Biography
Lisa K. Bambach is a designer and educator based out of Seattle, Washington. She holds a B.S. in Graphic Design and a Minor in German Studies from the University of Cincinnati, has studied at Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst in Basel, Switzerland, and is currently enrolled as a Master of Design (class of 2025) at the University of Washington. She is a member of the Cincinnati Donauschwaben Society and the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD). Whilst an SEGD CVG Chapter Co-chair, she co-founded the SEGD DAAP student chapter and established a college-wide scholarship for students who exhibit excellence in experience design.
As an experiential graphic designer who specializes in workplace and urban design, Lisa enhances interaction with physical spaces by integrating narratives and navigation cues into the environment. Whether working within the private or public sector, she aspires to build collaborative environments that promote discourse and build relationships. She was awarded the Cincinnati Design Award (CDA) Honor Award in 2017, the CDA Merit Award in 2019, and exhibited in in:sight: A showcase of excellence in strategy and creative risk in regional design and Brandemodium in 2017. In 2023, Lisa shared her approach to creating memorable experiences at the DAAPx Symposium at her alma mater and, in partnership with her colleague Charles Fadem, was the first Washington-based recipient of the ONEder Grant from One Workplace.
As an educator, Lisa has worked for over 15 years with young designers in both the secondary and collegiate levels who are being introduced to design methodology, technology, systems thinking, and professional practices. She has particular interest in harnessing the emotive qualities of social design to teach the fundamentals of design methodology, and has discussed her approach to teaching at the UCDA Academic Summit: Good Design Works. Her academic work has been published in Design Elements: Form & Space by Dennis M. Puhalla, Ph. D.
