bios of co-principals

Scott and Emily are co-principals of Worksight, a New York graphic design studio. Together they have been an noticeable entity within the design community
for over 18 years. They are parents to two young boys, Ellis and Lowell.

Scott Santoro
Scott’s early employment began Landor Associates in New York City. Considered the world’s largest branding and identity firm, employment there gave Scott a solid foundation for understanding how companies visually represent themselves. He worked on the development of logotypes for national brands for over two years before moving into a job offered by Mobil Oil Corporation. As Mobil’s senior designer, Scott main job was to cohesively apply Mobil’s established identity to a wide range of corporate communications, from newsletters to annual reports. After two years at Mobil, Scott applied to the prestigious, and somewhat notorious, Cranbrook Academy of Art in order to earn a master’s degree in design. His experimental work at Cranbrook contributed to the challenge being made to the design establishment—to rethink the boundaries of graphic design (see “Cranbrook: The New Discourse” by Rizzoli publishers). Upon graduation, Scott immediately began the design studio, Worksight (see description below).

Scott is an adjunct professor of design at Pratt Institute and a visiting design professor at the Cooper Union. He also leads workshops on graphic design and brand identity at NYU. Scott has served as both treasurer and vice-president of the AIGANY (American Institute of Graphic Arts) and stays active within the design community’s organizations and publications.
BFA, '82—Graphic Design, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
MFA, '88—Graphic Design, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Emily Tenzer Santoro
Emily brings her knowledge of anthropology to the culture of graphic design. The degree she earned from Barnard College, and her experience within the design field (manager at New York City’s “Typogram typesetting and service bureau”) allows her to quickly understand the social codes which factor into design projects. “Social codes and visual perception have a relationship to each other. It’s basic semiotics—the language of graphic design.” Emily taught Visual Communication for over five years to undergraduate students at Pratt Institute and is currently an instructor at Queens College, City University of New York teaching Graphic Design 1 and Quark XPress). An ongoing beta tester for Quark XPress, she leads workshops every few months at NYU as part of their school of professional continuing studies.
(BA—Anthropology, Barnard College '84)

Worksight is well-known for it’s "Design for the Everyday" approach to graphic communication which stresses the need to connect with diverse audiences by exploring popular iconography and metaphor. Their recent projects include an annual report for the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center, a book jacket and interior design for a commemorative edition of Rachel Carson’s environmental classic "The Sea Around Us," and a web site for shackletonthomas.com, an environmentally conscious furniture and pottery manufacturer.

Worksight has developed brand and identity strategies for a variety of corporate clients such as ADP, Guilford of Maine, Steelcase, and for non-profit clients such as The Brooklyn Business Library, WorldStudio Foundation, and the Rainforest Foundation mentioned above.

Scott is a regular speaker on graphic design issues including a lecture tour as the Australian Graphic Design Association's International Guest Speaker, and for Dartmouth College’s Hood Museum to accompany their poster show from San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury on the subject of Psychedelic Language.

Articles about Worksight have been included in publications: 2 + 3 D (Poland), DesignNET Magazine (Korea), Etapes Graphiques (France), Graphics International (England), ID Magazine (USA), Plus Eighty One (Japan), Art and Design Magazine (Beijing), and Print Magazine (USA). Worksight has also been included in books on design: PBC International, Rockport, Rizzoli and Watson Guptill. Worksight has won awards from: AIGA, ACD, NY Bookbinders Guild, and Print Magazine.

