Steven McCarthy is Professor of graphic design at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus. He holds an MFA in design from Stanford University, and a BFA in sculpture and drawing from Bradley University.
McCarthy has published, curated and exhibited widely over his nearly twenty years in academia. His works of design-authorship have been included in some innovative curatorial projects that seek to expand the boundaries of the discipline: Soul Design, organized by Kali Nikitas; Adversary, ‘collated’ by Kenneth FitzGerald; I Profess, jointly curated by Maya Drodz and Chris Corneal; and Products of our Time, curated by Daniel Jasper.
McCarthy’s international scholarly presentations have included Declarations (Montréal), Mind the Map (Istanbul), Hidden Typography (London), Politics of Design (Belfast), New Views: Repositioning Graphic Design History (London), Wonderground (Lisbon) and ConnectED (Sydney). His writings have appeared in the graphic design trade press and in peer-reviewed academic journals.
