90 Years of The Society of Typographic Arts
Documentation book | Edited and designed in collaboration with Wayne Stuetzer
In an event that took place in the 1920s, designers affiliated with the Chicago Chapter of AIGA held an unsanctioned, notoriously wild party on Lake Michigan. When the AIGA Board of Directors in New York learned of the incident, they disavowed the Chicago Chapter on the grounds of lack of control over members. The orphaned designers then gathered to form The Society of Typographic Arts (STA). The salacious start of this professional design organization foreshadowed events to come in their 90-year history, including a temporary switch to the name of American Center for Design as well as an infamous dumpster-diving incident to save archival work. These incidents and others were uncovered in research for the commemorative book marking the 90th anniversary of the STA, Chicago’s oldest professional design organization. This limited edition book features more than 75 works of graphic design selected to establish a characterization of the era they represent. Published by the Chicago Design Archive.
Recognition:
American Graphic Design Award and published in Graphic Design USA
Conference presentations:
2019 | Type Tales Chicago | Held by Type Magazine | Chicago, IL | Chicago Design Through The Decades
2018 | Design Incubation 5.1 | Chicago Design Week | DePaul University, Chicago, IL | 90 Years of The STA
2018 | STA Design Inspiration Weekend | Itasca, IL | 90 Years of The Society of Typographic Arts
2017 | ATypI | Montreal, Canada | 90 Years of The Society of Typographic Arts