The Boston AIGA has selected Daren Bascome, Managing Director of award-winning branding and advertising firm Proverb Agency, as one of three awardees of the 2024 Fellows by the Boston AIGA. The other two awardees are Boston-based designer Tammy Dayton and Founder, CEO, and CCO of Able Made, Suzanne McKenzie.
Awarded at the local chapter level, the AIGA Fellows program recognizes designers who have made a significant contribution to raising the standards of excellence in practice and conduct within their local or regional design community as well as in their local AIGA chapter. The areas of education, writing, leadership and reputation, as well as the practice of design are given equal consideration in measuring significant contribution.
Bascome founded Proverb in 1997. The agency develops brands, campaigns, websites, and marketing collateral – pairing great design with strategic thinking to create impact, make vibrant communities, and make cities great. Bascome studied design at MassArt from 1989-1992 and was recently appointed Vice Chair of the school’s Board of Trustees. Recognized as a “Most Influential Bostonian” by Boston Magazine and among the city’s Most Influential Men of Color by Get Konnected! Bascome sits on the Board Of Mass Marketing Partnership and is an overseer at Boston’s MFA.
Clients include Embrace Boston, Franklin Cummings Tech, The Bermuda Tourism Authority, The City of Boston, The Boston Foundation, United Way of MassBay, Mass General, Harvard University, The New England Aquarium, Pine Street Inn, National Grid, and countless other clients.
