Pattern Recognition Drawing

Put Mark Kaufman in a time machine. Set the controls for 1978 when he entered the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Ask him what he wants to do in 40 years. He’ll say he wants to be a graphic designer. He wants to win awards from Print Magazine, The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and the Society of Publication Designers. He wants to design The Nib Magazine, get shortlisted for the Stack Magazine Awards, win Ignatz and Harvey Awards. He wants to design and illustrate for The New York Times, T-Mobile, Airbnb, and art direct animation projects for Topic and The Nib. He wants to create contemporarary collage art that shows in galleries around the world. He wants to serve on the executive board of AIGA Seattle and as Vice President of ICON The Illustration Conference. Set the controls for now. He’ll tell you he’s done these things and wants to do more.