Overview
Irma Puškarević is an educator, creative practitioner, and researcher whose work explores the entanglements of cultural heritage, language, pedagogy, and typography. With an interdisciplinary PhD degree, her research focuses on developing frameworks for experimentation and research in typography, linguistics, and history of print. Her ongoing research is focusing on the multilingual and multiscript cultural landscape of Southeast Europe, investigating fluid practices of documenting, and analyzing typographic heritage from a historically complex region.
As a passionate advocate for innovative, inquiry-based pedagogies in her education practices, she develops frameworks that encourage curiosity and experimentation, fostering an equitable classroom. She extends her pedagogical practice to mentoring programs, including workshops on experimental methodologies for creative projects and her work as a member of Alphabettes Mentorship Program.
Puškarević was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is an assistant professor and area head of graphic design at the School of Art, Design and Creative Industries.