Helping students develop their practice so they can thrive when they graduate will always feel more significant to me than redesigning a logo. I was fortunate to achieve early success as a graphic designer, but teaching design and working with young people has proven to be exponentially more fulfilling than designing for clients. I’ve continued to teach for almost thirty years because working with students makes me a more empathetic person and a better designer. Paying it forward by helping young people become successful artists is extremely rewarding. At Cooper Union, Norman Sanders, my offset lithography professor, recruited me and became my first client, and Barbara Glauber, the best graphic designer I know, taught me to love form. My high school art teacher, the artist Richard Metz, fostered my love for design and was the only adult in my life who encouraged me to go to art school. I teach to honor the generosity of a few incredible teachers who fundamentally changed my life.
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