John Foster

John Foster is a world-renowned designer, author and speaker on design issues. His work has been published in numerous books and every major industry magazine, hangs in galleries across the globe and is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian. He is the proud recipient of a gold medal from the Art Directors Club and Best of Show from The ADDYs. He is an international speaker, including numerous appearances at the largest design gathering in the world; The HOW Design Conference. Foster is the author of Album Art: New Music Graphics; New Masters of Poster Design and New Masters of Poster Design: Volume Two; Paper and Ink Workshop; 1,000 Indie Posters; Dirty Fingernails: A One-Of-A-Kind Collection of Graphics Uniquely Designed By Hand; For Sale: Over 200 Innovative Solutions in Packaging Design; Maximum Page Design; and is one of the authors of Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans. He had the honor of penning the layout chapter of Debbie Millman’s Principles of Graphic Design, and has written columns for howdesign.com, brightestyoungthings.com, thevinylfactory.com and rockpaperink.com. As principal of Bad People Good Things he sits behind an enormous desk for drawing, painting and thinking and general computering. The goofiest foxhound, dachshund, and olde english bulldog to roam the land occupy the region directly below his feet.