About

I am a Brooklyn-based independent creative director and designer focused on branding and user experience.

My design is intensely meaning-driven. I relish finding solutions that have so naturally sprung from their circumstances that they seem inevitable. I confess to an obsession with typography, the only force that can truly bind form and content.

MEMBER:

Alliance Graphique Internationale

BACKGROUND:

I graduated from RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), where I studied with Malcolm Grear and Krzysztof Lenk. At the beginning of my career, I had the good fortune to work with Tom Geismar (at Chermayeff & Geismar) and Paul Rand.

Learning directly from these masters played a major role in my development as a designer. I built on those experiences, first by running a boutique design studio, and subsequently by working as Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather Brand Integration Group. I have taught Design and Typography at SVA (School of Visual Arts), and, prior to opening my independent practice, did a stint in furniture design, which gave me invaluable insight into the mindset of people who are engaged in making real products.

My clients range from boutique to multi-national brands, and I particularly enjoy the energy and agility of the start-up culture.

CLIENTS:

Agfa

American Express

Apple

Autodesk

chosenVoyage

chabad.org

Divon

Elusiva

Gruntal

Harley-Davidson

Honcker

Horsesmouth

IBM

JLI

Juicero

Kodak

Kraft

Market Guide

MasterCard

MeccaUSA

MetLife

Microsoft

Northwest Airlines

ONDCP

OpenBook Press

Organic Avenue

SAP

Starwood

Verizon

EXPOSURE:

New Typography Sketchbooks, Steven Heller

The Elements of Graphic Design, Alex White

Brand Apart, Joe Dufy

TDC World’s Best Typefaces awards

Graphis

Print magazine

ID Magazine Annual Design Review

AIGA Annual

Bienále Brno

Young Guns NY

Eye Magazine

The Internet Magazine

Macromedia Gallery

Communication Arts Annual