Holly K. Johnson is the Associate Director of Digital Learning Innovation and Outreach at the University of Utah. In 2021 was named an Adobe Creative Campus Thought Leader and recipient of the 2021 University Connected Learning Innovation Award. She joined the University of Utah in 2010 as an Assistant Professor in Graphic Design. She also worked as an Instructional Consultant at the Center for Teaching Excellence, working with faculty and graduate students, with a specific focus on design thinking as a pedagogical practice. Before receiving her MFA from Utah State University in 2010, she spent seventeen years as a textile apparel and home goods product designer, for three Fortune 500 companies, conducting trend research around the world for global brands. Her passion is identifying new approaches to promote creative agency, and facilitate engaged, meaningful learning experiences, with an interest in community learning spaces for ideation, exploration, iteration with a focus on the pedagogy of play.

A wandering Buckeye turned Utah enthusiast, I fuse creativity, technology, and education. As Learning Experience Manager at the University of Utah, I lead the Adobe Creative Commons, empowering students through digital storytelling, Al integration, and creative innovation. l've spearheaded projects like the One Button Studio and Virtual Reality Classroom, always pushing the boundaries of learning. A Park City Sailing board member and lifelong adventurer, l find inspiration on the slopes, the water, and behind the lens. New Image: You do not have permission to do that