Katie Koch is a designer, educator, translator and maker who is perpetually curious about the people and relationships that grow around her. With a spark of energy, Katie leads groups in exploring, finding and solving problems as small as choosing a restaurant for dinner and as big as redefining a high school classroom experience. Her background in graphic design and communications has given Katie a strong foundation in visual thinking that she combines with her passion for creating community around an object.

In 2009 Katie co-founded Project: Interaction, an after school program that teaches high school students to change their communities using design. As the program grows to include more schools and instructors she will continue her work as a teacher and leader in the organization.

In her time away from technology Katie works on book arts and letterpress projects, believing that technology is a tool that can’t be fully exploited without tactile knowledge of craft.

Past Life

BFA in Visual Communications from Washington University in St. Louis

Selected Projects

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  Designing Local Currency

  Students were assigned the task of designing their own local currency.

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  NYC BigApps

  Students were asked to concept a mobile application using at least one source of data from the NYC.gov Data Mine.

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  Interactive User Experience on The High Line

  Students were asked to create a networked, mobile or interactive installation that enhances or extends the experience of the High Line park in NYC.

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  In Transit

  For their final projects, students were asked to identify a problem within New York City’s subway system.

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  Re-imagine The New York Times

  Students were given the opportunity to re-imagine The New York Times as a startup.

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  Human Interface

  Students were challenged to create a functional specification for a human being.

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  Prototyping User Experiences/Research Methods Final

  Students created prototypes based on the theme of augmented mindfulness.