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| Reed’s calligraphic legacy is impressive. Numerous alumni work in various aspects of book design, graphic design, and calligraphy; a sample follows. |
ELIZABETH ANDERSON MAT ’72
Environmental graphic designer Elizabeth Anderson specializes in signs that help people learn about their environment and how to navigate their way through it. She is a principal and project designer with Anderson Krygier, whose work adorns schools, hospitals, libraries, businesses, and historic landmarks throughout the Pacific Northwest. She has taught at Portland State University and Pacific Northwest College of Art and says, “More than ever my liberal arts education keeps me going. Good design and good business require new learning and analysis, and are fueled by clear writing and constant communication.” click on an image to veiw Anderson's testimonial
CHARLES BIGELOW ’67
After leaving Reed, Chuck Bigelow studied typography with Jack Stauffacher at the San Francisco Art Institute, and with Hermann Zapf at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He taught digital typography at Stanford University from 1982 to 1997 and graphic design at the Rhode Island School of Design. He also has taught typography at the University of Oregon, the Portland Museum Art School, Portland State University, and the Portland School of Arts and Crafts. Bigelow is a MacArthur Foundation Prize Fellow and a recipient of the Frederic W. Goudy Award in Typography. He was associate editor of Fine Print, a review for the arts of the book, and served as chairman of the Committee on Letterform Research and Education of the Association Typographique Internationale. He is widely published on typography and has co-designed with partner Kris Holmes ’72 the Lucida extended family of typefaces. He and Holmes also designed Apple Textile, Apple Capitals, and the TrueType versions of Apple New York, Monaco, Geneva, and Chicago.
DOROTHY DEHN ’61
Calligrapher and graphic designer Dorothy Dehn has taught graphic and letter design at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, Mt. Hood Community College, Portland State University, and Portland Community College. She has also conducted letter forms workshops around the country for almost three decades. Dehn’s work was featured in Scriptura 1988, a German letterforms calendar. She also exhibited in the 1980 International Calligraphy Today exhibition, and her work is included in the Lloyd J. Reynolds Memorial Collection at the Portland Art Museum. View Dorothy Dehn's testimonial.
GEORGIANNA GREENWOOD ’60
Graphic designer Georgianna Greenwood has conducted classes, workshops, lectures, and demonstrations on calligraphy, bookbinding, and design around the world for the past 30 years. She has participated in calligraphy exhibitions, was the featured presenter at professional organizations in the U.S. and Europe, and has served on the board of national design organizations. She was exhibition chairman of How Far is Far Out? at the 2002 international calligraphy conference in California and was coordinator of Signs & Testimonials, an installation and exhibition at Reed Reunions 2003 celebrating the college’s calligraphy heritage. View Georgianna Greenwood's testimonial.