Ben Day was an awe-inspiring professor. Any time he offered his soft spoken critiques or drew with his shaky hands, you got the feeling you were in the presence of graphic genius.
These are not genius, but I still like the work I did then. Below is a spread for an exhibit featuring Isamu Noguchi.
A typographic collage.
Lindsay,
I too, was fortunate enough to have had Ben Day—for Typography I and for Graphic Design I.
I have only good memories of him.
Brilliant instructor!
I had him in 1994–95 and to this day,
I still carry with me the nuances he left behind.
I agree with you; when in his presence you
knew you were in the company of a graphic design genius.
One last thing:
On the first day of out Typography I class he, he made it clear to all by saying, “We won’t be tracing letterforms in this class, but I am going to teach you graphic design”.
Chills.
Kindly,
Ern Bedrnhardi