "Proving the Value of Visual Design in Scientific Communication." Information Design Journal Vol. 23, No. 1, July 2017: 80–95.
- Karen Cheng and Chad P. Hall. "Poverty, Inequality, and the Seattle Minimum Wage Experiment." ARCADE Vol 34, No. 2, Fall 2016: 52–55.
- Karen Cheng (includes infographics co-created with Catherine Lim, Melissa Leith, and Karlie Grasle). "Where Does the Money Go? Two Visualizations of City of Seattle Data." ARCADE Vol 33, No. 1, Spring 2015: 57–61.
- Karen Cheng (co-authored with Jennifer Otten and infographic by Kaito Gengo). "Food Waste in America: Visualizing the Numbers." ARCADE Vol 33, No. 2, Fall 2015: 17–19.
- Karen Cheng (co-authored with Adam Drewnowski and Jennifer Otten). "Infographics And Public Policy: Using Data Visualization To Convey Complex Information." Health Affairs Vol. 34, No. 11 (November 2015): 1901–1907.
- Karen Cheng (co-authored with Sarah Pérez-Kriz). "Map Design for Complex Architecture." Visible Language Summer 2014: 40–58.
- Karen Cheng, feature editor. "Designing Data." ARCADE Vol 31, No. 4, September 2013.
- Karen Cheng (co-authored with Marco Rolandi and Sarah Pérez-Kriz). "A Brief Guide to Designing Effective Figures for the Scientific Paper." Advanced Materials 23.38 (2011): 4343–4346.