Latest News & Updates 💫 

Here, you’ll find highlights of awards, talks, and interviews that reflect my work at the intersection of design, technology, and interdisciplinary research. For a full list of achievements, including comprehensive project details, publications, and talks, please explore my CV. ↗︎

2024 GDUSA Design Award 
NextView, Website + UX/UI Design

2024 GDUSA Design Award 
Jump Capital, Website + UX/UI Design

2024 GDUSA Design Award
Design Axl 2024 Postcard, Sales Promotion + Self Promotion

2024 Marquis Who’s Who in America 
James J Grady, Selected for Inclusion

2024 GDUSA Design Award 
Random Actor, Digital Platform

2021 Fast Company—World Changing Ideas Award 
Polyplexus, Digital Platform

2017 Fast Company—World Changing Ideas Award 
Poverty Tracker, Digital Platform

2015 Fast Company—Innovation By Design Award 
No Ceilings, Digital Platform

Lecture, Random Actor: A Design Tool that Connects Computation and Human Performance 
a2ru 2024 National Conference: “Generate | Integrate: Technology, the Arts and Design”
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)—Rochester, NY
Saturday, November 16 

Lecture, Design + Performance
Design Incubation Colloquium 11.1: Boston University
Boston University—Boston, MA
Friday, October 25, 2024

Lecture, Cultivating Creativity Through the Crossroads of Interdisciplinary Design
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Department of Visual Arts and Art History Fall 2024 Lecture Series
Florida Atlantic University—Boca Raton, FL
October 23, 2024

Moderator, Creativity and Innovation in the Classroom
Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL)
Boston University—Boston, MA
March 19, 2024

Guest Speaker, Future of Work
Sandwich Middle High School—Sandwich, MA
March 4, 2024

Lecture, Exploring Generative AI Tools, AI Info Session 6
BU Spark! Center for Computing & Data Science
Boston University—Boston, MA
November 8, 2023

Lecture and Workshop, Wireframing 101
AR 593 Design Lab
Boston University—Boston, MA
October 23, 2023

BU Hub: Cross-College Challenge (XCC) Faculty Feature
Interview by Bob Pascarella, Creative Director, Fenway Group
July 18, 2023

What Makes Graphic Design Professor James Grady Excited about Teaching at BU
Interview by Mark Krone, Assistant Director of Graduate Affairs
October 5, 2021

Dare to Inspire: Sustain the Fire of Inspiration in Work and Life
Mention by Allison Holzer, Sandra Spataro, Jen Grace Baron
November 12, 2019 (Page 128)

Netflix, Spotify, and How Data is Shaping the Arts
Interview by Art Jahnke, BU Today
March 7, 2019

Meet James Grady of Design Axl
Interview by Meryll Galino, BostonVoyager September 11, 2018


2018 BFA Thesis Exhibition: A Reflection of 42 Individual Journeys
Feature by Sara Frazier, BU Today
May 9, 2018