About

A graduate of Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University with a BS in Graphic Design and a Minor in Spanish, Marisol Andrade Muñoz is projected to graduate from Harvard Divinity School in May 2025 with an MTS in Religions of the Americas.

A graphic designer rooted in the study of religion?

Yes! After earning her Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication (Graphic) Design with a Minor in Spanish from Arizona State University, Marisol rolled up her sleeves and got to work designing for public-interest architecture, where she crafted visual language to communicate compelling stories, ranging from an exhibition inaugurating a groundbreaking public memorial to lower-thirds content for video documentaries. It was this hands-on experience that first drew her to the interdisciplinary blending of visual storytelling with historical research and archival stewardship to tell compelling stories about the intersections of Mexican history, identity, and spiritual care that are not only rigorously researched, but also legible to the public and beautifully presented.

While earning her Master of Theological Studies at Harvard Divinity School, she conducted archival research at the Archivo General de la Nación (AGN) in Mexico City and partnered with the Recovery program at the University of Houston to process a colonial Mexican collection. Her research interests include material and visual religion, performance, and religious encounter in 16th-century Central Mexico. She believes to her core that collaboration is at the heart of any work worth doing. 

What does Marisol's blended background bring to the table?

• Ability to reconcile impactful visual narrative with practical and material constraints. Marisol's expertise of the fabrication process allows Marisol to give estimates of time and cost, recommend paper weight and material specs, and manage the hand-off of files.
  
• Care, heart, and linguistic dexterity to their visual communication. Graphic design is about speaking to people, Marisol is uniquely skilled at asking compelling questions to get to the root of the story.
  
• Beautiful materials. The care and heart in Marisol's work translate to beautiful deliverables, affirming the inherent dignity of the project and attracting people to the work.
  
• compelling questions for my collaborators! Because graphic design is, at its core, about telling the story of a project to an outside audience, the graphic design and marketing process can be a good sounding board for the latent values, stories, and ideas of the project.
• Design Versatility. Collaborators value Marisol's multimedia expertise, meaning she can design their logo, promotional posters, social media posts, banners, business cards, event invitations…the list goes on.

Speaking & Published

Harvard Divinity School Stendahl Symposium 2024
"They Said He Was the Image of Tezcatlipoca." Presentation in Stendahl Symposium 2024: New Horizons, New Resistance

Harvard Divinity School Praxis Podcast
"From Visual Storytelling to Historical Imagination in Central Mexico: A Praxis Podcast featuring Marisol Andrade Muñoz"

Selected Awards

Maura T. Healey Governor’s Citation 2023| Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In recognition of outstanding pro-bono design of murals towards the Living Histories of Color in Hyde Park inaugural exhibit.

Design Excellence Winner 2018 | Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
For design excellence in a bookbinding study culminating in a series of innovative bookbinding designs.