The exhibition, Not Just Eye Candy, Design Work by Frank Baseman, opened at Recitation Gallery at the University of Delaware with a lecture and reception at the beginning of September, just in time for the start of the academic year. Both events were very well-attended, and the exhibition continued on display for the month of September. Continue Reading Post
We are completely thrilled and excited to be preparing for another solo exhibition of the work of Baseman Design Associates and Base Press, to be held at the Recitation Hall Gallery at the University of Delaware. The kind folks in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Delaware invited us to mount this exhibition. Continue Reading Post
BDA Creative Director and Principal and Professor of Graphic Design Communication Frank Baseman was honored to be named an “Educator to Watch” in 2018 by Graphic Design USA Magazine. Continue Reading Post
BDA Creative Director and Principal and Professor of Graphic Design Communication Frank Baseman was invited to give the keynote address at the AIGA Philadelphia Feedback XX event. Feedback is a portfolio review for graduating seniors (an opportunity for students to receive “feedback” on their portfolios from professionals working in the field). Continue Reading Post
BDA Principal and Professor of Graphic Design Communication Frank Baseman was invited to participate on a panel discussion on Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship during Penn State Startup Week at (his alma mater) Penn State University, University Park campus. Continue Reading Post
We are completely humbled and deeply honored (seriously thrilled) to be included in the upcoming exhibition, New Impressions 2018 produced by the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum of Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Continue Reading Post
The first piece I ever had published in my career was an Amnesty International poster that I produced in a silkscreen poster workshop during my graduate school days at Tyler School of Art. The silkscreen poster workshop was led by one of my mentors, my undergraduate Professor, Lanny Sommese.Continue Reading Post
We are so thrilled to report that the “To Be Or Not To Be” print (from the Rebus Quotes and Other Typographic Explorations project) was awarded a Certificate of Excellence in the 2017 American Graphic Design Awards Design Competition by GD USA Magazine. Continue Reading Post
The Rebus Quotes and Other Typographic Explorations Exhibition opened at the Rouse Gallery of the Stuckeman School at Penn State University. Admittedly, I was nervous, humbled, and thrilled all at the same time to present my first “real” solo exhibition in thirty-four years—ever since graduate school. Continue Reading Post
The Lancaster Letterpress Fair is a relatively newish event, only in it’s fifth year. As can be expected, the first couple Fairs were modest events attracting just a few die-hard letterpress aficionados (having said this, I did attend the Fair last year; saw some familiar faces, and I even made arrangements to buy my very first press, a 5” x 8” Kelsey Excelsior, but I digress…). This year the Fair took a giant leap forward, due in large part to the efforts of Craig Welsh and his merry band of pranksters at Go Welsh! Continue Reading Post