Research01
Human-computer interaction with a designer's eye.
My research examines how people interpret digital systems through hierarchy, timing, spatial continuity, visual attention, and feedback.
About
Karo Ahmadi designs interfaces in motion.
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), HCI PhD researcher, UX/UI designer, and motion designer.
Karo Ahmadi is an educator, researcher, and designer working at the intersection of human-computer interaction, graphic design, UX/UI, motion graphics, 3D visualization, typography, and emerging media. His work connects design research with professional practice to explore how motion, cognition, visual systems, and interactive technologies shape meaningful human experiences.
Profile
Academic and creative practice.
Karo Ahmadi is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), an HCI PhD researcher, and a designer with more than a decade of experience across motion graphics, UX/UI, 3D visualization, interaction design, and design education. His work blends research, professional design practice, and studio pedagogy to investigate how visual systems, motion, typography, and emerging technologies shape human attention, learning, and experience.
Practice02
UX/UI, motion graphics, and 3D visual systems.
I design interfaces, motion graphics, kinetic typography, title sequences, cinematic visual systems, product visualizations, and 3D motion studies.
Teaching03
Studio pedagogy for critique and systems thinking.
I teach students to connect craft, evidence, experimentation, ethics, and clear design language.
Trajectory
Research, studio, teaching.
Now
Assistant Professor at UTRGV
Teaching graphic design while building a research-led practice around motion, cognition, typography, UX/UI, 3D visualization, and design education.
PhD
HCI research
Investigating how interface motion can support attention, sequence, feedback, and meaning.
Studio
Design, motion, and cinematic practice
Creating visual systems, digital interfaces, motion graphics, kinetic typography, 3D motion design, title sequences, cinematic cinematography studies, product design visuals, and motion prototypes.
Teaching
Graphic design education
Leading studio courses and workshops in typography, interaction, emerging media, and critique.