Abilities

Logo Design; Hand and computer typography; Corporate identity; Line and symbol illustration; Posters; Catalogs; Maps; Brochures: Ads

Technical Expertise

Macintosh G5: Adobe Illustrator CS2; Photoshop CS; Fontographer 4.1; Freehand 7.0; Quark 4.3; InDesign CS; Dreamweaver MX

Professional

Founded Michael Samuel Graphics. Union Square, NYC 1985:

Client List

Sears, The History Channel, A&E Television, Advil, The High Museum in Atlanta, Nickelodeon, Scholastic, W Magazine, Hebrew National, Bristol Myers, Hillary Clinton for Senate, VH-1, Metropolitan Opera, Turner Network Television, Camelot Films, Tasti D-lite, 1010 WINS, Warner Audio, The Lonestar Cafe, New York Chamber Symphony; American Airlines, ITT, Dean Witter, Neiman Marcus, Texas High Speed Rail

Teaching

Guest lectured at Parsons School of Design on hand lettering. Guest lectured at Pratt on logo design and lettering. Seminar at Princeton on InDesign. Seminar at Westchester Community College, SUNY on computer typography. Seminar at Middlesex Community College, NJ on computer typography.

Awards

Logo, Font & Lettering Bible; Communication Arts Design Annual for ESPN 2 campaign; Communication Arts Design Annual for Hanes hang tags;

Early

Mergenthaler Linotype - Typeface designer, 1983-1985:
Hand drew the master plates for New Century Schoolbook Black & Black Italic; Drew alternate characters, numbers and corrected characters on typefaces for Mergenthaler and ITC;
Pioneered early work in computer-drawn type on an Icarus machine

William Esty ad agency - NYC, NY - Staff Freelance

Independent Study:
Studied hand lettering with Tom Carnase, Studied design with Tim Lewis

School of Visual Arts - NYC, NY:
Studied hand lettering with Ed Benguiat, Logo design Roger Ferriter, Design with Milton Glaser

University of Hartford - Hartford CT, 1975-1980 - English Major

Stuyvesant High School - NYC, NY 1972-1975