VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ART (VCFA)
Adam DelMarcelle is an MFA candidate at VCFA. Adam serves as an adjunct professor at York College of Pennsylvania and Lebanon Valley College, teaching courses in graphic design and printmaking. His current work focuses on design activism and the role design thinking plays in solving larger societal issues. The work created for the “What Heroin Sounds Like” campaign has garnered national attention, allowing Adam to travel widely spreading awareness of the heroin and opioid crisis ravaging our communities. He lives in Lebanon PA with his wife, Missy, his son, Joe, and two basset hounds.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?
Lebanon PA for both
LEFTY OR RIGHTY?
Righty
MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Mid-day is my wheelhouse
FICTIONAL OR HISTORICAL CHARACTER YOU?VE ALWAYS IDENTIFIED WITH?
Santiago -The Old Man and the Sea
ARE YOU MUSICAL AND/OR DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?
Music is very important in my family. I can play just about anything with strings (or at least pretend to)
FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TV SHOW?
Pee Wee~s Playhouse
LAST BOOK YOU READ?
The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
ANY PETS?
Two Basset hounds, Loretta and Edie
WHAT LANGUAGES ARE YOU FLUENT IN?
English
FAVORITE MOVIE?
Slap Shot
FAVORITE FINE ARTIST?
Edward Kienholz
FAVORITE CHARITY?
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
FAVORITE FREE TIME ACTIVITY?
Playing with my son Joe
LAST COMPLIMENT YOU GOT?
You have kind eyes.
DO YOU COLLECT ANYTHING?
If I bring one more thing into our home my wife is going to kick the shit out of me.
COLOR USED MOST OFTEN IN YOUR DESIGN?
Cyan
TYPEFACE USED MOST OFTEN?
Currently Stamen Heavy-Ian Lynam
GREATEST STRENGTH/WEAKNESS AS A DESIGNER?
Strength is curiosity and a desire to expand my knowledge with each project. Weaknesses live in embracing new technologies.
IF YOU WERE NOT A DESIGNER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
A Stay at home dad who screen-prints in his basement wearing nothing but his underpants
A MANTRA OR SAYING YOU LIVE BY?
Find a place you trust than try trusting it for awhile ‒ Corita Kent
