ALLEN HORI
Visting Artist

Mr. Hori received a B.F.A. in photography from the University of Hawaii and earned an M.F.A. in design from Cranbrook Academy of Art, after which he received a Fulbright Grant to study in The Netherlands. Mr. Hori is principal at Bates Hori, New York, as well as senior partner and creative director at Brand Innovation Group (BIG), Ogilvy & Mather, New York. The studio's work has been recognized by New York Type Directors, American Center for Design, AIGA and I.D.magazine, and published in Emigre, Eye, IDEA, Studio Voice and +81. Books on the studio include Cranbrook Design: The New Discourse, Typography Now, The Graphic Edge, Mixing Messages, Typography Now Two, Graphic Design New York 2, Dutch Posters 1960–1996 and Studio Dumbar: Behind the Seen. Mr. Hori has lectured widely at various design schools and professional symposia, including "Designer as Editor" at the Design Institute in Amsterdam and "Displaced Voices" at Gallery DDD in Osaka. Bates Hori was named as one of I.D.'s 1995 Top Forty Influential Designers. Mr. Hori was appointed to the Yale faculty in 2000 and is currently critic in graphic design.

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