Michelle Fehler
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Mail code: 1605Campus: Tempe
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Michelle is a Biomimicry Professional and a Visual Communication Designer who is passionate about connecting Nature’s strategies to design. Her goal is to enable designers to tap into this vast database of inspiration in order to find innovative and creative solutions.
Her research focuses on defining a life-centered design thinking methodology that allows the infusion of biomimicry thinking into the traditional human-centered design process. She is looking at various tools and processes that make the biomimetic approach more accessible to designers.
As a Clinical Associate Professor at The Design School at Arizona State University, she teaches various multi-disciplinary design studios, lectures, and seminars to undergraduate and graduate students. In addition, she teaches a practicum course as part of the Master's Biomimicry Program at ASU.
She has presented her work at various conferences such as at the World Usability Day, AIGA Y-conference, AIGA Phoenix Design Week, SustainbleUX, Audubon society, Liberty Wildlife, and Target HQ. Her work has been published in the Cooper Hewitt’s Summer 2019 Design Journal, Biomimetics MDPI, Swiss Design Network, European Academy of Design, and The Design Journal.
- M.S. Biomimicry, Arizona State University 2018
- Biomimicry Professional Certification in-person immersions through B3.8 2018
- M. S. Design: Interaction Design, Arizona State University, Arizona 2012
- B.S. Design: Graphic Design, Arizona State University, Arizona 2006
- A.A.S. Motion Picture and Computer Graphics, Scottsdale Community College, Arizona 2002
- K.V. Business, Swiss Business Management School, Zürich, Switzerland 1992
Biomimicry, Visual Communication, Regenerative Design, Systems Thinking, Social Innovation
"Building from the Bottom Up: A Closer Look into the Teaching and Learning of Life's Principles in Biomimicry Design Thinking Courses", L. Stevens, M. Fehler, D. Bidwell, D. Baumeister, A. Singhal. February 2022, Biomimetics (mdpi)
"Unlocking Nature’s Secrets: A Nature-Based Tool for Sustainable Visual Communication Design", April 5, 2020. M Fehler, S El Sayed - Transform: Socially Embedded Collaborations, 2020
"Design as Common Good" Spring 2020, E Benson, M Fehler
“Hidden Treasures: Discovering the Design Potential of Natural History Collections”, May 2019, M Fehler, C Penick, Taylor & Francis
"Nature’s Notebook” Summer 2019, Cooper Hewitt Design Journal
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
GRA 494 | Special Topics |
GRA 121 | Principles Graphic Design I |
GRA 584 | Internship |
GRA 584 | Internship |
DSC 593 | Applied Project |
RAS 590 | Reading and Conference |
GRA 598 | Special Topics |
GRA 494 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 584 | Internship |
DSC 593 | Applied Project |
BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
ARC 601 | Adv Architecture Studio III |
DSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
GRA 521 | Adv Vis Com Des Studio I |
GRA 494 | Special Topics |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 584 | Internship |
DSC 540 | Biomimicry in Design |
DSC 494 | Special Topics |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
GRA 494 | Special Topics |
GRA 584 | Internship |
DSC 593 | Applied Project |
GRA 590 | Reading and Conference |
ARC 602 | Adv Architecture Studio IV |
GRA 493 | Honors Thesis |
GRA 590 | Reading and Conference |
RAS 590 | Reading and Conference |
GRA 598 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 621 | Adv Vis Com Des Studio III |
DSC 593 | Applied Project |
BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
GRA 584 | Internship |
DSC 540 | Biomimicry in Design |
GRA 584 | Internship |
DSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 584 | Internship |
DSC 540 | Biomimicry in Design |
DSC 494 | Special Topics |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 622 | Adv Vis Com Des Studio IV |
BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
GRA 494 | Special Topics |
GRA 584 | Internship |
DSC 593 | Applied Project |
GRA 622 | Adv Vis Com Des Studio IV |
GRA 590 | Reading and Conference |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 621 | Adv Vis Com Des Studio III |
DSC 593 | Applied Project |
BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
DSC 598 | Special Topics |
GRA 584 | Internship |
DSC 540 | Biomimicry in Design |
GRA 584 | Internship |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 584 | Internship |
DSC 598 | Special Topics |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 622 | Adv Vis Com Des Studio IV |
BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
DSC 590 | Reading and Conference |
GRA 494 | Special Topics |
GRA 584 | Internship |
GRA 584 | Internship |
GRA 584 | Internship |
DSC 593 | Applied Project |
DSC 592 | Research |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 584 | Internship |
GRA 621 | Adv Vis Com Des Studio III |
DSC 593 | Applied Project |
BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
GRA 584 | Internship |
DSC 540 | Biomimicry in Design |
DSC 590 | Reading and Conference |
GRA 584 | Internship |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 584 | Internship |
BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 622 | Adv Vis Com Des Studio IV |
BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
GRA 494 | Special Topics |
GRA 598 | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 584 | Internship |
GRA 621 | Adv Vis Com Des Studio III |
BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
DSC 598 | Special Topics |
IVD 494 | Special Topics |
IVD 494 | Special Topics |
ENT 494 | Special Topics |
SOS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
GRA 584 | Internship |
GRA 590 | Reading and Conference |
GRA 590 | Reading and Conference |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 584 | Internship |
BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
DSC 598 | Special Topics |
DSC 494 | Special Topics |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 622 | Adv Vis Com Des Studio IV |
BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
GRA 494 | Special Topics |
GRA 598 | Special Topics |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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GRA 584 | Internship |
GRA 621 | Adv Vis Com Des Studio III |
BMY 530 | Virtual Design Lab Prac |
DSC 598 | Special Topics |
DSC 590 | Reading and Conference |