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Megan Irwin

Megan Irwin is a graphic designer and educator whose studio practice is centered on archival research, material exploration, and typographic experimentation. Her self-authored work explores object and place-based narrative through the form of the book. She is interested in the interplay of analog and digital methodologies in order to resist the uniformity of digital media and highlight the humanity behind designed artifacts. Irwin earned her Master of Fine Arts in graphic design from the Maryland Institute College of Art and her design work has recently been recognized by Communication Arts and Society of Typographic Arts. Her work has been commissioned by The New Yorker and The New York Times, and her zine “The Don’t Give a Dames” lives in the permanent collection at Museum für Kunst & Gewerbe Hamburg.

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Megan Irwin
Assistant Professor; Area Coordinator - Book Studio
Academic programs
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design
Bachelor of Arts in Design
Email
mirwin@wustl.edu
Office
Bixby 103

Select Articles, Chapters, and Publications

  • “Exploring the Physdigital” in Design Education: Interactive, Immersive Experiences with Type, Material, Space, and Augmented Reality (AR), 2025. conference proceedings, National Conference for the Beginning Design Student, Co-authored with Cat Normoyle.

  • “Hyper-Personalized Mentorship as Essential Work,“ in Turning Points: Responsive Pedagogies in Studio Art Education, 2023. Edited by R. Jochum, J. M. Burton, & J. Watson, Published by Teachers College Press.

Select Exhibitions and Presentations

  • “Between the Lines,” St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, 2025.

  • “Typeforce 13,” Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, Illinois, 2024.

  • “The F*Word: Guerrilla Girls and Feminist Graphic Design,” Museum für Kunst & Gewerbe Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2023.

  • “Doing Things with Images: TL;DR Zine Archive,” Pinkard Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, 2022.

Select Awards and Grants

  • 2021-2025 — Society of Typographic Arts, STA 100 Award

  • 2025 — Between the Lines Exhibition, St. Louis Artist Guild, First Place

  • 2022, 2024 — Communication Arts Typography Award

  • 2022 — Communication Arts Design Award

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