Molly Heintz

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ABOUT MOLLY HEINTZ

Molly Fulghum Heintz is program chair of the MA in Design Research, Writing & Criticism at the School of Visual Arts. She is the founder and managing director of Superscript Media, an editorial and content strategy consultancy. She is currently a contributing editor at Architectural Record magazine and has held numerous senior editorial roles, including Editor-in-Chief at Material Bank and Editor-in-Chief of Oculus magazine for AIA New York, as well as Op-Ed Editor for Co.Design/Fast Company, and Managing Editor at The Architect\'s Newspaper. With Superscript, she has collaborated on strategy, research, and writing projects for a range of design organizations and institutions, including Pentagram, Frog Design, the Museum of Modern Art, in addition to producing conversation series for the Museum of Arts and Design, Rockwell Group, and the 2025 Venice Architectural Biennale. Her latest book, The Education of a Design Writer, co-edited with Steven Heller, was published by Allworth Press in June 2025.Prior to Superscript, Heintz led communications departments at the architecture firms Gensler and Rockwell Group and was a fellow at the Philip Johnson Glass House, where she helped launch the interactive site “Glass House Conversations.” She holds BAs in Classics and Archaeology from Duke University, an MFA in Design Criticism from the School of Visual Arts, and an MA in the History of Art and Architecture from Harvard University, where her PhD research focuses on narratives attached design objects. In addition to editing magazines, Heintz has edited multiple books, and her own writing has appeared in The Art Newspaper, Metropolis, Design Observer, Interior Design, AIGA Voice, and Studies in the Decorative Arts, among other publications.Specialties: Editorial strategy; content strategy; editing and writing, with expertise in design, art, and architecture; content creation; content-based programming and events, such as lecture and conversation series; blogging; speech-writing. Current research interest: Visual literacy; design and disinformation.