ABOUT

photo © Melanie Dunea

photo © Melanie Dunea

Catherine Casalino is the principal and creative director of Casalino Design, an independent design company in New York City, focusing on book design and branding.

Prior to founding Casalino Design in 2016, Catherine worked in-house as an art director and designer at Simon & Schuster, Random House, and Hachette Book Group, and she began her career at Rodrigo Corral Design.

Over the past two decades, Catherine’s work has been recognized by numerous international design organizations and publications. She has served as a competition chair and judge for The Type Directors Club, The One Club, The Art Directors Club, and the Association of American University Presses.

She frequently speaks about design at art schools and organizations, is an instructor on Domestika.com, and volunteers as a mentor for Alphabettes—a community that supports women in type.


CLIENTS

Penguin Random House, A+E Networks, Stephen King, Simon & Schuster, IBM, HarperCollins, W. W. Norton, Epic Media, Hachette Book Group, The New York Times, Spectrum News, Macmillan, P.S. 11 New York City, Scribd.com, Lady Gaga, Forerunner Ventures, Harvard Business Review Press, Columbia University Press, The Santa Fe International Literary Festival, University of Minnesota Press


AWARDS, Recognition, and Publications

The Art Directors Club Annual Awards, AIGA’S 50 Books 50 Covers, The Type Directors Club Annual, The New York Book Show, The Association of University Presses, Communications Arts Annual, The American Society of Business Publication Editors AZBEE Awards, The PRINT Awards, Eye Magazine, New Graphic Design: The 100 Best Contemporary Graphic Designers, Fully Booked: Ink on Paper, New Modernist Type, Print Magazine, Communication Arts, Spine Magazine, Book Riot, The Casual Optimist


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