Patricia Belen is a graphic designer
interested in

web development. web design. print design. brand identity. design history. design research. teaching. writing.

Website design and development for intersectional leader and activist Crystal Eastman (1881-1928) – one of the most conspicuous political women in United States.

Publication design for a comprehensive graphic design history survey authored by Steven Heller and Greg D'Onofrio, Abrams Books (336 pages, 785 illustrations); design and development for promotional website.

Exhibition graphics and brochure design for Propaganda: The Art of Political Indoctrination at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, NYU.

Catalog publication design for a collection of ephemera, books, sketchbooks and scrapbooks belonging to mid-century painter Nell Blaine.

Catalog publication design and writing for a collection of important calendars designed by modernist graphic designer Wim Crouwel.

Website design and development for private dealers of Russian & Soviet art, design and photo related books, journals, magazines, posters, publications and ephemera.

Website design and development for a resource for pioneering graphic designer, artist and archivist, Elaine Lustig Cohen (1927–2016).

Website design, development and brand identity for a video production company specializing in content creation.

Website design, development and publication design for a book dealer specializing in original manuscript material and unique book creations.

Website design, development and brand identity for a lifestyle blog by best-selling author and comedy writer Tracey Jackson.

Website design, development, brand identity and publication design for a prominent bookseller specializing in archival material from a wide range of creative disciplines.

Website design and development for a platform for research, writing and discoveries in graphic design history (self-initiated project; in progress).

Website design and development for book dealers and bibliophiles who make an historic discovery about William Shakespeare.

Website design, development and brand identity for a tour company based in Spain, specializing in group walking tours.

Logos and brand identity for various clients.

Italian Types: Graphic Designers from Italy in America
Curator, Italian Cultural Institute, NY, 2019.

Graphic Designers in Milan 1946–67
Curator, Torino Graphic Days, Torino, Italy, 2017.

Ladislav Sutnar: Pioneer of Information Design
Curator, Gallery 360, Northeastern University, MA, 2016.
Curator, Ildiko Butler Gallery, Fordham University, NY, 2015.

Thirty Years of The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography
Invited Participant, Cooper Gallery, Cooper Union, NY, 2015.

“Graphic Design History for Web Designers”
Teaching Graphic Design History, Allworth Press, 2019.

“Milestones of Italian Graphic Designers in New York City”
Italian Types: Graphic Designers from Italy in America, Corraini Edizioni, 2019.

Contributing Author
Can graphic design save your life?, GraphicDesign&, 2017.

“Official Symbol of the American Revolution Bicentennial, Graphics Standards Manual” and “U.S. Department of Labor, Graphic Communications Standards Manual”
Manuals 1: Design and Identity Guidelines, Unit Editions, 2014.

“Lester Beall, A Significant American Corporate Identity Program”
Codex, The Journal of Typography, Issue 3, 2013.

“Elaine Lustig Cohen, The Art of Modern Graphics”
The Shelf Journal, Issue 2, 2013.

“Pirelli Publicity: Style and Aesthetics 1955–1967”
Codex, The Journal of Typography, Issue 2, 2012.