Past President

Brian Singer is the principal and creative director of Altitude Associates, a small design studio in San Francisco collaborating with such folks as Adidas, Apple, Bent Brewing Company and Chronicle Books. Prior to starting Altitude, he had the honor of working with Morla Design, Pentagram and Chen Design, among others. His work has garnered recognition from Communication Arts, AIGA 365, Print, How, Graphis, Step, AR100, and is included in the permanent collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

He is also known as “someguy,” the creator of The 1000 Journals Project, a global art experiment seeking to foster community and creativity among strangers. The project has reached over 40 countries and every US state. It was recently published as a compilation book and as a full length documentary which will be screening at film festivals and other venues throughout 2008-2009.

Brian’s projects have been covered in The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Better Homes and Gardens and many others. He has taught in the graduate program at the Academy of Art University, and has served on the board of directors for New Langton Arts. When he was 10 years old, he accidently killed a frog by dropping it into a coffee can filled with hot water.

Photo by Jay Ganaden Photography.