Tuesday, March 13, 2007, 7pm
School of Visual Arts Amphitheater
209 East 23 Street, 3rd Floor
New York City
The Alumni Society of School of Visual Arts (SVA) welcomes Drew Hodges as part of the Distinguished Alumnus Lecture Series. Hodges (BFA 1984 Advertising and Graphic Design) is president and director of creative services at SpotCo, an award-winning design studio specializing in entertainment graphics and full-service advertising agency specializing in the theatre industry. The event takes place on Tuesday, March 13, 7pm, at SVA, 209 East 23 Street, New York City. Admission is free.
Hodges launched Spot Design in 1987 and the firm expanded in 1997 to become SpotCo. Under his leadership, SpotCo has created the branding and advertising campaigns for some of Broadway's most noteworthy productions, including Rent, Chicago, Doubt, The Color Purple, The Drowsy Chaperone and Avenue Q. In 2007, SpotCo's projects include The Year of Magical Thinking, Martin Short, the Las Vegas version of Stomp, and Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein.
SpotCo has been honored with awards from the Art Directors Club, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Print, HOW, Communication Arts and the Broadcast Design Awards, and has represented five Pulitzer Prize-winning plays and musicals. The agency's work has been featured in numerous publications, including New Masters of Poster Design: Poster Design for the Next Century (Rockport, 2006).
Drew Hodges also works extensively with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS as well as The Actors' Fund.He has taught graphic design at School of Visual Arts, lectured at Columbia University and served on the board of directors for the American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York.
Recent speakers in the Distinguished Alumnus Lecture Series at SVA include photographer Rene Cox (MFA 1992 Photography and Related Media) and photographer Michael Halsband (BFA 1980 Photography).
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