Jessica Helfand

Trained as a graphic designer at Yale, where she taught for more than two decades, Jessica Helfand is an artist and writer. She grew up in Paris and New York City, and is a founding editor of Design Observer, an award-winning online platform for design journalism and practice. The first-ever recipient of the Henry Wolf Residency at the American Academy in Rome, Jessica Helfand has been a Director’s Guest at Civitella Ranieri, a fellow at The Bogliasco Foundation, and the artist in residence at CalTech. She won the AIGA medal, the design profession's highest honor, in 2013.