DEBORAH KHODANOVICH

SELF-DIRECTED


WRITING


COMMISSIONED


ARCHIVE

INFO


I'm a designer from Toronto, currently doing my MFA in Graphic Design at RISD. My work explores gossip as a way of producing and sharing knowledge—how women's information networks operate, how intimacy can work as a design methodology, and who gets to decide what counts as knowledge. I've also taught at RISD and OCAD University, which keeps me thinking about how we share and learn from each other. When I'm not in the studio, I'm knitting, having bonfires at the beach, and gossiping with my close friends (research, obviously).

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PRESS




RECOGNITION


Graphic Design USA
Student to Watch 2026

Updike Prize for Type Design
Finalist

The Museum of Avant-Garde
Contemporary Collection

Gonda Fund for Social Justice
Recipient

Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) Branding Awards
Winner, Branding Identity: Rebrand

Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) Student Awards
Winner, Tony Jurgilas Award for Logo Design
Honourable Mention, Bell Media Award for Typography
Honourable Mention, Pivot Award for Information Design

ADA Slaight Scholarship
Recipient


TEACHING & SPEAKING

Upcoming: Panelist
Vera List Matter of Intelligence Series 

Exhibition Design
RISD, Graphic Design, Winter 2026

Guest Speaker
OCAD University, Research Methods in Graphic Design, Fall 2025

Graphic Design 1
OCAD University, Graphic Design, Spring 2024

Design Process 1, Design Process 2
OCAD University, Graphic Design, 2022—2024