A Purgatory of Nuns by Julie Speed. Published by Cattywampus Press, 2019.
AIGA 50 Books / 50 Covers book selection, 2020.
Areas of Expertise
Communication Design
Art Direction
Project Management
Book Publishing
Lindsay Starr is an art director, book designer, and publisher. Her professional practice provides a range of services that help artists, authors, publishers, and institutions produce high-quality printed and digital publications and experiences.
She is also the founder and creative director of Cattywampus Press, a project-based, independent publisher producing short-run, limited-edition books, goods, experiences, and media by, about, and for artists.
Education
MFA, Communication Design
Texas State University
2017
Thesis available for download here.
BFA, Communication Design
Texas Tech University
2005
Speaking Engagements
Invited Speaker, “Dispatches From the Fringe of Experience,” Tuesday Evenings at the Modern, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX, October 29, 2019.
Panelist, “Experiencing Artists' Books,” Fine Arts Library, University of Texas at Austin, TX, November 7, 2017.
Invited Speaker, “Can Publishing Save Your Soul?” RisographLab Lecture series, St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX, September 28, 2017.
Panelist, “Cover Design Within Reach,” AUP Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, June 12, 2017.
Committee Chair, Annual Book, Jacket, and Journal Show, Association of University Press (AUP), Baltimore, MD, January – June 2013.
Private Practices
Cofounder + Creative Director
Cattywampus Press
2017 – Present
Principal
Lindsay Starr Design
2006 – Present
Professional Work
Art Director
University of North Carolina Press
2021 – present
Senior Book Designer
University of Texas Press
2008 – 2018
Book Designer
Texas Tech University Press
2004 – 2008
Education Work
Assistant Professor, Communication Design
School of Art + Design, Texas State University
Fall 2018 + Spring 2019
Lecturer, Communication Design
Dept. of Art + Art History, University of Texas at Austin
Fall 2018
Lecturer, Communication Design
Dept. of Visual Studies, St. Edward's University
Spring 2017 + Fall 2017
Adjudicated Recognition
American Advertising Federation; ADDY Awards
Association of University Presses (AUP); Book, Jacket, and Journal Show
Book Industry Guild of New York; New York Book Show
Nebraska Center for the Book; Nebraska Book Awards
Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, College of Fine Arts and Communication, Texas State University
Poster for Tomorrow: Universal Right to Health Care; Top 100 posters exhibition and inclusion in print catalog
Print; Regional Design Annual, Southwest
The Professional Association for Design (AIGA); 50 Books / 50 Covers
Penguin Random House UK Design Award; Children’s Cover Award Shortlist
Publishers Association of the West (PubWest); Book Design Awards
The Texas Institute of Letters; Fred Whitehead Award for Design of a Trade Book