Lisa K. Bambach is a designer, strategist, and educator based out of Seattle, Washington. Lisa is a graduate of the University of Washington's Master of Design program, and she holds a B.S. in Graphic Design and a Minor in German Studies from the University of Cincinnati. She has participated in two study abroad programs, the first at the Basel School of Design (HGK) in Basel, Switzerland through UC and the second with the Institut für Zeitgeschichte (IfZ) in Munich, Germany through UW's Comparative History of Ideas program.
As an experiential graphic designer and strategist who specializes in workplace and urban design, Lisa enhances interaction with physical spaces by integrating narratives and navigation cues into the environment. Whether working within the private or public sector, she aspires to build collaborative environments that promote discourse and build relationships. She is a member of the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), through which she, as CVG Chapter Co-chair, founded the SEGD DAAP student chapter and established a college-wide scholarship for students who exhibit excellence in experience design.
As an experiential graphic designer and strategist who specializes in workplace and urban design, Lisa enhances interaction with physical spaces by integrating narratives and navigation cues into the environment. Whether working within the private or public sector, she aspires to build collaborative environments that promote discourse and build relationships. She is a member of the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), through which she, as CVG Chapter Co-chair, founded the SEGD DAAP student chapter and established a college-wide scholarship for students who exhibit excellence in experience design.
Lisa actively exhibits and presents her work, most recently showcasing projects at the DAAPx Symposium, SEGD Academic Summit, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Henry Art Gallery, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, and Seattle Design Festival. She has been awarded the 2017 Cincinnati Design Award (CDA) Honor Award, the 2019 CDA Merit Award, and the 2023 ONEder Grant from OneWorkplace.
As an educator, Lisa has worked for over 15 years with young designers in both the secondary and collegiate levels who are being introduced to design methodology, technology, systems thinking, and professional practices. She has particular interest in harnessing the emotive qualities of social design to teach the fundamentals of design methodology, and has discussed her approach to teaching at the UCDA Academic Summit: Good Design Works. Her academic work has been published in Design Elements: Form & Space by Dennis M. Puhalla, Ph. D. and SEGD's Communication + Place 2025 research journal.
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