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Scott and Emily are co-principals of Worksight, a New York graphic design studio. Together they have been an noticeable entity within the design community for over 18 years. They are parents to two young boys, Ellis and Lowell. Scott Santoro Scott’s early employment began Landor Associates in New York City. Considered the world’s largest branding and identity firm, employment there gave Scott a solid foundation for understanding how companies visually represent themselves. He worked on the development of logotypes for national brands for over two years before moving into a job offered by Mobil Oil Corporation. As Mobil’s senior designer, Scott main job was to cohesively apply Mobil’s established identity to a wide range of corporate communications, from newsletters to annual reports. After two years at Mobil, Scott applied to the prestigious, and somewhat notorious, Cranbrook Academy of Art in order to earn a master’s degree in design. His experimental work at Cranbrook contributed to the challenge being made to the design establishment—to rethink the boundaries of graphic design (see “Cranbrook: The New Discourse” by Rizzoli publishers). Upon graduation, Scott immediately began the design studio, Worksight (see description below). Scott is an adjunct professor of design at Pratt Institute and a visiting design professor at the Cooper Union. He also leads workshops on graphic design and brand identity at NYU. Scott has served as both treasurer and vice-president of the AIGANY (American Institute of Graphic Arts) and stays active within the design community’s organizations and publications. BFA, '82—Graphic Design, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY MFA, '88—Graphic Design, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Emily Tenzer Santoro Emily brings her knowledge of anthropology to the culture of graphic design. The degree she earned from Barnard College, and her experience within the design field (manager at New York City’s “Typogram typesetting and service bureau”) allows her to quickly understand the social codes which factor into design projects. “Social codes and visual perception have a relationship to each other. It’s basic semiotics—the language of graphic design.” Emily taught Visual Communication for over five years to undergraduate students at Pratt Institute and is currently an instructor at Queens College, City University of New York teaching Graphic Design 1 and Quark XPress). An ongoing beta tester for Quark XPress, she leads workshops every few months at NYU as part of their school of professional continuing studies. (BA—Anthropology, Barnard College '84) Worksight is well-known for it’s "Design for the Everyday" approach to graphic communication which stresses the need to connect with diverse audiences by exploring popular iconography and metaphor. Their recent projects include an annual report for the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center, a book jacket and interior design for a commemorative edition of Rachel Carson’s environmental classic "The Sea Around Us," and a web site for shackletonthomas.com, an environmentally conscious furniture and pottery manufacturer. Worksight has developed brand and identity strategies for a variety of corporate clients such as ADP, Guilford of Maine, Steelcase, and for non-profit clients such as The Brooklyn Business Library, WorldStudio Foundation, and the Rainforest Foundation mentioned above. Scott is a regular speaker on graphic design issues including a lecture tour as the Australian Graphic Design Association's International Guest Speaker, and for Dartmouth College’s Hood Museum to accompany their poster show from San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury on the subject of Psychedelic Language. Articles about Worksight have been included in publications: 2 + 3 D (Poland), DesignNET Magazine (Korea), Etapes Graphiques (France), Graphics International (England), ID Magazine (USA), Plus Eighty One (Japan), Art and Design Magazine (Beijing), and Print Magazine (USA). Worksight has also been included in books on design: PBC International, Rockport, Rizzoli and Watson Guptill. Worksight has won awards from: AIGA, ACD, NY Bookbinders Guild, and Print Magazine. See services and client list below: Click here to go back to Worksight’s home page
	Design Services: Corporate Identity Logotype Development Stationery and Forms Systems Communication Kits Collateral Annual Reports Quarterly Reports
			Capability Brochures Product Brochures Catalogs Advertising Design Newsletters Sales Sheets Binders/Presentation Kits Invitations/Announcements
	Client List: Abbeville Press Books (Covers and Interiors) Abyssinian Baptist Church, NYC Annual Report Absecon Textile Mill Advertising and Collateral ADP (Automatic Data Proc.) Brochure Design Anatomical Travelogue Jacket and Interior Book Design Blue Note Records CD Package Design Brooklyn Business Library Capabilities Brochure/Displays Gilbert Paper Paper Promotions HarperCollins Catalog Layout and Production
		Museum of Modern Art Special Membership Projects Oxford University Press Jacket and Interior Book Design PublicAffairs Catalog Design, Production and Book Design Rainforest Foundation Annual Report and Collateral Design Rabin Medical Center American Friends Annual Report and Gala Event Program ShackletonThomas / Furniture and Pottery Web Site Design and Maintenance United Nations / UNFPA Brochure Design