Don Trousdell

Don Trousdell (1937 – February 3, 2017), was a graphic designer and artist, who entered the profession during the "Golden Age" of advertising. During his 45-year career, Trousdell won more than 500 national and international awards for his work. In the 1960s, his art studio Mabey Trousdell worked with clients like U.S. Army to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Trousdell taught at both Syracuse and Kansas Universities.

Trousdell grew up in Newark, New Jersey.[1] He attended Newark Arts High School and Pratt Institute, where he learned advertising design. He began his professional career as a graphic designer in an art studio.

Known for his themed exhibits, Trousdell viewed himself as a “storyteller.” He spent hours extensively researching for each series and each piece he worked on. He had over 38 one-man shows—36 of which were themed shows. One of his last exhibits, “Ordinary People,” immediately followed the Picasso exhibit in St. Augustine, Florida. That series, "Ordinary People," tells the stories of the early settlers of America's oldest city, St. Augustine.[2]

Trousdell is the author and illustrator of two books Dockyard Cats[3] and The Cheating Game.[4] The former takes an illustrated trip to the Bermuda Dockyard to discover its history and search for cats. The latter is an illustrated history (with baseball jargon) about the history of cheating in baseball. Trousdell published The Cheating Game, a book about all the ways that baseball players cheated in order to get ahead, or win a game.

In a 2016 article in the St. Augustine Record, Trousdell talked about his philosophy for art: “The message for me is art can be anywhere... What’s neat about that is breathing fresh air into an area you would never think about going there to view art.”[5] His creative process and aesthetic were referenced in several books about graphic and creative design, including Dialogues with Creative Legends and Aha Moments in a Designer's Career[6] by David Calvin Laufer and Type and Image: The Language of Graphic Design[7] by Philip B. Meggs.

Trousdell died February 3, 2017.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "About Don Trousdell". Don Trousdell. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Local artist Don Trousdell creates depictions of city's first settlers". 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  3. ↑ Trousdell, Don (2000-01-01). Dockyard Cats. BFAB Bermuda.
  4. ↑ Trousdell, Don (2008-03-10). The Cheating Game. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781434846723.
  5. ↑ "New St. Augustine Shipyard development big opportunity for several businesses". jacksonville.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  6. ↑ Laufer, David Calvin (2012-12-14). Dialogues with Creative Legends and Aha Moments in a Designer's Career. New Riders. ISBN 9780133137996.
  7. ↑ Meggs, Philip B. (1992-03-15). Type and Image: The Language of Graphic Design. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780471284925.
  8. ↑ "St. Augustine artist Don Trousdell, who 'expressed the spirit of the city' for 450th, remembered". staugustine.com. February 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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