College of Arts and Humanities

Angelica Sibrian

Assistant Professor

Art, Design, and Art History

asibrian@mail.fresnostate.edu

Education

• Master of Fine Arts in Design from the University of Texas at Austin


• Bachelor of Arts in Design from California State University at Los Angeles.

Courses Taught

Introduction to Graphic Design
Introduction to UX/UI
Graphic Systems
Packaging Design
Professional Advertising Design
Graphic Portfolio Development
Exhibition/Senior Design Capstone
Professor Sibrian is an active designer, educator and researcher. Her current research centers community-based learning; a space for exploring identity, race, class, and culture. Her pedagogical approach seeks to disrupt traditional learning models in art and design classrooms by centering marginalized voices. She aims to build stronger communities, equitable structures, and unifying experiences.

Her research has been published, exhibited, and presented at national and international conferences, and invited lectures. Selected highlights include:
  • The Design Research Society—DRS
  • International Design Principles and Practices
  • PCA National Conference
  • AMPS–International, Teaching Beyond the Curriculum
  • The International Association of Societies of Design Research—IASDR
  • AIGA (National & Design Education conferences)
  • SECAC
Research Interests
  • Community-based Learning
  • Identity and Culture
  • Making as Reflection
  • Latino/as in Higher Education
  • Ethics in Graphic Design
  • Experience Design
  • UI/UX Design
  • Typography as Discourse
  • Branding
  • Packaging Design

Publications:
Sibrian, A. (2026). The Cereal Box: Weaving Joyful Making into the Packaging Design Process in Dialogue: Weave Volume. Proceedings of the AIGA Design Educators Community Conferences. (Pg. 100.) Michigan Publishing. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.13426820

Sibrian, A. (2024) Transitional Object as Empowerment Tool: Workshops for Latina Women to Persevere in Higher Education, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.591

Sibrian, A. (2024) Designers' Ethical Dilemma, Eighteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices, Polytechnic University of Valencia, March 11-13, Valencia, Spain.

Thomas, N., Mercer, L., Moses, T., and Sibrian, A. (2024) Through the Megascope: Reimagining Design Education, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.1368

Sibrian, A., Thomas, N., Moses, T.,and Mercer, L.E.(2023) Designing Collective Racial Healing Spaces, in De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 October, Milan, Italy. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.343

Sibrian, Angelica. “Love Letters to Myself in the Time of Covid.” Message Journal, Issue5: Covid-19 Special Issue. Capturing Visual Insights, Thoughts and Reflections on 20/21 and Beyond (02/2022). pp. 99-101. https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/18929

Conferences:

Sibrian, Angelica. “Mapping Out Packaging.” 2026 PCA National Conference in Art, Architecture, and Design Culture. Atlanta, Georgia. April 8-11, 2026.

Sibrian, Angelica. “Mapping Out Packaging: a use case for teaching community-based design. 20th International Conference on Design Principles & Practices, Design Across Time. Rome, Italy. February 25-27, 2026.

Sibrian, Angelica. “The Cereal Box: Weaving Joyful Making into the Packaging Design Process.” AIGA DEC National Conference. Normal, Illinois. June 12-13, 2025.

Sibrian, Angelica. “Wayfinding Design-based Research: A Self-Reflective Making Practice.” PCA-ACA National Conference in the Art, Architecture, and Design Culture II: Technology and Ai Track. New Orleans, Louisiana. April 16-19, 2025.

Sibrian, Angelica. “Thinking Through Making: A Self-Reflective Making Approach to Design-based Research”. Nineteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices, La Salle College of Arts, Singapore, Singapore. February 25 - 27, 2025.

Sibrian, Angelica. “Making as Reflection: A Wayfinding Approach to Design-based Research”. SECAC2024 80th Conference. Atlanta, Georgia. October 26, 2024.

Mercer, Lisa, Moses, Terresa, Sibrian, Angelica, Shea, Andrew. “Racism Untaught in Practice.” AIGA DEC National Design Conference. New York, NY. October 10-12, 2024.

Sibrian, Angelica. Transitional-Objects as Empowerment Tools for Latina Women. DRS2024. Boston, Massachussetts. June 27, 2024.

Thomas, Nekita, Moses, Terresa, Mercer, Lisa, Sibrian, Angelica, “Through the Megascope: Reimagining Design Education.” DRS2024. Boston, MA. June 25, 2024.

Sibrian, Angelica. “Designers’ Ethical Dilemma.” Eighteenth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia. Valéncia, Spain. March 11-13, 2024.

Moon, Eunmi, Sibrian, Angelica. “Empathic User Experience Research Method.” Eighteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices. Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia. Valencia, Spain. March 11-13, 2024.

Sibrian, Angelica, “Community-based Learning in the Design Classroom.” AMPS—A virtual conference on Teaching and Learning - International Perspectives—Teaching Beyond the Curriculum. UK, USA, China. November 15-17, 2023.

Thomas, Nekita, Moses, Terresa, Mercer, Lisa, Sibrian, Angelica, “Design Pedagogy Reimagined: Reflection to Speculation on Inclusive Design Education.” AMPS—A virtual conference on Teaching and Learning - International Perspectives—Teaching Beyond the Curriculum. UK, USA, China. November 15-17, 2023.

Sibrian, Angelica, Thomas, Nekita, Moses, Terresa, Mercer, Lisa, “Designing Racial Healing Spaces.” IASDR 2023 Life-Changing Design Conference. Politecnico di Milano. Milan, Italy. October 9-13, 2023. 

Moon, Eunmi and Sibrian, Angelica, “Role-playing Living Lab (RpLL Method in Empathetic User Experience Research Process.” Seventeenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices. Lisbon Polytechnic, Lisbon, Portugal. March 29-31, 2023.

Sibrian, Angelica. “Community-based Learning in the Design Classroom: A Space for Exploring Identity, Culture, and honoring students’ lived experiences”. Virtual International Conference on Design Futures and Proceedings. Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, Italy. December 2-3, 2022.

Mercer, Lisa, Sibrian, Angelica, Thomas, Nekita, End of Year Reflection, Invited by AIGA, The American Institute of Graphic Arts Design Educators Community 2022 Virtual Events. April 29, 2022.

Sibrian, Angelica. “Type as Discourse.” 76th Annual SECAC 2020 Conference, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts Richmond, VA. December 11, 2020.