Alison Place is a designer, educator, and writer whose work explores the intersection of design and feminist theory as a space for critical making and radical speculation. She is the author of Feminist Designer: On the Personal and the Political in Design (MIT Press 2023), which illuminates design as a feminist practice through essays, case studies, and dialogues. She is currently an assistant professor educator in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) at the University of Cincinnati. Previously, she was an associate professor at the University of Arkansas and director of the graphic design program. She has taught design at the college level for over 10 years and has served in various leadership roles, including two terms on the AIGA Design Educators Community National Steering Committee. She earned an M.F.A. in experience design from Miami University of Ohio, as well as bachelor’s degrees in graphic design and journalism from the University of Cincinnati.
