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CHEN LUO                

Chen Luo is a graphic designer and educator based in Maryland. In 2026, she will join Howard University as an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design. She has previously taught at MICA, the SMFA at Tufts University, Boston University, and UMass. Chen maintains an independent design practice, collaborating primarily with artists, galleries, and cultural institutions. She is also the co-founder of Body&Forma, a collective design practice that bridges linguistic and cultural barriers through publishing and performative workshops. Her work reconfigures reading and writing gestures as bodily acts, transforming static materials into participatory, communal, and kinetic forms of publishing. She currently explores how embodied publishing can engage diverse readerships and foster communal experiences. Her work has been recognized by Communication Arts, NewOne Awards, Design 360°, Boston Art Review, and The Young Ones TDC, and exhibited in Canada, Italy, Japan, China, Korea, and the United States.
BU MFA Poster Collection 2019–22
 
Publication
2022

Posters serve as a canvas for inquiry, exploration, and interpretation: a tool benefiting both the designer seeking a surface and audiences seeking visual stimulation. A poster communicates many things and takes different shapes. It is a process of form-making, a manifestation of language and culture, a type specimen, a form of protest, or a device for documenting, celebrating or promoting an event. This book gathers together a collection of posters produced by Boston University MFA Graphic Design students between 2019 and 2022 (a period that covers online, hybrid, and in-person teaching). The posters, generated during a particularly complicated time, celebrate the open-minded, exploratory, and boundless spirit of students. The book also includes interviews with design educators and BU faculty, alumni, and MFA candidates. 
Designed and edited by Chen Luo and Chuck Gonzales
Late update in 2025