Rich holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the Corcoran College of Art + Design, and has been active in the DC design community since 1997. With an extensive knowledge of typography and grid structure, he has also served as in-house designer for the Smithsonian Institution's Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

rich@woodpilestudios.com

I’VE ALWAYS WANTED... A time-traveling DeLorean
FAVORITE ARTIST Jackson Pollock
FAVORITE TV SHOW Good Times (and other childhood classics)
DIRECTOR MOST SUITED TO
DIRECT A FILM ABOUT MY LIFE
John Hughes—if he was still alive, of course
SOMETHING RANDOM + COOL ON MY DESK My mom's old Kodak Instamatic 104
OTHER DREAM JOB Historian. Or heavyweight champion of the world—either one
SOMETHING I TRULY MISS Tower Records :(
I'M ALLERGIC TO... Small, loud children
IF I'M NOT WORKING, I'M... Probably working on something else
IF I WAS A SHOE I'D BE Vintage Adidas
FAVORITE QUOTE/SAYING *CENSORED*
FIRST CELEBRITY CRUSH Erin Gray—Col. Wilma Deering
CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT A seriously good cup of coffee. Three words: "toffee nut latte"
EDUCATION Corcoran College of Art + Design, 1997 BFA Graphic Design
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME I'm a Forefather Member of the Swedish Colonial Society, I collect airline safety instruction cards, and as a child I wanted to change my name to Randolph Mantooth.