Nika Simovich Fisher
Assistant Professor of Communication Design
Email
simovicn@newschool.edu
Office Location
Parsons Faculty Hotseat
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Nika Simovich Fisher is a graphic designer, writer, and educator based in New York. She is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Communication Design at Parsons School of Design, and the director of the AAS program. Her research explores how design and identity overlap and highlights underreported voices in internet and design history. She has written stories ranging from the digitization of the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet during the Yugoslav Wars to the cultural history of heart-shaped glasses for publications including The New York Times, MIT Technology Review, AIGA Eye on Design, and WIRED. She also runs Labud, a design studio specializing in strategy, branding, and web design for clients across fashion, art, and tech, and is a current board member at AIGA New York.
Nika was born in Belgrade, Serbia and grew up in the United States. She holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design and a masters degree in journalism from Columbia University.
Degrees Held
MS - Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
BFA - Parsons School of Design
Recent Publications
Generative AI Has Ushered In the Next Phase of Digital Spirituality on WIRED
The inside story of New York City’s 34-year-old social network, ECHO on MIT Technology Review
A Pioneer of Digital Design Looks Back on a Defining Era on The New York Times
How Type Designers are Digitizing and Preserving Cyrillic Typefaces in Serbia on AIGA Eye on Design
Research Interests
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Evolution of internet communities
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Accessibility in design
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Internet history
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Inclusive design history
Portfolio
nikafisher.com
labud.nyc