Christopher Simmons
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Christopher Simmons is a Canadian-born, San Francisco-based graphic designer, writer and educator.
He served on the board of directors of the San Francisco chapter of the AIGA
from 1996–1999, and again as president (2004–2006). Among his enduring accomplishments in that position was the creation of San Francisco Design Week. On completion of Simmons' tenure, mayor Gavin Newsom
issued an official proclamation declaring San Francisco to be a city where "design makes a difference." Simmons is the principal creative director of the San Francisco design office MINE and the creator of the art installation Everything is OK.
The author of four books on graphic design, Simmons is also a frequent speaker on graphic design
at schools and design organizations across the United States. His column My First Time appeared regularly in "STEP inside design" magazine. He has contributed to works in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution and the Denver Art Museum. HIs work has also been exhibited at the Museum of Craft and Design, The Pasadena Museum of California Art and the Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art. He has developed and taught courses in Identity Design at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and is currently an adjunct professor of design at the California College of the Arts
(CCA) in San Francisco (his alma mater).
He served on the board of directors of the San Francisco chapter of the AIGA
Aiga
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from 1996–1999, and again as president (2004–2006). Among his enduring accomplishments in that position was the creation of San Francisco Design Week. On completion of Simmons' tenure, mayor Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician who is the 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California. Previously, he was the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, and was elected in 2003 to succeed Willie Brown, becoming San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years. Newsom was re-elected in 2007...
issued an official proclamation declaring San Francisco to be a city where "design makes a difference." Simmons is the principal creative director of the San Francisco design office MINE and the creator of the art installation Everything is OK.
The author of four books on graphic design, Simmons is also a frequent speaker on graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
at schools and design organizations across the United States. His column My First Time appeared regularly in "STEP inside design" magazine. He has contributed to works in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution and the Denver Art Museum. HIs work has also been exhibited at the Museum of Craft and Design, The Pasadena Museum of California Art and the Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art. He has developed and taught courses in Identity Design at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and is currently an adjunct professor of design at the California College of the Arts
California College of the Arts
California College of the Arts , founded in 1907, is known for its broad, interdisciplinary programs in art, design, architecture, and writing. It has two campuses, one in Oakland and one in San Francisco, California, USA...
(CCA) in San Francisco (his alma mater).
Books
- Logo Lab, HOW Design Books, 2005 (ISBN 1-58180-549-7)
- Letterhead & Logo Design 9, Rockport Publishers, 2006 (ISBN 1-59253-182-2 )
- Color Harmony: Logos Rockport Publishers, 2006 (ISBN 1-59253-244-6)
- Just Design HOW Design Books, 2011 (ISBN 978-1600619717)