Donald Partyka is a Creative Director specializing in print design for magazines and books. He has art directed, redesigned, and launched magazines for a variety of consumer, trade, and educational publications. Notable projects include the award-winning redesign and re-branding of Poets&Writers, art direction for Lingua Franca (National Magazine Award winner), and the launch of Americas Quarterly, a policy journal published by the Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Donald continues to serve as Creative Director of AQ while maintaining independent projects in his studio. Donald’s work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors from The Society of Publication Designers, Folio Magazine, The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and Communication Arts. Donald received his BFA in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design. He went on to teach graphic design and typography at Parsons School of Design and The Pratt Institute, and has lectured on typography for professional marketing students at NYU. He lives and works in Manhattan.
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