BROOKS HEINTZELMAN is a design director specializing in conceptual identity design and creating beautiful visual systems for content, from multi-platform campaigns to flexible brand guidelines that scale with clients as they grow. As a type designer, he has built custom typefaces for clients including Mighty Dream/Pharrell Williams, UPS, and The Martin Agency. In addition to his work with commercial clients, Brooks also collaborates with individuals and institutions across the fields of art, culture, architecture, and education, and has taught classes, lectured, and led workshops at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, the University of Virginia School of Architecture, the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and Appalachian State University. He holds an MFA in graphic design from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BA in English from Franklin & Marshall College. He lives and works in Richmond, Virginia.

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