KUCD - Kutztown University Communication Design

06/25/2026

🎧 What if you could see, feel, and hear sound at the same time?

Check out TypeSense, MFA graduate Crystal Goodwin’s immersive research project where typography, light, color, and vibration respond to music in real time. ⚡
Swipe through for a preview, then experience the full project:
https://k120025well.kutztown.edu/kucd/index.php/mfa-graduate-research-project-crystal-goodwin-typesense/

06/23/2026

🩻 What’s left behind when something is removed?
Check out GUTTED, MFA graduate Landin Brown’s research project exploring identity, transformation, and visual storytelling through design.

Swipe for a sneak peek, then dive into the full project:
https://k120025well.kutztown.edu/kucd/index.php/mfa-graduate-research-project-landin-brown-gutted/

06/22/2026

📍 What happens when design, history, and culture collide?
Check out Leipzig Is Ours, MFA graduate Ryan Miller’s research project exploring the identity and visual story of Leipzig through design.

Swipe through for a preview, then see the full project here:
https://k120025well.kutztown.edu/kucd/index.php/mfa-graduate-research-project-ryan-miller-leipzig-is-ours/

06/15/2026

Congratulations to Avery Johnson on receiving 2nd Place in the 16th Annual Hope & Healing Juried Art Show Awards! 🎉👏

Avery’s work is currently on display at the Allentown Art Museum in the lower-level Community Room as part of the Hope & Healing show, which will be on view through August 9.

03/01/2026

Fun fact! 😱 Did you know our two favorite typography teachers have the same birthday and are the same age happy birthday Professor Kresge and Professor Clair!!!

02/16/2026

SATURDAY, APRIL 11
8:00 AM – 4:15 PM
MCFARLAND STUDENT UNION BUILDING

PRESENTERS:
Micha Archer :
Caldecott Award Honor Book Award, Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, Charlotte Zolotow Award, Golden Kite Award
Katherine Marsh:
National Book Award Finalist, Jane Adamms Award for Children’s Chapter Books, SCBWI Golden Kite Award
Veronica Miller Jamison:
NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book, A SLJ Nonfiction Elementary Best Book of the Year
John Schu: Schneider Family Book Award Honor

$70 for General Public | $10 for Students | Register at kuchildrensliterature.weebly.com
Questions: 610.683.4627 or [email protected]

Poster made by Leah Bloss!

02/09/2026

Proud of the work coming out of the Advanced Branding Senior Seminar. With guidance from Professor Kate Clair, these projects grew into full brand guideline systems, grounded in strategy, strong visual language, and real-world thinking. The level of cohesion and professionalism in this work truly shows the depth of the branding process.

Featured Guides:

Liz Heisey - Penny’s Sweet Cow Dairy Bar

Jennifer Newman - Blue Bowl Soups & Breads

Justin Conley - The Crow’s Cache Oddities and Antiques

Sydney Reicher - Hygge Lagom Danish Furniture

AJ Haynes - Columbia Gators

Brynn Patchell - Peelin’ Good Banana Cafe

Hannah Christ - Armadillo Salsa

Audrey Cullen - Luminous Bazaar Moroccan Lamps

02/04/2026

02/03/2026

For one full day, student designers team up to create real work for real clients. Fast, focused, and full of fresh thinking. If you’re a student, this is your chance to build your portfolio, collaborate, and push your creativity further than a normal class project ever could. If you’re a business, organization, or community group, this is your opportunity to get high-quality creative work while supporting the next generation of designers.

Sign up to participate or become a client and be part of the 18th Annual Designathon with Kutztown University Communication Design. Let’s make something great together.

Sign up form can be found on the KUCD Website!