Résumé

Lindsay Starr is an art director, book designer, and publisher. She collaborates with artists, authors, publishers, and cultural institutions to produce high-quality printed and digital publications. She is also the founder and creative director of Cattywampus Press, an independent arts-focused book publisher.


Professional Experience

Art Director
University of North Carolina Press
2021 – present

Senior Book Designer
University of Texas Press
2008 – 2018

Book Designer
Texas Tech University Press
2005 – 2008


Private Practices

Owner, Creative Director
Cattywampus Press
2017 – Present

Principal
Lindsay Starr Design
2006 – Present


Academic Experience

Assistant Professor, Communication Design
School of Art + Design, Texas State University
2018 – 2019

Lecturer, Artist’s Books
Dept. of Art + Art History, University of Texas at Austin
2018

Lecturer, Communication Design
Dept. of Visual Studies, St. Edward's University
2017


Education

Master of Fine Arts [MFA]
Thesis: Designer as Publisher
Communication Design
Texas State University, San Marcos

Bachelor of Fine Arts [BFA]
Communication Design
Texas Tech University, Lubbock


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


Past 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.