ABSTRACT

Early infl uences Aft er I graduated from the University of Massachusetts [Amherst with a degree in Interior Architecture], I got to do an internship at Wang Laboratories in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Hugh Dubberly, who had set up the corporate communications department, would regularly hold “show and tell” sessions with the staff . Once a week, someone would bring in examples of graphic design that they thought were noteworthy and worth discussion. They’d bring in Jan Tschichold’s or Alexey Brodovitch’s books or talk about Paul Rand. The intent was to inspire one another, and I was very inspired by it all. But I was most inspired when someone brought in a reel of fi lm titles. I was only 21, but I saw Take a Walk on the Wild Side by Saul Bass and The Man with a Golden Arm. The ones that I gravitated towards were some of the work that R/Greenberg had done, which used minimalistic typography and music that really set a tone for the movie. I was fascinated with The Dead Zone, the David Cronenberg movie, and I loved the credits for Alien and Altered States. Those all came out of R/Greenberg Associates.