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Sam Eckersley

Associate chair, graphic design

Education

  • M.F.A., design, School of Visual Arts
  • B.J., advertising, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Credentials

Academic

  • Professor of graphic design, 2019–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
  • Adjunct faculty, Design Department, 2014–19, Portfolio Center, Atlanta, GA
  • Adjunct faculty, Continuing Education, 2005–09, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

Professional

  • Founding partner, 2006–present, Rogers Eckersley Design, Atlanta, GA
  • Graphic designer, 2003–06, SpotCo, New York, NY
  • Graphic designer, 2003, Milton Glaser, Inc., New York, NY
  • Graphic designer, 2002–03, National Football League, New York, NY
  • Senior designer, 2000–02, Twist Marketing, San Francisco, CA
  • Associate art director, 1998–2000, The Townsend Agency, Chicago, IL

Organizations

  • American Institute of Graphic Arts, 2006–present
    Atlanta Chapter President, 2019–21
    Atlanta Chapter Board Member, 2017–19
  • Type Directors Club, 2006–present

Publications and presentations

Speaking and judging engagements

  • Southern regional judge, Print Magazine, 2019
  • Speaker, Creative Circus, Atlanta, GA, 2017
  • SCAD Speaker, Atlanta, GA, 2015
  • Judge, AIGA Type Fight, 2015
  • Speaker, National Football League, New York, NY, 2014
  • Speaker, FIT, New York, NY, 2013

Exhibitions

  • AIGA Poster Show, Atlanta, GA, 2016–19
  • Free Time Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2018
  • Type Directors Club, New York, NY, 2014
  • Image of the Studio, Cooper Union, New York, NY, 2013
  • AIGA, New York NY, 2013
  • AMC, Grand Central Station, New York, NY, 2004
  • Art Director's Club, New York, NY, 2003

Design publication features

  • New Masters of Poster Design by John Foster
  • Becoming a Graphic Designer by Steven Heller
  • The Language of Graphic Design by Richard Poulin
  • Design Firms Open for Business by Steven Heller
  • Type Tells Tales by Gail Anderson and Steven Heller
  • Typography Sketchbooks by Steven Heller and Lita Talarico
  • The Type Directors Club Annual
  • The New York Times ArtsBeat Digital
  • FPO — UnderConsideration.com
  • AIGA 365 Annual
  • AIGA DesignArchives
  • Baseline Magazine
  • Step Inside Design Magazine