← Karo Ahmadi

Education / Studio practice

Teaching

Visual communication, interaction, and motion.

In the studio

My teaching connects foundational visual communication with interaction, motion, and contemporary digital practice. I develop project-based curricula and mentor students through studio critique, iterative prototyping, and portfolio-oriented projects, with attention to usability, accessibility, and human-centered design.

Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  1. Fall 2026

    Assistant Professor

    Design Communications I

    ARTS 2313-01

  2. Fall 2026

    Assistant Professor

    Interactive Design

    ARTS 4338

  3. Fall 2026

    Assistant Professor

    Animation 2D

    ARTS 4330-02

Webster University

  1. Spring 2026 + 7 terms

    Assistant Professor

    Digital Visualization

    DESN 1500

  2. Spring 2026 + 2 terms

    Assistant Professor

    Type in Motion

    DESN 3050 · DESM 3050

  3. Spring 2026 + 2 terms

    Assistant Professor

    Critical Media

    DESN 3050

  4. Fall 2025 + 1 terms

    Assistant Professor

    Design Theory and Methods

    DESN 3200

  5. Fall 2025 + 1 terms

    Assistant Professor

    Design for UXUI

    DESN 3500

  6. Spring 2025

    Assistant Professor

    Senior Critique

    ART 3040

  7. Fall 2023 + 1 terms

    Assistant Professor

    Design for Digital Portfolios

    DESN 2500

  8. Spring 2023

    Assistant Professor

    Type Dialogues

    DESN 2300

  9. Spring 2023 + 1 terms

    Assistant Professor

    Time Studio

    ART 3830

Iowa State University

  1. Fall 2021

    Instructor of record

    Graphic Design Technology I

    ARTGR 274

  2. Spring 2021 + 1 terms

    Instructor of record

    Graphic Design Studio II

    ARTGR 271 · ARTGR 276

  3. Fall 2020

    Teaching assistant

    Graphic Design Studio I

    ARTGR 270

  4. Spring 2020

    Teaching assistant

    Typography II

    ARTGR 274

  5. Fall 2019

    Teaching assistant

    Typography I

    ARTGR 273

  6. Fall 2019

    Guest lecturer

    Advanced Typography

  7. Spring 2019

    Guest lecturer

    Advanced Poster Design

Workshops & mentoring

  1. 2020

    Mentor

    Poster Design Workshop

    Iowa State University

  2. 2020

    Mentor

    Persian Typography Workshop

    Iowa State University

  3. 2019

    Mentor

    Animated Typographic Poster Workshop

    Iowa State University

  4. 2018

    Mentor

    After Effects Online Class

    Kurdistan Art Center, Sanandaj, Iran

  5. 2017

    Curator

    Poster Design Workshop and Exhibition

    University of Applied Science and Technology, Sanandaj, Iran