Andrew Bass Jr.’s Profile
Andrew followed his creative instincts to graduate from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Communications Design. He’s worked for companies like Essence, Black Enterprise, McGraw-Hill, CMP Media and Nielsen.
During the day he works for RIMS, the risk management society as their Art & Production manager of their member publication, Risk Management, and runs AndrewBassDesign, his freelance consultancy after hours. Specialities of the studio include visual identity, editorial and book design, marketing communications, digital design and art direction.
Past clientele have included Jill Scott’s Blues Babe Foundation, Screen Consultants, B.V., Urban League Long Island and Philadelphia and the Incorporated Village of Hempstead.
Andrew’s work has received numerous design awards from organizations such as ASPBE, the Ozzies, American Graphic Design Awards, the EXCEL Awards and the Neal Awards.
// Speaking Engagements //
The Art and Design of Entrepreneurship
Pratt Institute, 2019
Breaking Barriers Series
frog Design, 2019
Media and Tech Talk: What It Takes To Start and Thrive in Graphic Design
Borough of Manhattan Community College, 2017
Know Your Face: 2-Part Series for Small Businesses
Harlem Business Alliance, 2010
READY, SET, SHOW! What Makes a Successful Visual Campaign
DesignNation, 2010
Organization of Black Designers
Know Your Face: 3-Part Workshop Series for Small Businesses
Carver Bank, 2006
First Annual Career Fair and Exposition
El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice, 2005
// Publications //
You Want Caviar But Have Money for Chitlins:
A Smart Do-It-Yourself PR Guide for Those on a Budget, Taylormade Books 2009
LogoLounge III, Rockport Publishers 2007
Layers Magazine, May/June 2006
// Organizations and Education //
Former AIGA Diversity and Inclusion National Task Force
Design Volunteer
Taproot Foundation, Active since 2006
My Courses
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COMD3701 Design Studio, Spr2020
Working independently, each student researches, conceptualizes and develops an in-depth project, across media channels, which uses design-thinking to address a contemporary issue.
COMD3701_Design Studio D320, FA18
Working independently, each student researches, conceptualizes and develops an in-depth project, across media channels, which uses design-thinking to address a contemporary issue.
My Projects
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My Clubs
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