A Purgatory of Nuns by Julie Speed. Published by Cattywampus Press, 2019.
AIGA 50 Books / 50 Covers book selection, 2020.

Areas of Expertise

Communication Design
Art Direction
Project Management
Book Publishing

Lindsay Starr is an art director, book designer, and publisher. Her professional practice provides a range of services that help artists, authors, publishers, and institutions produce high-quality printed and digital publications and experiences.

She is also the founder and creative director of Cattywampus Press, a project-based, independent publisher producing short-run, limited-edition books, goods, experiences, and media by, about, and for artists.


Education

MFA, Communication Design
Texas State University
2017

Thesis available for download here.

BFA, Communication Design
Texas Tech University
2005


 

Speaking Engagements

Invited Speaker, “Dispatches From the Fringe of Experience,” Tuesday Evenings at the Modern, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX, October 29, 2019.

Panelist, “Experiencing Artists' Books,” Fine Arts Library, University of Texas at Austin, TX, November 7, 2017.

Invited Speaker, “Can Publishing Save Your Soul?” RisographLab Lecture series, St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX, September 28, 2017.

Panelist, “Cover Design Within Reach,” AUP Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, June 12, 2017.

Committee Chair, Annual Book, Jacket, and Journal Show, Association of University Press (AUP), Baltimore, MD, January – June 2013.

Private Practices

Cofounder + Creative Director
Cattywampus Press
2017 – Present

Principal
Lindsay Starr Design
2006 – Present


 

Professional Work

Art Director
University of North Carolina Press
2021 – present

Senior Book Designer
University of Texas Press
2008 – 2018

Book Designer
Texas Tech University Press
2004 – 2008


 

Education Work

Assistant Professor, Communication Design
School of Art + Design, Texas State University
Fall 2018 + Spring 2019

Lecturer, Communication Design
Dept. of Art + Art History, University of Texas at Austin
Fall 2018

Lecturer, Communication Design
Dept. of Visual Studies, St. Edward's University
Spring 2017 + Fall 2017

Adjudicated Recognition

American Advertising Federation; ADDY Awards

Association of University Presses (AUP); Book, Jacket, and Journal Show

Book Industry Guild of New York; New York Book Show

Nebraska Center for the Book; Nebraska Book Awards

Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, College of Fine Arts and Communication, Texas State University

Poster for Tomorrow: Universal Right to Health Care; Top 100 posters exhibition and inclusion in print catalog

Print; Regional Design Annual, Southwest

The Professional Association for Design (AIGA); 50 Books / 50 Covers

Penguin Random House UK Design Award; Children’s Cover Award Shortlist

Publishers Association of the West (PubWest); Book Design Awards

The Texas Institute of Letters; Fred Whitehead Award for Design of a Trade Book