About the Collection
Richard Wilde is a designer and design educator who has been associated with the School of Visual Arts since 1969, including serving as chair of the Advertising and Graphic Design programs its various incarnations from 1971-2019. During his tenure at SVA, he taught more than 10,000 students in his landmark Visual Literacy class and hired renowned professionals to teach alongside him on the faculty. With Judith Wilde, he is cofounder of Wilde Design. His books include “Visual Literacy: A Conceptual Approach to Graphic Problem Solving,” “Problems: Solutions, Visual Thinking for Graphic Communicators,” and “The Process: A New Foundation in Art and Design,” cowritten with Judith Wilde. He retired as chair of SVA's BFA Advertising and Graphic Design department in 2019, after fifty years at the College.
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Homage to André Breton poster for Visual Literacy course, 1989.
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Mailer for SVA BFA Advertising and Graphic Design exhibition entitled "Anger," 1994
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Announcement for SVA BFA Advertising and Graphic Design exhibition entitled "Apartments for Rent," 1984.
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Announcement for SVA BFA Advertising and Graphic Design exhibition entitled "The Bald Eagle: Survival or Extinction?" 1973.
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The Graffiti Problem poster for Visual Literacy course, n.d.
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SVA subway poster, 1975. Designed by Richard Wilde, illustrated by Charles Lilly.
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SVA poster, 1976. Designed by Richard Wilde and Susan Cullen Eckrote. Illustration by Ron DiSenza.
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SVA course announcement for Henry Sandbank, n.d. Designed by Richard Wilde.
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Poster featuring work of SVA Media Arts students, 1981. Poster designed by Ayelet Bender.
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SVA course announcement for class with Ted Shaine.
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Poster for Citizens Alliance to Save New York, 1975. SVA Public Advertising System, designed by SVA students.
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Richard Wilde teaching at SVA program in Dublin, 1982.
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Cloud Project poster for Visual Literacy course, 2011.