Graphic Design Lecture: Sol Sender, VSA Partners

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Date/Time:Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012 from 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm
Location:Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design
Cost:free
Phone:515-294-1667
Channel:College of Design
Categories:Lectures
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Graphic designer and brand strategist Sol Sender, a partner at VSA Partners and founding director of the IBM Design Lab, will discuss his work in the ARTGR 281 Introduction to Visual Communication and Branding class. Sender is best known for creating President Obama's 2008 campaign logo. His lecture is free and open to the public.

Prior to joining VSA, Sender owned Sender LLC, where he led the development of the identity for the Obama 2008 presidential campaign. He began his career in 1999 as a senior designer with Chicago-based design and branding firm Designkitchen, where he was named vice president of brand strategy in 2002 and president in 2005.

Sender holds a BA from Bowdoin College and MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Over the course of his career, his work as a designer and a strategist has been recognized by the AR100, the Webby Awards, the International Web Awards, Communication Arts, How Magazine, and as a finalist for the Brit Insurance Design of the Year. He has been a featured speaker at events for the AIGA, the American Center for Design, the Art Directors Club and the Society of Marketing Professionals. He was the 2009 keynote speaker at the ICOGRADA World Design Congress in Beijing.

Sender's lecture is free and open to the public.