Joseph Coates has over 20 years of experience in identity design, publication design, and design for print and digital media and web design. He has an MFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design and a BFA with Photography emphasis from the California Institute of the Arts and was a Fulbright Fellow in Poland. He has also taught design and typography studio, seminar, and history courses at the university level from basic undergraduate to graduate for over 15 years.