User:Mintya/Tony DiSpigna

Tony DiSpigna was born in Italy and raised in Brooklyn, New york. After graduating from Pratt Institute, he went to work for the legendary Herb Lubalin, later becoming a partner of Herb Lubalin Associates. There he was employed in all aspects of graphic and communication design, specializing in corporate identity, typographic and letterform design. His work has won numerous awards and has been written in many books and trade publications. He has lectured both in the U.S. and abroad. He had a one-man show of his personal work in Italy. He has taught at The School of Visual arts, and continues to teach at The new York Institute of Technology and Pratt Institute where he was honored with the institute wide Distinguished Professor Award. He is a principal designer at Thinstroke, Inc. where he continues to design and develop new typefaces.