Design Lecture Series: Forest Young

Image Courtesy of the Artist

This lecture is presented as part of the spring 2021 Design Lecture Series, free and open to all. Registration is required.

Forest Young is a designer and educator. He is the Head of Design for Wolff Olins, where he leads design initiatives for the world’s most influential companies. Forest is also a critic in graphic design at the Yale School of Art. Prior to joining Wolff Olins, Forest was the Executive Creative Director at West, leading design across a portfolio of early stage companies. His work has been exhibited at MoMA, the Royal Ontario Museum and at international biennials. He is the recipient of the highest design accolades including the Gold Design Lion at Cannes and the ADC Best-in-Show Black Cube. Forest received his MFA from the Yale School of Art.