Nancy Skolos
{{Short description|American graphic designer}}
Nancy Skolos (born 1955) is an American graphic designer, author, educator and co-founder of Skolos-Wedell Studio. Skolos is best known for her work at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where she has served as the graphic design department head.{{Cite web|title = Everybody Needs a Hug, Interview: Nancy Skolos|url = http://www.graphichug.com/?p=5952|website = GraphicHug|accessdate = 2015-12-27}}
Work
Skolos attended University of Cincinnati for two years in the industrial design department, transferring to Cranbrook Academy of Art and completing her B.F.A. degree in Design in 1977. Then attending Yale University and graduating with an M.F.A. degree in Design in 1979.{{Cite web|title = Nancy Skolos & Thomas Wedell poster exhibition in Torun, Poland|url = http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex310sko/ex310sko.htm|website = Rene Wanner's Poster Page|accessdate = 2015-12-27}} Skolos met photographer Thomas Wedell while attending Cranbrook in 1975 and the pair married in 1979.{{Cite web|title = Skolos & Wedell|url = http://www.experimenta.es/en/graphics-and-communication/skolos-wedell-2299/|website = Experimenta| date=20 June 2010 |accessdate = 2015-12-27}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.aiga.org/aiga/content/inspiration/aiga-medalist/2017-aiga-medalist-nancy-skolos-thomas-wedell/|title=2017 AIGA Medalist Nancy Skolos and Thomas Wedell|work=AIGA {{!}} the professional association for design|access-date=2017-04-13}}
In 1980, they opened the Skolos, Wedell + Raynor in Boston with partner Kenneth Raynor. In 1990, Raynar left the Boston area, and the studio carried on as Skolos–Wedell. The studio's primary format is the poster after experimentation in a variety of formats early on.{{Cite web|title = Skolos-Wedell|url = http://www.lipscomb.edu/news/filter/item/724/12675|website = Lipscomb University|accessdate = 2015-12-27}} The studio has received numerous awards and has been widely published and exhibited, Skolos–Wedell posters are included in the graphic design collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Israel Museum, and the Museum of Design, Zürich.{{Cite web|title = Profile: Nancy Skolos|url = http://designobserver.com/profile/nancyskolos/18321/|website = Design Observer|accessdate = 2015-12-27}} In 2017, in conjunction with Tom Wedell, the pair was awarded the AIGA Medal for their work "pushing the boundaries of art, design, and technology with a distinctive vision to find connection among disparate forms."{{Cite news|url=http://www.aiga.org/aiga/content/inspiration/aiga-medalist/2017-aiga-medalist-nancy-skolos-thomas-wedell/|title=2017 AIGA Medalist Nancy Skolos and Thomas Wedell|work=AIGA {{!}} the professional association for design|access-date=2017-04-12}}
Skolos has been teaching at RISD since 1989 and full-time faculty since 1999.
Publications
This is a list of books published by Skolos. The book Graphic Design Process was published in multiple languages including Chinese, French, and Portuguese.{{Cite book|title = Graphic Design Process:From Problem to Solution|isbn = 9787549410682|first = Thomas Wedell Nancy|last = Skolos| date=2015 | publisher=广西美术出版社 | edition=Chinese }}{{Cite book|title = Processus créatif : 20 graphistes, 20 études de cas|asin = B009KKNO7W|first = Thomas Wedell, Adelaïde Blot et Marie-Anaya Mahdadi Nancy|last = Skolos}}{{Cite book|edition = 1ª ed 1ª imp|title = El Proceso Del Diseño Grafico: Del Problema a La Solucion, 20 Casos De Estudio|publisher = Blume|date = 2012-08-07|location = Barcelona|isbn = 9788498015881|language = Spanish|first = Nancy, Wedell, Thomas|last = Skolos}}
- 1979 – Translating Musical Events Into Visual Imagery by Nancy Skolos (thesis publication){{Cite web|title = Thesis Book Story|url = http://designobserver.com/feature/thesis-book-story/38807|website = Design Observer|accessdate = 2015-12-27}}
- 1992 – Ferrington Guitars/Book and CD by Danny Ferrington, Nancy Skolos and Tom Wedell{{Cite book|edition = Har/Com|title = Ferrington Guitars/Book and Cd|publisher = Harpercollins|date = 1992-10-01|location = New York|isbn = 9780060168971|first1 = Danny|last1 = Ferrington|first2 = Nancy|last2 = Skolos|first3 = Thomas|last3 = Wedell}}
- 2006 – Type, Image, Message: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop by Nancy Skolos and Tom Wedell{{Cite book|title = Type, Image, Message: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop by Skolos, Nancy, Wedell, Tom (June 1, 2006) Hardcover|asin = B015X443JG|publisher = Rockport Publishers|date = 1602-01-01|first = Nancy, Wedell, Tom|last = Skolos}}
- 2012 – Graphic Design Process: From Problem to Solution, 20 Case Studies by Nancy Skolos{{Cite book|title = Graphic Design Process: From Problem to Solution 20 Case Studies|publisher = Laurence King Publishing|date = 2012-09-12|location = London|isbn = 9781856698269|first1 = Nancy|last1 = Skolos|first2 = Tom|last2 = Wedell}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.skolos-wedell.com/ Skolos-Wedell] official website
- example of work, [http://womenofgraphicdesign.org/post/116855136713/nancy-skolos-of-skolos-wedell-providence Translating Musical Events Into Visual Imagery] (1979)
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