…on the relationship between design and writing. Brian LaRossa is the art director of three imprints for Scholastic’s trade division. He also writes essays for Design Observer where he writes thought-provoking pieces on the practice of graphic design and being a designer. He’s on the board of the Type Director’s Club, teaches at CUNY City Tech and started his own type foundry, Type Brut. He’s won awards from the Type Director's Club, Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Print Magazine,