The spirit of digital place - game worlds and architectural phenomenology
Publishing portfolio
1. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
lwolfsondesign.com
Publishing
2. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
lwolfsondesign.com
Publishing
3 Book Design
7 Book Covers
9 Publisher’s Catalogs
10 Educational Programs
11 Biography
12 Client List
13 Awards and Publications
3. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
Book Design
Aperture
Aquarium
photographs by
Len Jenshel and
Diane Cook
Bulfinch
Stranger Passing
photographs by
Joel Sternfeld
4. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
Book Design
Rizzoli International
Oscar Niemeyer and the
Architecture of Brazil
David Underwood
Angels and Franciscans
Innovative Architecture
from Los Angeles and
San Francisco
Aperture
West From the Columbia
photographs by
Robert Adams
5. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
Museum Publications
MIT Press
P.S. 1 Museum
100 Best Books,
Awarded by the Ameri-
can Institute of Graphic
Arts (AIGA)
The book for the exhibit
Theatergarden, con-
tained numerous illus-
trated essays, an
artist’s project section,
and photography of the
exhibit by David Leven-
thal. The book was edit-
ed by Carole Kismaric.
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6. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
Book Design
B Five Studio
Twice Art Foundation
Designed for a partner
of the firm, the three
volumes fit into a cus-
tom slipcase.
In addition to the
design of the book,
picture editing,
sequencing and press
supervision were part
of the project.
7. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
Non-Fiction and
Poetry Book Covers
Bellevue Literary Press
The Meaning of Fossils
and Our Place in Nature
Brian Switek
Strange Bedfellows
The Suprising Connection
Between Sex, Evolution
and Momogamy
David P. Barash and
Judith Eve Lipton
Turtle Point Press
Posthumous Diary
Diario Postumo
Eugrnio Montale
8. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
Book Covers Selected Clients
Fiction Aperture
Bulfinch
New Directions
Kinshu, Autumn Brocade Chronicle Books
Teru Miyamoto Dia Museum
Garland Publishing
Turtle Point Press
Helen Marx Books
The Scapegoat
Jocylyn Brooke MIT Press
New Directions
Smoke
P.S. 1 Museum
Ivan Turgenev
Rizzoli International
Turtle Point Press
University of CA Press
9. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
Publisher’s Catalogs
Rizzoli International
Architecture and Design
Books
Aperture
Full Book list
Turtle Point Press
Full Book list
10. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
Game Face Education
Program
Developed for MassMutu-
al, the corporate spon-
sor, Game Face was a
photography exhibition
that opened at the
Smithsonian Institution
in Washington and trav-
elled throughout the
country.
The related education
program, targeted to
young teens, included a
fully integrated graphics
program which included
sets of flash cards,
teacher’s guides, class
plans and posters.
11. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
lwolfsondesign.com
BiographyPaperback For over 20 years, Lawrence Wolfson, has provided
Hard Cover diverse design services for clients that range from
book publishers, internationally known architects and
Fiction
numerous arts and not-for-profit organizations. The
Non-Fiction quality of his work has been recognized by multiple
Poetry awards from graphic design, architecture and market-
Memoirs ing organizations.
Museum Catalogs
Prior to starting his firm in 1986, he was a senior
Publisher’s Catalogs
designer at Pentagram, where he was responsible for
Limited Edition’s the development and design of corporate communica-
Encyclopedias tions and sign systems.
Reference Books
Mr. Wolfson graduated with a BFA degree from Rhode
Island School of Design and an MFA from Yale Univer-
sity. He studied graphic design with Paul Rand, Armin
Hoffman and Herbert Matter, and architecture history
with Vincent Scully. In addition, he is an Adjunct Pro-
fessor of Communications Design at FIT.
12. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
lwolfsondesign.com
Selected ClientsCovers Cultural Institutions/Non-Profit Organizations Publishers
Trade Paperback The American Federation of Arts Aperture
Collegiate School Bulfinch
Hard Cover
Dia Center for the Arts Chronicle Books
Fiction Game Face Productions Garland Publishing
Non-Fiction Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Lookout
The Hudson Valley Children's Museum The MIT Press
Poetry
The Jewish Museum New Directions
Memoirs The MacDowell Colony University of California Press, Berkeley
Museum Catalogs March of Dimes Random House
The Museum of Catholic Art and History Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.
Publisher’s Catalogs
NCAA Hall of Champions Turtle Point Press
Limited Edition’s
The New York Botanical Garden
Encyclopedias The New York Public Library Corporate/Architecture
Reference Books The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts B Five Studio
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center Credit Suisse/First Boston
Snug Harbor Cultural Center Estee Lauder Incorporated
The South Street Seaport Museum Formica Corporation
The Santa Fe Opera Knoll International
The Silk Road Project/Yo Yo Ma MassMutual Financial Group
The Staten Island Botanical Garden Polshek and Partners
Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronx Zoo Phillip Morris Companies Incorporated
13. Lawrence Wolfson Design 165 east 83rd Street 212 585-4449 phone
Suite 3e 212 570-9760 fax
New York, NY 10028 lwolfdes@aol.com
lwolfsondesign.com
Awards/Publications Selected Awards Books and Magazines
The American Institute of Graphic Arts AIGA Graphic Design
Communication Graphics Show Design (England)
Packaging Show Graphis (Switzerland)
Just Type Show Idea (Japan)
Book Design Show Industrial Design
The Art Directors Club (silver medal) Progressive Architecture
Progressive Architecture
Society of Typographic Arts
Type Directors Club
The Society of Business Communicators
American Federation of Arts