I was asked by the Chairman of the Illustration Department at Parsons, Steven Guarnaccia, to come up with a class for seniors that would build out their portfolios, prep them with real world assignments and help them get comfortable with coming up with ideas for their own projects. I have always loved working with illustrators and have commissioned illustration in a variety of media. We worked on everything from toys to wall vinyls, skateboards to Adidas shoes. One semester we worked with Design Within Reach on a project called “Re-imagining the Chair”. The final chairs were displayed in the windows of their store in the Meatpacking District at Christmastime.
