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Joe Marianek
Partner, Creative Director Small Stuff New York, NY
Joe Marianek is a designer, creative director and educator. He is partner at Small Stuff, a design studio based in New York City. He is an alumni of the Rhode Island School of Design, and has served adjunct faculty positions at Parsons School of Design, the School of Visual Arts, and the Rhode Island School of Design. Prior to co-founding Small Stuff, Joe held design leadership positions at Apple and Pentagram. He is a president emeritus of AIGA, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York Chapter.
Marianek’s work has been recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Art Directors Club, the Type Directors Club, D&AD, and 50 Books / 50 Covers, and others. He was awarded the Print “20 Under 30” award, named one of Graphic Design USA’s “People to Watch”, and named a “Young Gun” by the Art Directors Club. Marianek’s work and career was profiled on the podcast Design Matters with Debbie Millman. In 2020, his collaboration with the National Memorial for Peace and Justice was given the highest honors by the SEGD, the Society for Experiential Design.
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