Annabelle Gould

Associate Professor Annabelle Gould joined the Division of Design in autumn 2003. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Washington, Gould operated her own design practice in Los Angeles, specializing in both print and interactive communications for a diverse client base. She continues to practice professionally, primarily in publication design, for clients including Chronicle Books, the Traver Gallery, Lead Pencil Studios, Marquand Books, and the University of Washington. She has been an adjunct instructor at the Art Center College of Design and Otis College of Art and Design.

Gould is an active member of the AIGA and served as co-chair of the AIGA's national Design Educators Community Steering Committee (DEC) from 2015–2017. Her design work has been recognized in the AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers competition, the Type Director’s Club, the Society of Publication Designers, and Print Magazine. In 2012, she collaborated with her colleague Karen Cheng to produce an issue of ARCADE Magazine on the topic of design education.

Annabelle is the creator and designer of the AIGA Design Teaching Resource, a peer-populated platform where educators can share classroom assignments, results, learning goals and project reflections. The site launched in April 2019. 

Annabelle recently spoke about her views on design education in the podcast ThisIsDesign.School.