Owner, Featherproof Books and Bleached Whale Design
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Adjunct Faculty at Columbia College Chicago
- Publisher at featherproof books
- Owner at Bleached Whale Design
- Past
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- Art Director at No Touching Magazine
- Art Director at Shelter Magazine
- Creative Director at MAKE Magazine
- Armorer at Chicago Athletic Association
- Designer at Time Out Chicago
- Education
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- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Illinois Institute of Art
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Recommended
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Zach Dodson’s Summary
Zach Dodson is an active member of many different arts communities, forging connections between the worlds of design and literature. In 2004, he founded the bleachedwhale design studio. His Art Direction credits include shelter, No Touching and MAKE: A Chicago Literary Magazine. His design has appeared in Newcity, Punk Planet, Resonance, TimeOut Chicago, Mule, Young Chicago Authors and Bagazine.
In 2005, he founded featherproof books, an indie publisher based in Chicago, dedicated to the small-press ideals of finding fresh, urban voices. featherproof publishes downloadable mini-books, and perfect-bound, full-length works of fiction. Zach recently developed an iPhone app, TripleQuick Fiction, for featherproof.
Zach’s hybrid typo/graphic novel, boring boring boring boring boring boring boring, was released on featherproof in Fall 2008. The book was featured in Print, STEP, AIGA:Voice, and HOW Magazine. His writing has appeared in such publications as Another Chicago Magazine, Proximity, THE2NDHAND, Why Vandalism?, Weird Deer, and Take the Handle. In 2009 he was named to Newcity’s Top 50 Literary Figures in Chicago.
Zach Dodson’s Specialties:
Print Design, Identity, Magazine and Book Design, Publishing, Writing
Zach Dodson’s Experience
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Adjunct Faculty
Columbia College Chicago
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
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Publisher
featherproof books
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
March 2005 — Present (4 years 9 months)
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Owner
Bleached Whale Design
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
February 2004 — Present (5 years 10 months)
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Art Director
No Touching Magazine
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
January 2008 — January 2008 (1 month)
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Art Director
Shelter Magazine
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
August 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 5 months)
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Creative Director
MAKE Magazine
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
October 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 1 month)
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Armorer
Chicago Athletic Association
(Publishing industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years )
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Designer
Time Out Chicago
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
December 2004 — August 2005 (9 months)
Zach Dodson’s Education
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
MFA , Writing, Design , 2008 — 2010 (expected)
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Illinois Institute of Art
B.A. , Graphic Design , 2004 — 2006
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The University of Texas at Austin
B.A. , Humanities , 1998 — 2002
Additional Information
Zach Dodson’s Websites:
Zach Dodson’s Interests:
Fencing, Banjo, Vintage Volvos, Rye
Zach Dodson’s Groups:
The American Institute of Graphic Arts
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
Art Directors Club
The Society for Typographical Arts
Graphic Artists Guild
The Society of Publication Designers
Chicago Athletic Association
Red Star Fencing
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Creative Professionals -
AIGA | the professional association for design -
STA | The Society of Typographic Arts -
BookLink
Zach Dodson’s Honors:
GOLD design winner in Creativity 38.
Merit Winner HOW International Design Competition
STEP Design 100 Runner Up
Featured in Print, HOW, AIGA: Voice, Communication Arts, Chicago Reader, ZINK, Dazed & Confuse, and many more.
Zach Dodson’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
