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Alexander Isley

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    Alexander Isley, USA (1998)

    Alexander Isley is an American designer and educator. He holds a BFA in Environmental Design from NC State University College of Design and a BFA from The Cooper Union in...

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    Alexander Isley, USA (1998)

    Alexander Isley is an American designer and educator. He holds a BFA in Environmental Design from NC State University College of Design and a BFA from The Cooper Union in New York.

    Alex first gained recognition in the early 1980s as the senior designer at Tibor Kalman’s influential M&Co. In 1988 he founded his firm New York City.

    He was named an inaugural member of “The I. D. 40,” a survey of the country’s leading design innovators. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Library of Congress.

    Alex is a recipient of the NY Art Directors Club Herb Lubalin Award, the NEA International Design Education Fellowship, and the Federal Design Achievement Award. His work has been honored by AIGA, SEGD, AIA, SPD, the Webby awards, and the Type Directors Club.

    He is past president of AIGA/NY and is an AIGA Fellow. In 2014 Alex was awarded the AIGA medal in recognition of his body of work and contributions to the profession.

    Exhibitions

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    Design Collection

    Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

    Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

    Smithsonian Institution, New York, NY

    Library of Congress

    Library of Congress, Washington, DC

    AIGA Archives

    Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado

    Alexander Isley Papers: Special Collections Research Center

    North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina

    Herb Lubalin Study Center for Design and Typography

    Cooper Union, New York, NY

    Education

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    Instructor

    • Undergraduate
    • School of Visual Arts (USA)

    Designing with Type

    Visiting Professor

    • Undergraduate
    • The Cooper Union (USA)

    Exhibit Design

    Critic, Lecturer

    • Postgraduate
    • Yale School of Art (USA)

    Visiting Instructor

    • Undergraduate
    • Rhode Island School of Design (USA)

    Agencies

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    • M&Co.

      1984 – 1896

    • Spy Magazine

      1987 – 1988

    Awards

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    AIGA Medal

    AIGA Fellow

    "ID 40" member, survey of America's Leading Design Innovators

    Federal Design Achievement Award

    Connecticut Art Directors Club Hall of Fame

    NY Art Directors Club Herb Lubalin Memorial Award

    NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) International Design Education Fellowship

    Distinguished Alumnus, NC State University

    Best of Category, I.D. annual design review

    Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) Global Award

    Society of Publication Designers (SPD) Gold and Silver awards

    CLIO Awards

    AIA (American Institute of Architects) Honor Award

    Webby Award
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