A Tale of Two Graphic Designers: martin venezky & Jon Sueda
by simon h o d gs o n Today, professors J o n S ueda and m a rt i n venezky seem like two sides of the same coin. In the Graphic Design courses they co-teach at CCA, they listen to their students before speaking, argue with each other fruitfully and comfortably, then almost always agree on what the student should do next. In addition to their teaching work, each has forged his own independent professional career. Venezky is one of the most influential designers of his generation. His clients have included SFMOMA, the New York Times, Wired, and the Sundance Film Festival; recently he designed the twovolume, 600-page, award-winning publication for the International Center of Photography’s The Mexican Suitcase, which documents newly unearthed Spanish