Annabelle Gould (she/her/hers)

Professor Annabelle Gould joined the Division of Design in 2003. Her focus is on teaching typography as a primary means of communication and creative expression. Her creative scholarship is centered on designing publications for arts and cultural 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, both in Los Angeles.

Annabelle 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. 

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