Patricia Moritz is a Los Angeles based graphic designer, specializing in publication design and brand identity for arts, cultural and educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and publishers of trade and reference books on a diverse range of subjects. After studying graphic design at Art Center College of Design, she worked as an Art Director in the Office of Richard Saul Wurman, the founder of the TED Conference and original publisher of the Access© city guides. In 1984, she established her freelance practice, consistently working at a personal scale to allow for direct collaboration with artists, curators, authors, and publishers.

Selected Projects
Patricia Moritz Design (1984-present)
– Momenta, LMK Press (2020)
– Blind Courier, Brand Library & Art Center (2019)
– The Heart Touch Project, print collateral (2019)
– Juror, Poly-kroma Cal Poly Pomona (2019)
– The Senior Citizen Ship, self-publisher POD (2019)
– re:creation Lauren Kasmer, LMK Press (2018)
– The Foundation for Hearst Castle, identity design* (2018)
– CARBON: Allotropes Visceral & Ethereal, an Artist’s Response, LMK Press (2018)
– Law Office of Noelle M. Halaby, identity design/website (2017)
– Rinaldi Literary Agency, identity design/website (2016)
– Buddha in the Palm of Your Hand, Satdharma* (2015)
– Creative Santa Fe, identity design/brand collateral/web design (2011-2014)
– Lavender Fields of America: A New Crop of American Farmers, Sonoma Lavender (2011)
– Milestone Documents anthology series, Schlager Group (2008-2013)
– Jorge Fick Selected Work: 1965-1975, Eric Firestone Gallery (2008)
– American Luxury Library, Ford Motor Company (2006)
– The Lost Years, Jeffers Press (2006)
– Cyclopedia of Young Adult Authors, Salem Press (2005)
– UCLA Law Magazine, UCLA School of Law (2004)
– Picasso to Pop: The Richard Weisman Collection, Atelier Press (2002)
– Magill’s Encyclopedia of Science (3 Volumes), Salem Press (2002)
– Sony Entertainment, Game Show Network, brand collateral (1999)
– Ed Ruscha Metro Plots, Gagosian Gallery (1998)
– Judy Chicago, Works on Paper Gallery (1998)
– Effortless Elegance with Colin Cowie, HarperCollinsPublishers (1996)
– LA Marathon: The First Ten Years, Los Angeles Times Books (1995)
– 4:31: Images of the 1994 Los Angeles Earthquake, Los Angeles Times Books (1994)
– ConArtist, 30 Years of Paul Conrad, Los Angeles Times Books (1993)
– UCLA Anderson School of Management, MBA catalogs/brand collateral (1992-1995)
– Understanding the Riots: Los Angeles Before & After the Rodney King Case, Los Angeles Times Books (1992)
– Witness to War: Images from the Persian Gulf War, Los Angeles Times Books (1991)
– California Highways magazine, Art Director (1991)
– Visit USA West tourist map published in 8 languages, California Office of Tourism (1990)
– On the Artist in Society identity design/brand collateral, Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (1987)
– Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles building and exhibition signage/outdoor banners and billboards/brand collateral (1985-1988)
– The Contemporary, quarterly publication of Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (1985-1988)
– New Management magazine, quarterly magazine of USC Graduate School of Business (1985-1987)
– Guest Informant city guides map design, Morris Communications (1984-1990)
* project unrealized

Office of Richard Saul Wurman (1981-1983)
– LA/Access©, NYC/Access©, SF/Access©, Hawaii/Access©, Olympic/Access©, Polaroid/Access©
– TED Conference, identity design/brand collateral
– Design Arts II, publication of the National Endowment for the Arts
– New York City subway system map design, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
– Whole Earth Catalog, conference publication including demographic atlas

Freelance (1981-1984)
– Carlos Diniz Associates, maps and brand collateral for architectural presentations and marketing packages
– Sussman Prezja & Co., design team member for venue design and signage for 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles

Memberships
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
Guild of Book Workers

Continuing Education
Japanese Books, From Manuscript to Print (2020)
HarvardX, Certificate of Achievement

Book Binding Fundamentals Workshop (2018)
Karen Hanmer Book Arts

Patricia Moritz is a Los Angeles based graphic designer, specializing in publication design and brand identity for arts, cultural and educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and publishers of trade and reference books on a diverse range of subjects. After studying graphic design at Art Center College of Design, she worked as an Art Director in the Office of Richard Saul Wurman, the founder of the TED Conference and original publisher of the Access© city guides. In 1984, she established her freelance practice, consistently working at a personal scale to allow for direct collaboration with artists, curators, authors, and publishers.

