katherine.dillon@nyu.edu
Professor
Katherine holds a Bachelor’s in Architecture degree from Cornell University and a Master’s of Architecture degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where she was awarded the Sheldon Fellowship for post-graduate research at Cambridge University.
Katherine has been teaching at ITP since 2010 and has developed and taught : Visual Language (ITP), Design Fundamentals (IMA), UX Design (IMA), Designing Meaningful Interactions (ITP), Design for Change (ITP), and 100 Days of Making (ITP). Katherine also served on the ITPthesis faculty at ITP from 2013-2017.
Her professional career is defined by a focus on visual storytelling as applied through graphic design, data visualization, information design and user experience design. Katherine has been a partner and creative lead in three successful startup businesses: UncommonGoods, an e-commerce business, Dillon | Thompson, a digital media agency, and L2 Inc., a business intelligence firm acquired by Gartner Inc. in 2017. She started her professional career at ABC Television, where she served as ABC News’ Creative Director of Broadcast Graphics and as the founding General Manager of ABCNEWS.com. Dillon was awarded two Emmy awards for her creative work at ABC Television.
