Timothy Samara is a New York–based graphic designer and educator whose thirty-year career has focused on visual identity and branding, communication design, and typography. Since 2000, he has split his time between professional practice and academia, defining a highly-respected reputation as an instructor at the School of Visual Arts, Parsons/The New School for Design, Purchase College SUNY, New York University, The University of the Arts, and Fashion Institute of Technology. Mr. Samara is a frequent lecturer and contributor to design publications both in the U.S. and abroad. He has written ten books on design to date (all from Rockport Publishers), which have been translated into ten languages and are used by students and practitioners around the world.