Anne Quito
Teaches Data & Dissidence
Anne Quito is a journalist and a design critic whose writing appears in The Atlantic, CNN, Metropolis, Fast Company, Quartz, and Architectural Digest among other publications. She wrote the book Mag Men: Fifty Years of Making Magazines (Columbia University Press, 2019) with Milton Glaser. Anne holds masters degrees from Georgetown University and the School of Visual Arts in New York City where she also teaches. She is the first recipient of the Steven Heller Prize for Cultural Commentary.
Anne’s beat tracks the surprising ways designers shape culture—from making legible fonts, ergonomic chairs, mood-altering scents, climate resilient cities, to designing a brand new nation from scratch. Her interest lies in the intersection of design and geopolitics.
“Truth lies in the encounter. Information design can often be a quiet, studious discipline but there are also times when it takes the form of activism. This class is about leaving the classroom and visiting individuals who challenge norms via ingenious uses of data design. More than just a whirlwind studio tour around Barcelona, each visit will be paired with assignments meant to deepen ideas gleaned from the experience. Creative friction, critical thinking, and provocation are our key concerns.“
