Xiaojun Huang

Title: Assistant Professor, Graphic Design

Education:

MFA // 2D Design, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2020

BFA // Book Arts with Honors, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China, 2016

Personal website

Courses

ARTD 2015 Principles of Graphic Design

ARTD 2020 Typography

ARTD 3010 Information Design

ARTD 3040 Three-Dimensional Graphic Design

GDSN 4060 Collaborative and Community Engagement

Area of Focus/Research Interests:

Xiaojun Huang is a Toledo-based designer and educator whose creative work focuses on cultural symbolism, experimental typography, and exhibition design. Her work investigates the interplay of Eastern and Western cultural hybridity, challenging visual norms and sparking dialogue through form, space, and meaning. As an educator at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, Huang cultivates curiosity, critical thinking, sensory exploration, and an embrace of uncertainty in the creative process in the classroom. She received her BFA in Book Arts from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and completed her MFA in 2D Design from Cranbrook Academy of Arts

Recent Accomplishments

DESIGN AWARDS + HONORS

2025 GDUSA American Digital Design Awards, National, US

2021 National Finalist 1/7, AIGA Design Conference Command X, National, US

2018 Bronze Medalist, Poster Competition of Innovation Center for Design Excellence, National, US

2017 Judges Choice Award, Adobe Creative Jam, Regional, US

PRESENTATIONS // LECTURES

2024 “Printed Matter or Digital Wallet Matter? Exploring Typeface Dynamics on Currency Design in Eastern and Western Cultures.” TypeCon, Portland, OR

2024 “Design for Good: Gen Z's Multi-Sensory Workshop Takeover.” RGD Design Educators Conference, Vancouver, BC

2023 “Beyond Laughter: How Internet Memes are Shaping Our Online Community.” AIGA Design Conference, New York City, NY

PRESENTATIONS // POSTER

2025 "Design Meets Wellness and Movement” UCDA Design Education Summit, Charlotte, NC