Kim Baer, is principal of Los Angeles-based design studio KBDA, which she founded in 1982. The firm's client list ranges from nonprofit organizations, such as the Prostate Cancer Foundation, UCLA, and Chamber Music Los Angeles, to consumer-oriented companies, such as Nike, Nissan, and Hilton Hotels.
Consistently honored by every major design and business organization in the country, KBDA has produced work that has been featured in the Library of Congress and published in numerous design compilations. National design publications, including Communications Arts, Print, Graphis, STEP Inside Design, and HOW, have showcased the firm’s work and methodology.
Kim is an AIGA/LA Fellow (2004)
GAUGE is the AIGA Student Group at Cal State L.A.
The GAUGE Speaker Series brings design industry professionals to campus to stimulate discussion, inspire excellence and build community among the design students, alumni, faculty and staff of California State University Los Angeles. Established in the 2006-2007 academic year, GAUGE has brought one speaker each quarter to campus. Past speakers have included: Deborah Sussman, Agustin Garza, Stefan Bucher, Ricardo Cardeñas, Michael Hodgson, Noreen Morioka, Yu Tsai, Petrula Vrontikis, and Lorraine Wild.
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