TOM DOLLE is one of the country’s top creatives in visionary design, marketing and branding. His motto in life, and in work, is "Leave it better than you found it."A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, Dolle was a senior designer with Shapiro Design Associates before founding his firm in New York City. He was also an Adjunct Professor at Pratt Institute's Graduate Communications Design for two decades, where his sought-after classes became the core of the typography curriculum.Having worked with a range of Fortune 500 clients, Dolle steered his company’s focus to branding, communications, event design and packaging for retail, arts and non-profit organizations. He has served as a design consultant to several large product and communications firms, directing strategy, staffing, long-range planning and product development. Having relocated to the sunny midcentury mecca of Palm Springs California, he is the founding Creative Director for Destination PSP, a consumer products company with a retail store, active e-commerce business, and a presence in over 30 museum stores around the country. Over the years Tom Dolle has received every major design award and been quoted on design issues in The New York Times, Crain’s New York Business and Communication Arts, among others. He is a critic, guest lecturer and spokesperson for design issues in national and international forums.Tom Dolle continues to be involved in a broad range of creative projects. His numerous product designs, posters, immersive event designs, and community projects perfectly capture the modernist vibe of the vibrant Palm Springs community.