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Kelli Anderson is an American graphic designer, artist and tinkerer.

Education
Anderson studied for a BFA at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and an MFA and MS at the Pratt Institute of New York and writing her master's thesis on nuclear waste markers. Anderson later spent five years working part-time in Special Collections at the American Museum of Natural History on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

Work
Kelli Anderson works on art projects, ranging from infographics to uniquely design invitations. She explores a variety of analogs and digital skills to create her projects. This ranges from sketching, to photography and printing with a 1919 letterpress; she has in her apartment.

Anderson as part of a team, together with The Yes Men. Counterfeited and distributed one million copies of the July, 4, 2009, New York Times. The paper was filled with stories from a Utopian future and was designed to be as believable as possible. Anderson was in charge of the typography and advertisements of the paper.

Infographics is a major part of Anderson’s graphic design carrier. She creates clear and visually effective infographics from a wide range of topics, from The Hirst Index, which talks income inequality to Buying a Gun in America, which addresses the easy with which a gun can be obtain in America. Anderson is also well known for her interactive paper work, some of which include: The wedding invitation that plays music “The paper record player”. A holiday card that unfold a story about itself, “The empty gesture” or “Paper brownstones” which captures Brooklyn in an invitation. As well as Book Covers, Re-imagied in Paper, a 100% paper installation done for the New York City Public Library.

Kelli Anderson teaches Art History at Pratt every summer, as part of the precollege requisites.

Awards
Ars Electronica Prix Award of Distinction in 2009

Reference
http://kellianderson.com/blog/

http://www.creativebloq.com/computer-arts/kelli-anderson-new-york-state-mind-11127781

http://www.ted.com/talks/kelli_anderson_design_to_challenge_reality

http://www.ted.com/speakers/kelli_anderson