Jessica Hagy

About Jessica Hagy

Jessica Hagy is an artist and writer best known for her award-winning blog, Indexed Her work has been described as “deceptively simple,” “undeniably brilliant,” and “our favorite reason for the Internet to exist.” She mixes philosophical concepts with humor and simple visuals, making even the most complex concepts immediately accessible and relevant. AUTHOR: • AETUI: Pentagram Poems, Inside The Castle Press, 2022 (visual poetry) • How to be Fearless, Sasquatch/Random House, 2021 (nonfiction) • One Morning, Tartarus Press, 2020,(fiction) • The Humanist’s Devotional, Free Thought Press, 2019 (nonfiction) • The Art of War, Visualized, Workman Publishing, 2015 (nonfiction) • Here in Line for Security, Ribbon Pig, 2014 (poetry) • How to Be Interesting, Workman Publishing, 2013 (nonfiction) • Rotisserie Chicken or the Founding Fathers, Chronicle Books, 2009 (nonfiction) • Indexed, Viking Studio/Penguin 2008 (nonfiction) Contributor: • Lead it Like Lasso, Year of the Book, 2023 • The Hustle Economy, Running Press, 2016 • Work for Money, Design for Love, New Riders Press, 2013 • Breakthrough, Cornell University Press, 2013 • Data Points, Visualization that Means Something, Wiley 2013 • Information Graphics, Taschen Publishing, 2012 • I Love Charts, Sourcebooks, 2012 • You Only Need to Get Rich Once, Greentree Press, 2012 • Data Flow, Gestalten, 2009 • Beautiful Visualization: Visualization Through the Eyes of Experts, O’Reilly, 2010 • Linchpin, Are You Indispensable, Portfolio, 2010 Presentations & Exhibitions: • SIM (Association of Icelandic Artists) Artist Residency, October 2018 (Reykjavik, Iceland) • COCA (Center on Contemporary Art), April, 2016 (Seattle, WA) • Artist in Residence, Dent The Future Conference, March, 2015 (Sun Valley, ID) • Ron Mandos Gallery, November 2014 (Amsterdam) • Eyeo Festival, 2014 (Minneapolis, MN) • WebStock, 2104 (Wellington, NZ) • SXSW 2012, 2013 (Austin, TX) • Spark Camp, 2012 (Austin, TX) • L2 Innovation Summit, 2012 (NYC) • HUDDLE 2011 (London, UK) • The Mayo Clinic’s Transform 2010 (Rochester, MN) • Pilot Books Micro Residency, 2010 (Seattle, WA) • PCBC 2010 Conference (San Francisco, CA) • Ward Johnson Winery Gallery, 2010 (Seattle, WA) • InfoCamp, October, 2009,(Seattle WA) • FOO Camp, August, 2009 (Sebastapol, CA) • Ignite Seattle, August 2009 (Seattle, WA) • VizThink, February 2009 (San Jose, CA) • Design Commission Gallery, October 2009 (Seattle, WA) • He Said/She Said Artist Series, March 2008 (Chicago, IL) • POPTech 2007,(Camden, ME)

Experience

1. Creative Director

   Speedteq Refresher High Performance Racing Coolant Antifreeze

   Mar 2019 — Present

   Articulating the brand story of a eco-friendly product that should have taken over the industry decades ago.

Education

• Otterbein University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2005 — 2007

• Ohio University

  BSJ, Advertising/Journalism

  1996 — 1999

• University of Washington Bothell

  Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Creative Writing

  2016 — 2018