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Embracing change, being open to new ideas such as adapting learning goals to match the needs and contexts of students is critical. Every generation is different— this means that people and their needs are changing across time. Adaptability is key in design education.
—Jude Agboada

Jude Yaw Agboada

Is a visual communication designer, educator and branding expert from Ghana. He currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri and teaches communication design at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University at St. Louis, Missouri where he holds a position as the 2019-21 Louis D. Beaumont Artist-in-Residence.

Through his design practice called “ Made In Edujway,” Jude had worked with clients like Ghana International School, University of Ghana Business School, and GIZ Ghana. Jude uses storytelling, dialogue to explore ways to encourage difficult conversations across cultures. His practice revolves around exploring how people define community, identity and culture via multidisciplinary approaches- ranging from artist books to public installations. He is dedicated to unearthing improved ways of creating connection by focusing on how people relate to each other and the spaces they inhabit, and the navigational skills involved for effective communication.

Jude holds a bachelor in Communication Design from Kwame Nkrumah University of science and technology in Kumasi, Ghana and a master of fine Arts in Visual communication design from the school of art institute of chicago, Illinois.

He has 7 years of diverse and rich professional experience as an educator, administrator and designer both in Ghana and  the USA.

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