Faculty

Davina Wolter is an accomplished experience designer. Her work can be seen at USC's Doheny Memorial Library, Harvard-Westlake School, Heal The Bay Aquarium, the Natural History Museum of L.A. County, the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, the Getty Center and Getty Villa, and around the globe in traveling exhibition materials. With expertise in both 2D and 3D design, she works in interdisciplinary teams, providing insight as to how different disciplines (and personalities) best fit together to create an educational experience, environment, product, or campaign.

In 2018, Wolter established Create Crisp, a design firm dedicated to creating inviting, engaging, and meaningful educational experiences, and to propelling the careers of female educators.

Wolter can be found teaching both graduate and undergraduate disruptors at USC Iovine and Young Academy. She is currently a full-time Associate Professor of Practice, in Design, and is working to develop DEI materials and practices for the Academy as the Assistant Dean of IDEA Initiatives. Davina is honored to serve on the IDSA LA and ReDiscover Boards, and as an advisory mentor for the Mayor of Los Angeles Creative Council, LA Optimized. Wolter holds dual bachelor's degrees from Art Center College of Design and Occidental College, and is working to complete a master's degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Harvard.

Please visit createcrisp.com to see Davina’s professional practice as design studio founder and principal designer. You may also find samples of Davina’s previous work archive at davinawolter.com, highlighting her vast and varied career in museum installations and exhibitions.