Kelly Almon

Kelly Almon is a Lecturer in the Department of Design at San José State University (SJSU). She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Washington (2009). Her teaching focuses on foundational design principles, visual communication, and graphic design practices. Almon currently instructs courses such as DSGD 100 (Visual Communication & Process) and DSGD 104 (Introduction to Graphic Design), emphasizing hands-on learning in design theory and digital tools.

Her professional work bridges academic instruction with creative industry standards, reflected in course materials like project descriptions, schedules, and syllabi publicly shared through SJSU platforms. Office hours are held Wednesdays at 11:00 am in ART 119.