Laurie Rosenwald
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Laurie Rosenwald is an American illustrator, author, artist, and designer.
A New York City native, she graduated from Rhode Island School of Design
with a degree in Painting in 1977. She has taught graphic design and illustration at School of Visual Arts
, Parsons School of Design, NYU, and Pratt Institute
. She currently divides her time between New York City and Gothenburg, Sweden.
Her illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker
, The New York Times
, New York Magazine, and many other publications. She has authored and illustrated three books: All the Wrong People Have Self-Esteem, And to name but just a few: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and New York Notebook. She is also a painter, and has had solo exhibitions in France at Galerie Pixi, and in Sweden at Galleri Konstepidemin.
In recent years she has branched out into the field of animation. In 2010, she was nominated for an Emmy award for an animated "Parent Directed Spot" for Nick Jr.
For her illustration and design work, she has also received awards from the Type Directors Club
, Art Directors Club, American Illustration, Print Magazine
, Communication Arts
and AIGA
.
Her typeface, Loupot, designed in collaboration with Cyrus Highsmith, is published by Font Bureau
.
As a writer, Rosenwald's humor pieces can be found in the books 101 Damnations and Mirth of a Nation
. She also writes for Communication Arts where her articles include Illustration: Graphic Design’s Poor Relation and Mutant Bastard Yucky Colors of the Apocalypse.
Rosenwald runs a workshop, "How to Make Mistakes on Purpose" , which has been hosted by schools and corporations in both North America and Europe, including Starbucks
, Google
and schools such as RISD, MICA
, Camberwell
and Art Center College of Design
. The details of this workshop remain a mystery, as participants are sworn to secrecy..
Rosenwald has a second career as emcee and comedian. She appeared as “Woman” in Season Five, Episode 1 of The Sopranos
: "Two Tonys".
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Category:American graphic designers
Category:People from New York City
Category:Living people
A New York City native, she graduated from Rhode Island School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design is a fine arts and design college located in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1877. Located at the base of College Hill, the RISD campus is contiguous with the Brown University campus. The two institutions share social, academic, and community resources and...
with a degree in Painting in 1977. She has taught graphic design and illustration at School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
, Parsons School of Design, NYU, and Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private art college in New York City located in Brooklyn, New York, with satellite campuses in Manhattan and Utica. Pratt is one of the leading undergraduate art schools in the United States and offers programs in Architecture, Graphic Design, History of Art and Design,...
. She currently divides her time between New York City and Gothenburg, Sweden.
Her illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, New York Magazine, and many other publications. She has authored and illustrated three books: All the Wrong People Have Self-Esteem, And to name but just a few: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and New York Notebook. She is also a painter, and has had solo exhibitions in France at Galerie Pixi, and in Sweden at Galleri Konstepidemin.
In recent years she has branched out into the field of animation. In 2010, she was nominated for an Emmy award for an animated "Parent Directed Spot" for Nick Jr.
Nick Jr.
Nick Jr. was a programming block on the Nickelodeon television channel, seen on Nickelodeon weekday mornings. It was aimed at a preschool-age audience ages 6 and under. On September 28, 2009, Nick Jr. became its own official channel, replacing Noggin...
For her illustration and design work, she has also received awards from the Type Directors Club
Type Directors Club
The Type Directors Club is an international organization for those devoted to excellence in typography in all its forms. Created in 1946, the organization’s mission is to raise the standards of typography and related fields within the graphic arts. The TDC supports research and education, and...
, Art Directors Club, American Illustration, Print Magazine
Print (magazine)
The publication, Print, A Quarterly Journal of the Graphic Arts, was a limited edition quarterly periodical begun in 1940 and continued under different names up to the present day as Print, a bimonthly American magazine about visual culture and design.In its current format, Print documents and...
, Communication Arts
Communication Arts
Communication Arts is the largest international trade journal of visual communications. Founded in 1959 by Richard Coyne and Robert Blanchard, the magazine’s coverage includes graphic design, advertising, photography, illustration and interactive media. The magazine continues to be edited and...
and AIGA
Aiga
‘Aiga is a word in the Samoan language which means 'family.' The aiga is the family unit of Samoan society and differs from the Western sense in that it consists more than just a mother, father and children. The Samoan family, also referred to as an 'extended family' is based on the culture's...
.
Her typeface, Loupot, designed in collaboration with Cyrus Highsmith, is published by Font Bureau
Font Bureau
The Font Bureau, Inc. or Font Bureau is a digital type foundry based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The foundry is one of the leading designers of typefaces, specializing in type designs for magazine and newspaper publishers....
.
As a writer, Rosenwald's humor pieces can be found in the books 101 Damnations and Mirth of a Nation
Mirth of a Nation
Mirth of a Nation is a humor anthology edited by Michael J. Rosen.* Mirth of a Nation ISBN 0-06-095321-7* More Mirth of a Nation ISBN 0-06-095322-5* May Contain Nuts ISBN 0-06-051626-7-External links:* * *...
. She also writes for Communication Arts where her articles include Illustration: Graphic Design’s Poor Relation and Mutant Bastard Yucky Colors of the Apocalypse.
Rosenwald runs a workshop, "How to Make Mistakes on Purpose" , which has been hosted by schools and corporations in both North America and Europe, including Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
and schools such as RISD, MICA
Maryland Institute College of Art
Maryland Institute College of Art is an art and design college in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It was founded in 1826 as the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, making it one of the first and oldest art colleges in the United States. In 2008, MICA was ranked #2 in the nation...
, Camberwell
Camberwell College of Arts
Camberwell College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, and is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost art and design institutions. It is located in Camberwell, South London, England, with two sites situated at Peckham Road and Wilson Road...
and Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design is a private college located in Pasadena, California, and was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the 60 best design schools in the world. The college’s industrial design program is consistently ranked number one by both DesignIntelligence and U.S...
. The details of this workshop remain a mystery, as participants are sworn to secrecy..
Rosenwald has a second career as emcee and comedian. She appeared as “Woman” in Season Five, Episode 1 of The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
: "Two Tonys".
Books
- All the Wrong People Have Self-Esteem (2008) Bloomsbury ISBN 978-1-59 990-240-1
- And to name but just a few: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue (2007) Blue Apple Books ISBN 978-1593545963
- New York Notebook (2003) Chronicle Books ISBN 978-0811835978
External links
- Rosenworld
- Rosenwald interviewed in The New York Times
- Rosenwald interviewed on Design Matters with Debbie Millman
- Rosenwald interviewed in Interview Magazine
ategory:1955 births]
Category:American illustrators
Category:American graphic designers
Category:People from New York City
Category:Living people