Kyla Paolucci, b. 1989, is a designer, educator, and researcher exploring vernacular design and cultural literacy. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her career began in entertainment marketing with companies like World Wrestling Entertainment and HBO.
Kyla tries to challenge urgent design models by advocating for research-based approaches, prioritizing constraints, and building collaborative relationships. Drawing on craft traditions and postcolonial design discourse, she examines design as both a site of identity formation and a tool for cultural negotiation.
Kyla is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at St. John’s University in Jamaica, Queens, where she teaches Interaction Design and Advanced Studio courses grounded in typography and hands-on making. She also runs Patio, a design practice where she puts evolving critical theory to the test.
Kyla tries to challenge urgent design models by advocating for research-based approaches, prioritizing constraints, and building collaborative relationships. Drawing on craft traditions and postcolonial design discourse, she examines design as both a site of identity formation and a tool for cultural negotiation.
Kyla is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at St. John’s University in Jamaica, Queens, where she teaches Interaction Design and Advanced Studio courses grounded in typography and hands-on making. She also runs Patio, a design practice where she puts evolving critical theory to the test.