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  • Erik Freer

    Part-time Assistant Professor

    Email
    erikfreer@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    A - 66 West 12th Street

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    Erik Freer

    Profile

    Erik Freer is a multidisciplinary designer, artist, and writer based in New York City. He specializes in innovative storytelling, brand experiences, identities, and design systems across various media. Erik's practice includes curatorial, interactive, time-based, and print design, working with clients in the cultural, commercial, and technology sectors. With over ten years of experience, Erik combines strategic thinking, conceptual and intellectual rigor, and attention to detail. Notable collaborations include Art Omi Inc., the Brooklyn Rail, Harvard Graduate School of Design, MoMA, Neue Galerie New York, New Museum, Pentagram (Michael Gericke), Primary Information, Rice Architecture, and Wendy's Subway. His work has been recognized by prestigious organizations such as the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Center for Urban Pedagogy, the One Club for Creativity, and the Tokyo Type Directors Club. Erik has been a faculty member at Parsons School of Design since 2018, teaching typographic, branding, experiential, and time-based design courses. He has also taught at Pratt Institute and the School of Visual Arts and served as a guest critic at Yale University, Cooper Union, and Syracuse Architecture. Erik holds a BA in Literary Studies, a BFA in Communication Design, and an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University.  

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    Degrees Held

    BFA, Parsons School of Design; BA, The New School; MFA, Yale University. 


    Future Courses

    CD Studio: Motion Graphics
    PSAM 2440, Spring 2026

    Core 2: Typography
    PUCD 2130, Spring 2026

    Core 3: Design Studio
    PUCD 3095, Fall 2025

    Past Courses

    CD Studio: Motion Graphics
    PSAM 2440, Fall 2024

    Core 1: Typography Lecture
    PUCD 2026, Fall 2024

    Currents
    PSAM 3060, Spring 2025

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