Timothy Samara is a New York-based graphic designer, educator, and author whose twenty-year career has so far focused on visual identity and branding, communication design, and typography. Since 2000, he has split his time between professional practice, writing, and academia, defining a highly-respected reputation as an instructor at all levels of undergraduate study. He is currently on the faculty at the School of Visual Arts, Parsons: The New School for Design, and Purchase College/SUNY; and he has previously taught at New York University, The University of the Arts, and Fashion Institute of Technology. Samara is the author of eight books on design (all from Rockport Publishers), which have been translated into ten languages and are used by students and practitioners around the world.