• Faculty

  • Tamar Samir

    Part-time Assistant Professor

    Email
    samirt@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    A - 66 West 12th Street

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    Profile

    Tamar Samir is a mission-driven creative director and design educator. Tamar has worked as a fashion designer, motion designer, graphic designer, art director, and creative director shaping the visual identity of brands such as MAC, MTV, AMC, Spike, Logo, CNN, and Nickelodeon. She was Brand Strategy Creative Director at Nickelodeon / MTV Networks. Tamar sees designers as socially engaged leaders and encourages her students to make a positive impact in their work, with an emphasis on environmental, social justice, and ethical considerations.

    Degrees Held

    M.A., Gender, Race, & Social Justice (Liberal Studies). The New School for Social Research (expected 2023)

    M.F.A., Communication Design & Technology. Parsons School of Design

    B.F.A., Fashion Design. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design

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    Certificate, Gender & Sexualities Studies. The New School for Social Research, 2020

    Certificate, Design Leadership for Business. Parsons School of Design, 2018

    Certificate, TESOL. The New School, 2012

    Professional Affiliation

    AIGA, Promax/BDA

    Recent Publications

    Parsons Blog: Parsons Language Support Students Explore Fashion and Social Activism Through Research

     

    Performances and Appearances

    Presenter:

    Design Inspo Pop-Up Series | The New School | 2019 - 2021

    Organizing 2.0 Online Conference | 2020

    Embodied Play & Learning | The New School, NYC, 2020

    Teaching the Art of Collaboration | Meeting Challenges Exploring Solutions Conference | The New School, NYC, 2019

    Movement Activities for Deeper Learning | Meeting Challenges Exploring Solutions Conference | The New School, NYC, 2018

    Moderator, Public Talk with Captain Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | NYC, 2015

     

    Research Interests

    gender studies, critical theory, intersectional feminism, social justice, human rights, visual culture, circularity, branding, typography, design

    Awards And Honors

    AIGA Design Award, Step Magazine Design Award, Broadcast Design Awards (BDA).

    Portfolio

    Design Work

    Motion work

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