Heather Corcoran

I am a graphic designer who explores the relationship of the poetic and the functional through design and writing. I teach information design at Washington University in St. Louis, where I also serve as director of the College & Graduate School of Art. I consider how elements such as image, text, and graphic form create voice, and how data can provoke our emotions. I sometimes lead collaborative projects using design to improve conditions in urban education and public health.

And, a little off the beaten path, I make independent pieces about literature and literary history. My projects take the form of books, infographics, exhibitions, apps, and essays.