Richard Bird:  

Life PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY Richard Bird is president of R.BIRD & Company, Inc., an image strategy and design consulting firm creating brand identity, product packaging, corporate communications and internet/intranet solutions. Its clients are internationally recognized brands and strategy-oriented organizations. Richard Bird has 27 years of experience in communication arts and design management. Mr. Bird built his career on a foundation of liberal arts study with a bachelors degree in Studio Art from State University of New York where he also studied Art History, Theater, Journalism, Natural Sciences and Computer Sciences. Mr. Bird started his professional life as a radio news reporter, music radio announcer, freelance illustrator, and advertising agency creative director before founding R.BIRD & Company, Inc. in 1983. He continues to play an active, hands-on role in all aspects of the firm's design consulting, project management, and strategic planning. Richard Bird has served on the board of directors of the International Package Design Council and the Brand Design Association, an international affiliate of AIGA, and also maintains active membership in these design industry associations: ACD, APDF, DMI, and IDSA. Mr. Bird has spoken at major design industry conferences, served as a judge in design competitions and has previously taught design technologies for eight years as adjunct professor at a private university. PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY I grew up in Bainbridge, New York, a small, historic town whose claim to fame includes being "home of Elsie the Cow" of Elmer's Glue. I spent years of my youth helping my father work a farm and graduated class of 1973 from high school in a class of about 100 (total!). I at...Expand for more