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  • Nika Simovich Fisher

    Assistant Professor of Communication Design

    Email
    simovicn@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    Parsons Faculty Hotseat

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    Nika Simovich Fisher

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    Nika Simovich Fisher is a writer, designer, and educator in New York. She is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Communication Design at Parsons School of Design, where she directs the AAS program. Her research looks at how design shapes what people believe (politically, spiritually, culturally, and about themselves) and brings overlooked histories of the internet and graphic design into contemporary conversations about technology.

    Her writing ranges from the digitization of Serbian Cyrillic typefaces to the aesthetics of trash metaphors in interface design, the role of AI in spirituality, and the politics of names. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, MIT Technology Review, WIRED, Fast Company, AIGA Eye on Design, and Dirt, and has been cited in both design history courses and theological journals.

    She is the founder of Labud, a design studio specializing in strategy, branding, and web design for clients across fashion, publishing, and technology. Additionally, she currently serves on the board of 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

    • Evolution of internet communities
    • Accessibility in design
    • Internet history
    • Inclusive design history

    Portfolio

    nikafisher.com

    labud.nyc


    Current Courses

    Design & Future of Publishing
    GPUB 5002, Fall 2025

    Design History & Practice
    PACD 1010, Fall 2025

    Future Courses

    Digital Edit Strat/ CultPubs
    GPUB 6302, Spring 2026

    Past Courses

    Design & Future of Publishing
    GPUB 5002, Spring 2025

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