Nikki (Niktari) Makagiansar is a designer, coder, and educator based in New York City who enjoys creating type-driven identity systems and websites.

Previously, she was a designer at Pentagram, where she helped develop data-driven and algorithmic identities.

Nikki teaches coding and interaction design classes at Parsons School of Design and The Cooper Union. She’s also a member of The New Museum’s NEW INC, where she’s exploring the possibilities between design, code, and solidarity economies.

Projects

I Voted

Data Viz

Code

A data-focused redesign of the “I Voted” sticker for Fast Company’s campaign.

Digital Architecture Lab

Identity

Motion

A community-driven, generative brand identity for a technology-focused innovation lab.

Wyth

Identity

Motion

A data-driven approach to a brand identity for a cloud-based experience platform.

Techniculture

Design

Code

Artwork for a workshop series hosted by Type Electives that covers type design, generative design, and risograph printing.

Websites I’ve Made for Classes I’ve Taught

Design

Code

Class websites that serve as central hubs for courses I’ve taught.

Sandbox

Inspired by Karel Martens

Code

p5.js

Moiré

Code

paper.js

Godard

Code

p5.js

Typographic Knitting

Knit

Glitched Knitting Swatch

Code

p5.js

Knit

Glitched Knitting Chart

Code

p5.js

Tegamitype's 4-Year Anniversary

Code

p5.js

Terrain

Code

p5.js

Wheat Studies

Code

p5.js

Speaking

Critical Computation

for Parsons School of Design
2023

Processing Community Catalog Launch

for Processing Foundation
2023

Generative Pathways: A Zine-Making Workshop

with SPICY and Secret Riso Club for The Brooklyn Art Book Fair
2022

Community Building and Resilience

for BeginCountour and The Processing Foundation
2022

Let’s Make a Zine

with SPICY and Secret Riso Club for Nowadays
2022

Theorizing Activism

for Barnard College
2019

Decolonizing the Media through Art, Activism, and Publishing

with SPICY for The New Museum Youth Summit
2019

Teaching

Techniculture: A Critical Lens on Modular Type & Generative Design

Type Electives
Spring 2024

Advanced Design: Product Design

The Cooper Union
Spring 2024

Core 2: Interaction

Parsons School of Design
Spring 2024

Core 1: Interaction

Parsons School of Design
Fall 2023

Additional Clients & Collaborators

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Processing Foundation

Conservation International

The New Museum

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