Selected Projects
Patricia Moritz Design (1984-present)
– Momenta, LMK Press (2020)
– Blind Courier, Brand Library & Art Center (2019)
– The Heart Touch Project, print collateral (2019)
– Juror, Poly-kroma Cal Poly Pomona (2019)
– The Senior Citizen Ship, self-publisher POD (2019)
– re:creation Lauren Kasmer, LMK Press (2018)
– The Foundation for Hearst Castle, identity design* (2018)
– CARBON: Allotropes Visceral & Ethereal, an Artist’s Response, LMK Press (2018)
– Law Office of Noelle M. Halaby, identity design/website (2017)
– Rinaldi Literary Agency, identity design/website (2016)
– Buddha in the Palm of Your Hand, Satdharma* (2015)
– Creative Santa Fe, identity design/brand collateral/web design (2011-2014)
– Lavender Fields of America: A New Crop of American Farmers, Sonoma Lavender (2011)
– Milestone Documents anthology series, Schlager Group (2008-2013)
– Jorge Fick Selected Work: 1965-1975, Eric Firestone Gallery (2008)
– American Luxury Library, Ford Motor Company (2006)
– The Lost Years, Jeffers Press (2006)
– Cyclopedia of Young Adult Authors, Salem Press (2005)
– UCLA Law Magazine, UCLA School of Law (2004)
– Picasso to Pop: The Richard Weisman Collection, Atelier Press (2002)
– Magill’s Encyclopedia of Science (3 Volumes), Salem Press (2002)
– Sony Entertainment, Game Show Network, brand collateral (1999)
– Ed Ruscha Metro Plots, Gagosian Gallery (1998)
– Judy Chicago, Works on Paper Gallery (1998)
– Effortless Elegance with Colin Cowie, HarperCollinsPublishers (1996)
– LA Marathon: The First Ten Years, Los Angeles Times Books (1995)
– 4:31: Images of the 1994 Los Angeles Earthquake, Los Angeles Times Books (1994)
– ConArtist, 30 Years of Paul Conrad, Los Angeles Times Books (1993)
– UCLA Anderson School of Management, MBA catalogs/brand collateral (1992-1995)
– Understanding the Riots: Los Angeles Before & After the Rodney King Case, Los Angeles Times Books (1992)
– Witness to War: Images from the Persian Gulf War, Los Angeles Times Books (1991)
– California Highways magazine, Art Director (1991)
– Visit USA West tourist map published in 8 languages, California Office of Tourism (1990)
– On the Artist in Society identity design/brand collateral, Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (1987)
– Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles building and exhibition signage/outdoor banners and billboards/brand collateral (1985-1988)
– The Contemporary, quarterly publication of Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (1985-1988)
– New Management magazine, quarterly magazine of USC Graduate School of Business (1985-1987)
– Guest Informant city guides map design, Morris Communications (1984-1990)
* project unrealized

Office of Richard Saul Wurman (1981-1983)
– LA/Access©, NYC/Access©, SF/Access©, Hawaii/Access©, Olympic/Access©, Polaroid/Access©
– TED Conference, identity design/brand collateral
– Design Arts II, publication of the National Endowment for the Arts
– New York City subway system map design, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
– Whole Earth Catalog, conference publication including demographic atlas

Freelance (1981-1984)
– Carlos Diniz Associates, maps and brand collateral for architectural presentations and marketing packages
– Sussman Prezja & Co., design team member for venue design and signage for 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles

Memberships
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
Guild of Book Workers

Continuing Education
Japanese Books, From Manuscript to Print (2020)
HarvardX, Certificate of Achievement

Book Binding Fundamentals Workshop (2018)
Karen Hanmer Book Arts