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In-person meetings on either the UB or USG campus by appointment; virtual meetings on Zoom; also, responsive to questions and provide feedback by email.
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Education

MFA, Yale University
MFA (foreign equivalent), Basel School of Design
Armin Hofmann's Summer Graphic Design Workshop, Kent State University
BFA, Massachusetts College of Art

MFA-Graphic Design, Yale University; MFA (foreign equivalent)-Graphic Design, Basel School of Design, Switzerland; BFA-Graphic Design, Massachusetts College of Art; 45 years professional graphic design experience.

Typography, graphic design, design theory and practice, sustainable design, information design, book design, magazine design, graphic design history

Interested in teaching all levels of publication design, book design, magazine design, identity and branding design, information design, advanced typography, advanced design, and the fundamentals of design and typography.

Intellectual Contributions

Other

Fountain, J. (2021). Raritan: A Quarterly Review (design). Raritan A Quarterly Review (design). XXXiX(4, Spring 2021), 182.

Fountain, J. (2021). Raritan: A Quarterly Review (design). Raritan: A Quarterly Review (design). XL(3, Winter 2021), 162.

Fountain, J. (2020). Raritan: A Quarterly Review (design). Raritan: A Quarterly Review (design). XL(2, Fall 2020), 186.

Fountain, J. (2020). Raritan: A Quarterly Review (design). Raritan A Quarterly Review. XL(1, Summer 2020), 178.

Fountain, J. (2020). Raritan: A Quarterly Review (design). Raritan A Quarterly Review (design). XXXiX(4, Spring 2020), 166.

Fountain, J. (2020). Raritan: A Quarterly Review (design). Raritan: A Quarterly Review (design). XXXIX(3, Winter 2020), 174.

Research in Progress

"Design research" (On-Going)
Research in typography, graphic design, book design, information design, design thinking, and design education.