Same Bat-Time! Same Bat-Channel

with Mike Essl

What connects Batman, Wonder Woman, Thomas Edison, Madonaa, Bazooka Joe, and Alfred E. Neuman? Is it type?! Is it graphic design?! Who is Peter Cooper? Tune in and find out!

This talk is scheduled for Friday, June 15, 2018, at 10:00am as part of the main Typographics conference schedule. You must register for the Typographics conference to attend.

About Mike Essl

Mike Essl

Mike Essl is a graphic designer, educator, and Mr. T memorabilia collector. With over twenty years in the field, Essl’s bold approach has earned him equal acclaim for his elevation of comic books with DC Comics and Rizzoli as for websites with Wikipedia and San Francisco Opera. At The Chopping Block (co-founded 1996) and on his own, Essl-led projects have been featured by the AIGA, ComicCon, the Cooper Hewitt, and MoMA.

Essl’s illustrations have been included in The New York Times, New York Magazine, and the Yale University Art Gallery. His outspoken commentary has been featured on Design Matters with Debbie Millman, The Howard Stern Show, and VH1’s Totally Obsessed. Essl is presently the Dean of the Cooper Union School of Art, where he has been an Associate Professor of graphic design since 2002.

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