LAURIE CHURCHMAN

Designlore is my place for thinking, teaching, learning and writing about design. It represents 25+ years as a designer and educator as well as my musings on the future.

I am primarily a publication designer collaborating with cultural institutions. I have a passion for typography as can be seen in my own book, The Art of Boat Names, which features over 300 images of vernacular typography. Additionally, I am an Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design at the Izmir University of Economics, in Izmir, Turkey and have also taught at NC State University and the University of Pennsylvania. In 2009 I was honored to become an AIGA Fellow and am also a past board member of World Studio Foundation, AIGA/NY, AIGA/Raleigh and the National Board of Directors of AIGA. I hold a BS from the University of Delaware, an MFA from Yale University and a certificate from AIGA/Harvard Business School Design Leaders program.