Cheryl Towler Weese

Cheryl Towler Weese is the founding partner of Studio Blue, a Chicago-based firm that works with museums, universities, and other organizations that serve the public. She is also Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Graphic Design at UIC. Recognized for her conceptual approach and interdisciplinary collaboration, Cheryl’s work explores design’s civic potential. Through projects that span publication, identity, interactive, and environmental design, she investigates design’s ability to participate in public dialogue and shape collective consciousness. With this approach, she endeavors to foster an engaged and thinking public by encouraging discourse, participation, and individual perspectives.