Tim Maly

A writer and critical designer, Tim Maly teaches in RISD’s Industrial Design master’s program, helping students understand the role that communication plays in explaining and exploring ideas. Tim formerly served as senior lead of strategic design and communications at RISD’s Center for Complexity, which is no longer in operation.

Prior to joining RISD, Tim focused on the small details and vast networks at the strange edges of architecture and design. Tim is a cofounder of the Dredge Research Collaborative and of Capybara Games. Tim’s work has appeared in Wired, Fast Co.Design, The Atlantic, Medium, Works That Work and Urban Omnibus. Tim and Emily Horne co-wrote The Inspection House: An Impertinent Field Guide to Modern Surveillance, published by Coach House Press.