education

Yale University - MFA in graphic design, 1984; thesis title: Scientific Diagrams: selected topics for designers; teaching assistant for Bradbury Thompson

Brown University - MA in mathematics, 1982; thesis title: Images of surfaces: an analysis of current visual techniques in geometry

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - MS in mathematics, 1978

Harvard University - AB cum laude in applied mathematics, 1977

clients

A few interactive and webdesign clients: Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA 2005 online Annual Report, DMCotter, Suburban Focus Group, Taylor Davis, Sculptor, Remington Partners, Remington Advisors, Crate Escape, Raining Cats & Dogs, Bolder Strategies, SchardtMedia, MathSoft, Silverscape, The Interactive Factory, Cambridge Publications, Inc., SmartLink.

Recent print clients and projects include: Wellesley College, Association of Independents in Radio; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts 2000-2005 Annual Reports (subcontracted through DBA Design), Cambridge Community Foundation, Rounder Records, and others.

Past design positions: Interim Director of Communications + Publications at Wellesley College, June-Dec 2006; Senior Designer Herman + Lees Associates, 1984-5, projects included StrideRite and Fleet Bank annual reports; Designer, Lehman Millet, 1984, projects included sales material for Corning Medical.

writing

Communication Arts, book reviews, December 1991 to present; articles: Album Cover Design: Past Influences, Present Struggles & Future Predictions, Jan/Feb 2001 and House Industries unveils the Ed Benguiat Collection, Dec 2004; type columns: Tall buildings, smart people and ogoneks, Dec, 2005; Global Typography, Aug 2006; OpenType, Jan/Feb 2007; MyFonts.com: Changing the Way Type is Bought and Sold, Jan/Feb 2008

“The Golden Age of Jazz Covers,” an essay on the history of jazz album cover design, complete with interviews with outstanding artists in that field, Jim Flora and Burt Goldblatt. This material first appeared in the catalogue for the April 1999 companion catalogue for the exhibit “Jazz Grafico” at Spain's Institut Valencia d'Art Modern.

Amazon.com, Computers & Internet division, book reviews & interviews, 1999 to 2004

Print Magazine, article: Sans Serif Hieroglyphics, May/Jun 1996

teaching

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Lecturer, 1996+1997: IAP course in the Department of Media Arts and Sciences: Expressive Typography and New Media; Artist-in -Residence, 1994: IAP course: Introduction to Graphic Design; Visiting Critic, fall 1994, Department of Architecture portfolio review

Simmons College - Associate Professor of Graphic Design: 1986 to 1993

Rhode Island School of Design - Adjunct Faculty, 1986 to 1995: courses include Advanced Typography, Color Theory and 2D Foundation

Art Institute of Boston - Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Graphic Design, 1985 & 1995-1997

Montserrat College of Art - Adjunct Faculty in graphic design, fall 1993

Yale University - Visiting Critic, graduate program in graphic design, from 1992 to 1995

Harvard University - Visiting Critic, Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, summer 1993

Moses Brown School - full-time teacher, mathematics: middle and upper schools, 1980-1

awards

Award of Merit, Museum Publications Competition, American Association of Museums, brochure, RISD Museum, 1987