She received her MFA in Graphic Design at Iowa State University and MA in Graphic Design at the University of Northern Iowa. She has specialized as a typeface designer, publication designer and book designer. Her area of expertise is in multi-media designs such as kinetic typography, interface design and web design. Recently, Hostetler’s scholarly work has emphasized motion graphics, particularly kinetic typography and interdisciplinary research integrating motion, music and mathematical proportions utilizing digital technology. Her work has appeared in national and international exhibitions, and at such conferences as the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), International Digital Media and Art (iDMAa), Hawaii International Conference on Art and Humanities: International Conference on Camouflage: Art. Science and Popular Culture, and Mathematical Association of America: MathFest.