Born: 1950

Education: Syracuse University, New York; Osaka University of Arts, Japan; Kunstgewerbeschule, Basel, Switzerland

Currently resides: Los Angeles, California

Selected honors: Advisory Board, AIGA Los Angeles

Teaching: Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California; Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California; Art Center (Europe)

John Clark is the founder and design director of Looking. Before establishing Looking Studios, Mr. Clark developed an extensive background in design direction both here and abroad: Büro für Visuelle Kommikation, Rolf Müller, Munich; GNU Group, Sausalito and Houston; and Cross Associates, Los Angeles.

Of his mission for Looking. John Clark believes in the importance of the conceptual development of original form, and that the integration of typography and image is essential to compelling communication.

Looking’s broad range of corporate and institutional clients includes AIGA, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Los Angeles Public Library, L.A. County Arts Commission, Warner Records, Warner Bros., Hubbell Lighting, Electronic Arts, m david paul, and Decca Contract.

Independently, Looking has lent support to a series of community issues with a wide variety of award-winning posters, including L.A. Public Library Adult Literacy Program. (R)egrets?, Ballona Creek Wetland Action Committee, Save the Environment(!), and the Sierra Club.