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Biography
Dr Hilary Kenna is a lecturer in visual communication & user experience design (UX) design at IADT. She teaches strategic design, speculative design futures, interaction design, graphic design and typography.
She is currently the Joint Programme Chair of the BA (hons) in Graphic Design, the Posgraduate Certificate in Speculative Design Futures and the Posgraduate Certificate in Design Thinking. Hilary currently teaches on the Masters in User Experience Design and the MA in Design for Change.
Hilary is a co-founder of the Public Design Lab at IADT, and a member of IADT’s XR research group. In 2023-24, she was an NTUTTOR Academic Champion for Sustainability and Digital Transformation where she developed the Good Guide to Creative Practice with IADT student researchers.
Hilary has a PhD in Design Principles for Screen Typography from the University of Arts London. She designed the awarding-winning app The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot, which was the subject of her TedX talk, Words Made Usable. Hilary has led research projects in data visualization and her work was granted two US design patents and commercially developed into a product. Hilary has lectured about and published her work internationally.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate - Masters, MA in Visual Communication Design, National College of Art and Design
Postgraduate - Other, Postgraduate Diploma in New Business Development, Technological University Dublin
Doctorate, Typographic Design Principles for Screen Typography – with refernce to the teachings of Emil Ruder, University of the Arts London
Undergraduate - Other, BDes(Hons) Visual Communication
Undergraduate - Other, Certificate in Data Visualisation, Institute of Art, Design and Technology
External positions
Academic Champion, NTUTTOR
1 Sep 2023 → 31 Dec 2024
Principal Investigator, Public Design Lab
1 Dec 2022 → …
Member, XR Research Group
1 Jan 2022 → …
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Projects
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Re-imagining Student Support Services -N-TUTORR funded project
Paz Berrios, S. (Academic Lead), Snow, F. (Academic Lead), Doyle, C. (Academic Lead), Glynn, L. (Academic Lead), Kenna, H. (Academic Lead) & Cherbatji, M. (CoI)
5/04/21 → 20/12/24
Project: Other
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Trend: Training Refugees in Entrepreneurial skills using Digital Devices (Erasmus+ funded project)
Paz Berrios, S. (CoI) & Kenna, H. (CoI)
1/09/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Other
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Design guidelines to improve the reading experience in VR
Kenna, H., 22 Nov 2023, IEEE GEM23 Conference: CTSoc Gaming, Entertainment and Media conference. IEEEResearch output: Book chapters and conference proceedings › Conference proceedings › peer-review
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Transformations in Typography through the medium of the screen
Kenna, H., 20 May 2021, Warsaw : University of Applied Science Mainz, Polish Japanese Academy of Information Technology, IADT .Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Digital Technology—Design Thinking for Primary Education: Research Paper in Support of Technology in the Draft Primary Curriculum 2020
Kenna, H., 30 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Research Paper in Support of Technology in the Draft Primary Curriculum 2020.Research output: Journal article › Article
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Touching the text of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land: A critical discussion of interactive design and screen typography for an iPad ebook
Kenna, H., 30 Mar 2011, In: Book 2.0. 1, 2, p. 207 238 p.Research output: Journal article › Article › peer-review
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Emil Ruder: A Future for Design Principles in Screen Typography
Kenna, H., 21 Feb 2019, The Graphic Design Reader. London: Bloomsbury, 7.2Research output: Book chapters and conference proceedings › Book chapter › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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IADT Industry Day 2025
Gallagher, R. (Chair), Glennon, M. (Organiser), Clarke, R. (Organiser), King, L. (Participant) & Kenna, H. (Participant)
29 May 2025Activity: Curation and Events › Organising a conference, workshop, ...