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For Immediate Release
Contact: Aline Hilford at (203) 544-9692, x15 or aline@alexanderisley.com
Alexander Isley Appointed President of AIGA
(American Institute of Graphic Arts) New York
New York, NY and Fairfield
County, CT – Graphic Designer Alexander
Isley has been appointed to the position of president for the AIGA
(American Institute of Graphic Arts) New York.
Isley—principal
and creative director of Alexander Isley Inc., a graphic design studio
located in Redding, CT and New York City—was
elected to this position by his peers in recognition of his leadership
and influence in the industry.
An excerpt taken
from www.aigany.org:
Alexander Isley, President
“One of the many things I look forward to as a board member is helping
those of us on the inside of our profession in our quest to be recognized,
understood, and appreciated by those on the outside of it.”
Alexander Isley’s first design position was
at M&Co., where he rose to the position of senior designer. Alex
then moved on as the first full-time art director of Spy magazine.
In 1988 he
founded Alexander Isley Inc. Alex and his staff of designers have
created award-winning graphic, editorial, and environmental design
for clients including
Giorgio Armani,
Nickelodeon, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Chevron Texaco,
MTV, Toys“R” Us, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and PepsiCo.
Alex has been a critic at the Yale School of Art since 1996 and has taught
at The Cooper Union and School of Visual Arts. He was selected as an inaugural
member of “The I.D. 40” and lectures extensively around the
country. His work is in the permanent collection of the Cooper-Hewitt and
SFMOMA. Alex is a board member of Creative Connections, an international
children’s cultural exchange program.
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Alex joined
AIGA right out of school and has been active in the organization over
the years. He has presented his work in “Fresh Dialogue;” has chaired
the “1- and 2-Color” show; and has moderated or participated
in seminars on editorial design, starting one’s own practice, and
writing effective proposals. He served as a board member of AIGA New York
from 1988 to 1990. Alex holds degrees from the North Carolina State University
College of Design and The Cooper Union School of Art. In preparing for this
election, he has spent a lot of time shaking hands and kissing babies.
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