Work

Teaching Practice

Teaching Practice
Teaching
Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Last Words

Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Last Words
artwork
Never Give Up Poster

Never Give Up Poster
Poster Design
Type Brut

Type Brut
Type Design
Editorial Illustration

Editorial Illustration
Illustration
Artwork

Artwork
Artwork
Design Forum Events

Design Forum Events
Curation
Manifest Magazine

Manifest Magazine
Art Direction
Picture Book Art Direction & Design

Picture Book Art Direction & Design
Scholastic
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Undefined by Design
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Design Forum Events

Design Forum Events

Between 2009 and 2019, Brian LaRossa organized and hosted twenty lectures at Scholastic’s New York City headquarters through the Scholastic Design Forum. Founded by Russ D’Anna, the in-house group advocated for design and supported the company’s community of designers.

Guests included Ellen Lupton, Milton Glaser, Michael Bierut, Debbie Millman, and Gail Anderson. The series brought practitioners into conversation with Scholastic’s design staff about their work, ideas, and experiences across the profession.

Scholastic Design Forum poster for type director Dan Rhatigan, using a photograph of tattooed hands and bold white type.Scholastic Design Forum poster for type director Dan Rhatigan, using a photograph of tattooed hands and bold white type.
James Victore lecture poster with inspirational phrases set in white and pink type on a coral background.James Victore lecture poster with inspirational phrases set in white and pink type on a coral background.
Senongo Akpem lecture poster with oversized multicolored lettering on a bright yellow background.Senongo Akpem lecture poster with oversized multicolored lettering on a bright yellow background.
Michael Bierut lecture poster with large layered gray serif typography on a black background.Michael Bierut lecture poster with large layered gray serif typography on a black background.
Seymour Chwast lecture poster with stacked dimensional lettering in vivid cyan, purple, orange, and red.Seymour Chwast lecture poster with stacked dimensional lettering in vivid cyan, purple, orange, and red.
Tina Roth Eisenberg lecture poster with white script lettering on a red and magenta cityscape background.Tina Roth Eisenberg lecture poster with white script lettering on a red and magenta cityscape background.
Louise Fili lecture poster with ornate pale-green lettering and decorative borders.Louise Fili lecture poster with ornate pale-green lettering and decorative borders.
Milton Glaser lecture poster with colorful block lettering and illustrated symbols in a bright grid.Milton Glaser lecture poster with colorful block lettering and illustrated symbols in a bright grid.
Chip Kidd lecture poster with oversized red letters against a yellow collage of book-cover imagery.Chip Kidd lecture poster with oversized red letters against a yellow collage of book-cover imagery.
George Lois tribute event poster with bold white text on a solid red background.George Lois tribute event poster with bold white text on a solid red background.
Ellen Lupton lecture poster with large multicolored lettering on a red background.Ellen Lupton lecture poster with large multicolored lettering on a red background.
Debbie Millman lecture poster with the speaker’s name drawn as constellations on a dark blue night sky.Debbie Millman lecture poster with the speaker’s name drawn as constellations on a dark blue night sky.
Teaching Practice
Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Last Words
Never Give Up Poster
Type Brut
Editorial Illustration
Artwork
Manifest Magazine
Picture Book Art Direction & Design
Undefined by Design

Work

Teaching Practice

Teaching Practice
Teaching
Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Last Words

Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Last Words
artwork
Never Give Up Poster

Never Give Up Poster
Poster Design
Type Brut

Type Brut
Type Design
Editorial Illustration

Editorial Illustration
Illustration
Artwork

Artwork
Artwork
Design Forum Events

Design Forum Events
Curation
Manifest Magazine

Manifest Magazine
Art Direction
Picture Book Art Direction & Design

Picture Book Art Direction & Design
Scholastic
Undefined by Design

Undefined by Design
Curation