Astrid Almkhlaafy

Over a decade in tokyo, a year in london, and travels around the globe led astrid back to San Francisco and now to Singapore where she works as an assistant professor of Visual Communication. She holds a BA in classical and near eastern archaeology from Bryn Mawr and an MFA in graphic design from the Rhode Island School of Design. She has taught for the London college of communication in the design for advertising pathway as well as in the new media department at Epsom Center for the creative arts, UK. She has also been invited to present her research and work as a visiting designer to Central Saint Martins, Brighton and LCC. In Tokyo she was the design and media manager for the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan and the art director for the Tokyo American Club as well as a typography instructor for Tamabi university. Astrid's world of design is centered in the world of live art as communication and audience immersion, in physically engaging audiences in communicating the conceptual. She has exhibited and presented internationally and is featured in publications and on websites dedicated to design. Currently, Astrid is working on two funded research and design projects using GPS, video and site-specific research in South East Asia and China.

Feasts, festivals, gatherings and happenings. What is the role of the communication designer in live experiences? Stridistudio is an experimental design studio which caters to festivals, events and live art as communication. From promotion to experience staging, including documentation and translation for exhibition. We specialize in print, video, web, exhibition and installation.

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