Nika Simovich Fisher
Assistant Professor of Communication Design
Email
simovicn@newschool.edu
Office Location
L - 2 West 13th Street
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Nika Simovich Fisher is a designer, writer, and educator based in New York. She is a partner at Labud, a multi-disciplinary design and development studio. As a Design Educator, Nika teaches Interaction Design at Parsons School of Design as well as at The University of Pennsylvania. She is passionate about helping students develop a clearer sense of themselves that informs their research and design work. Nika's written work focuses on how design changes over time, particularly on the internet. Her work is published in The New York Times and AIGA Eye on Design.
Nika was born in Belgrade, Serbia and grew up in the United States. She holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design and is currently pursuing her masters degree in journalism from Columbia University.
Degrees Held
MS - Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
BFA - Parsons School of Design
Recent Publications
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
How to Build a Greener Web on SuperHi
Research Interests
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Evolution of internet communities
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Accessibility in design
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Interactive narratives
Portfolio
nikafisher.com
labud.nyc