Alexander Isley
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Alexander Isley is a graphic designer and educator.
Isley was born in Durham
, North Carolina and studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
, North Carolina State University College of Design and the Cooper Union School of Art in New York.
Isley is principal of Alexander Isley Inc., founded in 1988. Since 1996 he has been a visiting critic and lecturer for graphic design at the Yale School of Art. He has also taught courses and seminars in design, typography and exhibit design at The Cooper Union, School of Visual Arts, and Rhode Island School of Design.
According to his firm’s online biography, “Alex first gained recognition in the early 1980's as the senior designer at Tibor Kalman
’s influential M&Co. He also served as the first full-time art director of the funny and fearless Spy Magazine, for which he was awarded gold and silver medals from the Society of Publication Designers.”
Isley is past president of the New York Chapter of AIGA
, The Professional Association for Design. In 1998 he was admitted to AGI, Alliance Graphique Internationale
.
Yale online biography
Isley was born in Durham
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
, North Carolina and studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts , formerly the North Carolina School of the Arts, is a public coeducational arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that grants high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is one of the seventeen constituent campuses of the...
, North Carolina State University College of Design and the Cooper Union School of Art in New York.
Isley is principal of Alexander Isley Inc., founded in 1988. Since 1996 he has been a visiting critic and lecturer for graphic design at the Yale School of Art. He has also taught courses and seminars in design, typography and exhibit design at The Cooper Union, School of Visual Arts, and Rhode Island School of Design.
According to his firm’s online biography, “Alex first gained recognition in the early 1980's as the senior designer at Tibor Kalman
Tibor Kalman
Tibor Kalman was an influential American graphic designer of Hungarian origin, well-known for his work as editor-in-chief of Colors magazine....
’s influential M&Co. He also served as the first full-time art director of the funny and fearless Spy Magazine, for which he was awarded gold and silver medals from the Society of Publication Designers.”
Isley is past president of the New York Chapter of AIGA
Aiga
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, The Professional Association for Design. In 1998 he was admitted to AGI, Alliance Graphique Internationale
Alliance Graphique Internationale
Alliance Graphique Internationale is a club of the world’s leading graphic artists and designers. There are about 350 members from 27 countries.- History :...
.
Yale online biography