Yogi Berra said ‘you can observe a lot by watching.’ For six decades, we have been ‘on watch’ – tracking, noting, celebrating the vital and evolving role of print and paper in service of graphic communications. Sponsor of our 60th annual reader survey is BILLERUD.
GDUSA presents our 60 favorite institutions or programs that prepare students to work in professional graphic design.
The 2023 Print Design Survey, a tradition that began in 1963. Results will be featured in June in print and online.
GDUSA highlights creative and thought leaders who use design principles, talents and skills to make the world a better place as they see it.
Frank William Miller, Jr. has more than 15 years of design and art direction experience in both corporate and entertainment sectors.
Jenny Rudziensky is an artist and designer from Detroit, Michigan.
Kurt Niedermeier is an award-winning graphic designer who partners with clients around the world to help them deliver on mission, achieve greater impact, and simply put, make things better.
Greg Gibson and Nate Spees are brand strategists at San Diego-based design agency Grizzly, a people-first independent creative agency dedicated to partnering with adventurous brands.
Elmarie Jara (she/her/hers) is an award-winning Filipina American graphic designer specializing in brand development, editorial design, and visual marketing communications.
Rapunzel Creative is a full-service marketing agency with branding and strategy at its core.
Stitzlein Studio is a Bay Area brand and typeface design practice, led by husband and wife team Leslie and Joe Stitzlein.
Ben is an award-winning creative director whose sleeves are rarely seen rolled down.
Talia Cotton is a designer, coder, and educator specializing in the intersection of branding and technology.
Caspar Lam and YuJune Park are the founders of Synoptic Office, a New York City and Hong Kong-based design consultancy.
Andy Dutlinger started his career as a graphic designer, then became an art director, then became a creative director.
John Avila launched Avila Creative in 2011 after 18 years as a senior executive in the Creative group at Edelman
Audrey Musal is a graphic designer based in the Indianapolis area, working at Connection Pointe Christian Church.
Matt Shapiro is Partner, VP/Creative Director at The Republik.
With Projects, Inc. is a multidisciplinary creative agency founded by Jiminie Ha in 2008.
Ali Borowsky is the Founder and CEO of Find Your Anchor, a grassroots movement aimed at suicide prevention and awareness.
Steven D. Fleshman is Founder/Creative Partner of DR2, a direct marketing graphic design consultancy.
Kellye works for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the world’s most respected centers dedicated to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention.
Christine balances the practical with the conceptual; experimentation with experience; research with results.
Saif is the principal creative director and branding specialist at Saif Salah Designz.
Renée is Associate Professor of Visual Communication Design at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Selena has a passion for making space for BIPOC-owned small businesses, nonprofits, creatives, boutiques, celebrities, and organizations that promote culture and empowerment.
A list of our favorite institutions that prepare students to work in professional graphic design, based on a mix of objective and subjective factors, including our own decades long relationships. The list is alphabetical and the reach is national.
GDUSA’s 2022 Print + Paper Survey
Responsible Designers To Watch recognizes that creative professionals are embracing responsibility writ large in terms of how, when, why, and for whom they work.
Our annual Responsible Designers To Watch story — aka “designing for good” — recognizes that creative professionals are taking control and ownership of how, why, where and for whom they work.
Responsible Design: MB
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Responsible Design: Frank William Miller, Jr.
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