Designer Rick Valicenti shows Professor Archana Shekara one of the more than 100 pieces of design he donated to Illinois State University. In order to see the work of famed graphic designer Rick Valicenti, one could visit the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum in New Redbird Scholar | Report Graphic design legend Rick Valicenti donates works to Illinois State University By Rachel Hatch August 19, 2022 Illinois State Menu York City, or the Art Institute of Chicago. Soon, they can be viewed at Illinois State University. Posters Rick Valicenti designed for the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Images from 3rst. Valicenti is donating more than 100 pieces of his design work to the Wonsook Kim School of Art and Milner Library at Illinois State. “He is a rock star, a legend,” said Professor of Graphic Design Archana Shekara. “His work is in our textbooks. Students in my classes make presentations about Rick Valicenti and his contributions to design.” In the fall of 2021, Shekara invited Valicenti to speak at Illinois State as part of the Cross-Platform Lecture Series, supported by the Harold B. Sage Foundation and the Illinois State University Foundation. Valicenti has given lectures and workshops across five continents, though noted the experience at Illinois State was unique. “It was such a rewarding experience to work with these students and connect,” said Valicenti, who has taught design at the School of the Art Institute and Loyola University in Chicago. Along with speaking to a packed house at Illinois State’s University Galleries, Valicenti took time to give a workshop for students who Ultimately, design captures a moment in time. Rick Valicenti are part of the University’s Design Streak Studio, of which Shekara is creative and art director. “Our curriculum is about cultural understanding in design, and how we approach design as community engagement,” said Shekara.

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Designer Rick Valicenti shows Professor Archana Shekara one of the more than
100 pieces of design he donated to Illinois State University.
In order to see the work of famed graphic designer Rick Valicenti,
one could visit the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum in New
Redbird Scholar | Report
Graphic design legend
Rick Valicenti donates
works to Illinois State
University
By Rachel Hatch August 19, 2022
Illinois State Menu

2. York City, or the Art Institute of Chicago. Soon, they can be viewed
at Illinois State University.
Posters Rick Valicenti designed for the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Images from
3rst.
Valicenti is donating more than 100 pieces of his design work to
the Wonsook Kim School of Art and Milner Library at Illinois State.
“He is a rock star, a legend,” said Professor of Graphic Design
Archana Shekara. “His work is in our textbooks. Students in my
classes make presentations about Rick Valicenti and his
contributions to design.”
In the fall of 2021, Shekara invited Valicenti to speak at Illinois State
as part of the Cross-Platform Lecture Series, supported by the
Harold B. Sage Foundation and the Illinois State University
Foundation. Valicenti has given lectures and workshops across five
continents, though noted the experience at Illinois State was
unique. “It was such a rewarding experience to work with these
students and connect,” said Valicenti, who has taught design at the
School of the Art Institute and Loyola University in Chicago.
Along with speaking to a packed house at Illinois State’s University
Galleries, Valicenti took time to give a workshop for students who
Ultimately, design captures a
moment in time.
Rick Valicenti

3. are part of the University’s Design Streak Studio, of which Shekara
is creative and art director. “Our curriculum is about cultural
understanding in design, and how we approach design as
community engagement,” said Shekara.