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About Sharon Oiga

Sharon Oiga is a graphic designer whose work questions and investigates the process of design—the ways in which ideas are expressed and disseminated, ranging from the micro level of experimental typographic form to the macro level of self-authoring...More

Sharon Oiga is a graphic designer whose work questions and investigates the process of design—the ways in which ideas are expressed and disseminated, ranging from the micro level of experimental typographic form to the macro level of self-authoring and publishing. In her role at UIC, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in design, typography and thesis. Previously, Sharon has partnered with multidisciplinary design firms, including Studio/lab Chicago, where she specialized in identity, branding, publication design, and packaging with collaborators in the science, health, education, arts, and business sectors. Sharon's work—and her students' coursework—is consistently recognized through awards, publications, exhibitions, and funding. A two-time recipient of major funding by Sappi Ideas That Matter, Sharon was also honored to receive the student-voted UIC Silver Circle Teaching Award. She has written about her teaching in Designer Magazine, a publication of the University and College Designers Association. Sharon serves as Chair of the Society of Typographic Aficionados, which holds the annual international TypeCon conference. Additionally, she is a Director of the Chicago Design Archive.
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University of Illinois at Chicago
- January 2020 to Present
University of Illinois at Chicago
- Associate Professor & Chair of Graphic Design
- School of Design
Society of Typographic Aficionados / TypeCon
- Chair
- Board of Directors
Chicago Design Archive
- Director
- Board of Directors
STA Design Inspiration Weekend
- Co-Chair
- STA Design Inspiration Weekend Committee