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Lara McCormick

Lara McCormick is a nationally recognized designer and educator, and the former Head of Design Education at CreativeLive in San Francisco, CA. She is the author of ‘Playing with Type: 50 Graphic Experiments for Exploring Typographic Design Principles’ published by Rockport Press.

Lara is a gifted speaker and has given inspirational presentations and workshops on design and typography across North America for organizations including AIGARGD TorontoSTEP magazine and TEDx. Her work has been featured in several notable design publications including HOWmagazine, PRINTGraphic Design USADesignObserver.com and highlighted in numerous graphic design books. She is a two­ time recipient of the prestigious Sappi‘Ideas that Matter’ award.

Lara received her Masters of Fine Art in Design from the School of Visual Arts, and a postgraduate degree in typography from Cooper Union. She is committed to design education, social activism and investigating change.

Connect with Lara online: Website | Twitter