365 Habits of Successful Graphic Designers

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365 HABITS OF SUCCESSFUL GRAPHIC DESIGNERS

KEITH BOWMAN, THE DESIGN BUREAU OF AMERIKA

WWW.THEDESIGNBUREAUOFAMERIKA.COM

Keith Bowman has more than twenty years of experience in all aspects of graphic

design. Four of those years were spent teaching advanced-level design courses

at Montgomery County Community College outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

His unique ability to conceptualize and present solid design imagery has been the

constant hallmark of his work throughout his career.

VICTOR BURTON, VICTOR BURTON DESIGN GRÁFICO LTDA

Victor Burton is director of Victor Burton Design Gráfico Ltda, in Rio de Janeiro,

Brazil, which principally is involved in editorial and environmental design. He began

his career working for the Franco Maria Ricci publishing house in Milan, Italy, where

he created his first book covers. He has completed more than 2,500 book covers and

180 luxury book projects. He was twice awarded by the Bienal de Design Gráfico and

won the National Book Chamber of Brazil Prize for best book cover eight times.

CASEY CAPLOWE

WWW.GOOD.IS

Casey Caplowe is the creative director and cofounder of GOOD, a magazine about

the people, ideas, and institutions driving change in the world. GOOD was named

one of the hottest magazine launches of 2006 by Media Industry Newsletter and Mr.

Magazine. GOOD is expanding its coverage of the Web, video, live events, and feature

and documentary films. Caplowe was instrumental in developing the editorial vision as

well as the look and feel of the GOOD brand, and he helped create the Choose GOOD

Campaign, which donates every $25 (US) subscription fee to a nonprofit organization

of the subscriber’s choice.

ART CHANTRY, ART CHANTRY DESIGN

Art Chantry began his life as a designer in the Seattle area, where

he worked with musicians and record labels in developing a signature style for the

grunge movement of the 1990s. He was art director of the alternative weekly, The

Rocket, and also developed a body of work for Seattle independent record label, Sub

Pop. He has recently relocated to St. Louis, where he continues to work as a freelancer.

His monograph Some People Can’t Surf (2001) is available from Chronicle Press.

MARGO CHASE, CHASE DESIGN GROUP

WWW.CHASEDESIGNGROUP.COM

Margo Chase founded the Chase Design Group twenty-three years ago. Noted early

on for designing hundreds of logos and identities for clients such as Madonna, Cher,

and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the company is now equally well known for corporate

identities, packaging and product design, motion graphics, advertising, and interior

design. Widely recognized by many awards and accolades, Margo Chase was

originally trained to be a veterinarian.

SETH CHEEKS, CREATETHE GROUP

WWW.CREATETHEGROUP.COM

Seth Cheeks, formerly of CheekyDSN, is the art director at Createthe Group, a design

firm that strives to deliver innovative, forward-thinking, and emotional campaigns,

communications platforms and commerce solutions in the wealth of emerging digital,

mobile, and social media technologies. Some companies that Seth has worked with

are MTV Networks, JWT, R/GA, The Chopping Block, Interscope, 3Sixteen, S.C.

Johnson, Nokia and Nike.

ROBERTO DE VICQ DE CUMPTICH

WWW.DEVICQ.COM

Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He received his MFA from

the Pratt Institute and, after ten years in branding, Web, and magazine design, he

began working primarily with publishing houses in New York, first as creative director

for Random House and then HarperCollins. He now has his own design studio where

he develops an array of projects, from branding to typeface design. He has received

numerous design awards, and his book, Bembo’s Zoo, written for his daughter, was a

finalist for the Newbery Award. He lectures and speaks frequently on design topics.

DAVID ALBERTSON, ALBERTSON DESIGN

WWW.ALBERTSONDESIGN.COM

David Albertson founded Albertson Design in 1995. There he leads a diverse range of

projects from new magazine launches to large-scale identity and brand communications

efforts. Albertson Design developed the launch of Make and Craft magazines as well as

created the identity for the Aspen Art Museum and an annual report for HP.

ALAN AND AMANDA ALTMAN, A3 DESIGN

WWW.A3-DESIGN.COM

A3 Design is a family-owned design studio specializing in the most important asset to

your company: your brand. With a focus on value, clear communication and company

culture, we build visual experiences your company can grow from, your audience

relates to and your employees are proud of. We feel the dynamic of a husband and

wife team creates a devil’s advocate approach that benefits every project. Every

decision is questioned, debated and justified. Amanda and Alan Altman head a team

that continues to add value to their client’s businesses with wow! experiences.

ANDY ALTMAN, WHY NOT ASSOCIATES

WWW.WHYNOTASSOCIATES.COM

Andy Altmann and David Ellis are the brains of Why Not Associates, a twenty-three-

year-old firm that has left its mark across a wide swath of projects in the United

Kingdom and beyond. Their unorthodox style of working, their varied client list, and

their experimentation in a variety of media give their work a distinct—but never

predictable—look. Their monograph, Why Not, was published by Booth-Clibborn

Editions in 1997 and in 2004 Why Not Associates 2: Graphic Design, Film, and

Photography was published.

DOUG BARTOW, ID29

WWW.ID29.COM

id29 is a brand and communication design studio driven by intelligence, hard work,

common sense and the understanding that exceptional design and creative is a

competitive asset. Our capabilities include brand identity, communication design, web

design and development, and creative technologies. Our clients are household names,

multi-billion dollar internationals, mid-sized companies, institutions, organizations and

entrepreneurs. We work with remarkable people who demand remarkable results and

loathe mediocrity.

DONOVAN N. BEERY, ELEVEN19 COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

WWW.ELEVEN19.COM

Donovan N. Beery oversees all creative development at Eleven19 Communications,

Inc., in Omaha, Nebraska. He previously served as the Web designer at Union

Pacific and the corporate identity and Web designer at Nexterna. He teaches visual

communications at Metropolitan Community College, has lectured on Web design

at Creighton University, and proudly served seven years on the board of directors

for AIGA Nebraska. He currently co-hosts The Reflex Blue Show with Nate Voss and

Donovan Beery, www.36point.com/the_reflex_blue_show.html.

JAMES BENNET

WWW.THEATLANTIC.COM

Before joining The Atlantic staff, James Bennet was the Jerusalem bureau chief for

the New York Times. During his three years in Israel, his coverage of the Middle East

conflict was widely acclaimed for its balance and sensitivity. Bennet, a graduate of

Yale University, began his journalism career at the Washington Monthly. Prior to his

work in Jerusalem, he served as the Times’ White House correspondent.

NICOLE BLOCK, NICEVENTS

WWW.NIC-EVENTS.NET

Nicole Block is a designer and illustrator, living and working in Brooklyn, New York.

She works mostly with stationery and branding and is very happy to be able to hand

pick her projects and clients, allowing her final products to be much more interesting

and personal. She finds inspiration from her designer husband David Block and her

beautiful daughter, Anna Jae.

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