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About
Hi, I’m Robyn Kanner, a creative director who uses strategy to build brands and narratives for people and organizations shaping culture.
My work lives in the world, contributing to a cultural conversation across presidential politics, entertainment, advocacy, sports, and media. The challenge is helping audiences understand why something matters and then creating activations that inspire them to engage. I set the tone with teams I lead by recognizing the stakes and approaching the work with care.
As creative director for Biden-Harris ’20, I led the campaign’s visual identity across social, ads, merch, video, planes, trains, buses, and stadiums. I continued this work through President Biden’s Inauguration before going on to lead projects for Spotify, Showtime, and the DNC. More recently, at Studio Mosaic, I’ve led projects for the ACLU, HRC, Governor Josh Shapiro, Governor Abigail Spanberger, José Andrés, and the WNBA's Portland Fire.
Teaching has become a healthy way of keeping my practice fresh. I’m currently a visiting professor at Cooper Union. I have a bad habit of turning things I do for fun into work, so I interview and photograph filmmakers for The Verge, too.
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Teaching
I’ve been a visiting professor at Cooper Union since 2018. It’s tremendously rewarding to watch students make work and bring new ways of seeing the world into the classroom.
Read my syllabus
Awards
International Creative Awards 2025
Webby Awards 2026, 2025, 2021
Anthem Awards 2025
NY Digital Awards 2024
ADC Awards Jury 2021
Talks & Podcasts
Front & Center
Typographics
Brand New Conference
Design Matters with Debbie Millman
Figma’s Config
Selected Press
The New York TimesDon’t Call It a ‘Mood Board’ — It’s a ‘World’
Daring FireballPennsylvania Is, Finally, Getting Beautiful License Plates
The Eames InstituteThe Interative States of America
Brand New: Under ConsiderationNew Identity for Democratic National Committee
Fast CompanyDesign for all Americans: How Biden’s design team helped defeat Trump
Print MagazineAfter a Winning Election Campaign Design, Robyn Kanner Has Started Her Own Studio
Washington PostBiden’s new campaign website drives unity theme by incorporating ideas from former rivals