Lynn Kiang
Creative Director and Co-Founder
Dome Collective
Lynn Kiang is a creative director and educator, and co-founder of Dome Collective, a multidisciplinary design studio that focuses on experience design, graphic design, and built environments.
“As the creative force behind Dome, Lynn leads interdisciplinary teams that craft immersive, interactive, and emotionally resonant exhibitions,” says one person who nominated Kiang.
“A recent and career-defining project is the newly opened National Medal of Honor Museum, where Lynn and her team designed and produced 31,000 square feet of interactive and linear media. In partnership with Redglass Pictures, G&A Strategy and Design, and kubik maltbie, the exhibition honors stories of courage and sacrifice with dignity and innovation—bringing visitor engagement and historical storytelling into seamless dialogue.”
Kiang previously led experience design teams at SYPartners, collaborating with strategists and company leaders to transform their brands. She also worked as a designer at Local Projects, where she managed graphic, interaction, and media design for museums and cultural institutions.
Her work has garnered numerous awards and recognitions from organisations such as Communication Arts, D&AD, Art Directors Club, Core77, Print Magazine, Type Directors Club, SEGD, ASLA, and AIGA.
Kiang has extensive experience in education and currently serves as a senior lecturer at the University of the Arts London, where her research focuses on interaction design in public spaces.
She was previously program director and assistant professor for the MPS Communication Design graduate programme at Parsons School of Design. Kiang has also been a visiting critic and instructor at Maryland Institute College of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, and the School of Visual Arts.
Additionally, she serves as a juror for SEGD, Art Director Club (ADC), and AIGA Design.
Kiang’s work has been exhibited at prestigious venues including the Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of the City of New York, National Medal of Honor Museum, Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, 9/11 Museum & Memorial, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and San Jose Museum of Art.
Her portfolio includes work for the Gates Foundation, Electronic Arts, Cleveland Clinic, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, IBM, Drexel University, and the Berkshire Theater Group.
Kiang holds an MFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design, a Certificate of Collegiate Teaching from Brown University, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles.
