Vanessa Ban is a designer and educator with over a decade of experience working with cultural institutions and commercial clients. She is the founder of External Assessment Summer School, an interdisciplinary educational initiative that bridges art, critical theory, and design. Vanessa has served on jury panels including D&AD and The Crowbar Awards. As an adjunct faculty, she incorporates her professional expertise and critical design approach honed through experiences at Pentagram, Typography Summer School New York, and the London College of Communication.