Tamar Samir
Part-time Assistant Professor
Email
samirt@newschool.edu
Office Location
A - 66 West 12th Street
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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