Symon Chow is a graphic designer, an accomplished photographer, and a bit of a Renaissance man.

In his more than fifteen years as a graphic designer, Symon has worked for many renowned publishing houses, among them Farrar Strauss & Giroux, Harper Collins Publishers, and Simon & Schuster. His work has appeared on the covers and interiors of hundreds of books. His book design work—especially designing books for children—has always been the real-world anchor for his life as an artist. Inspiring a child to pick up a book because "it looks cool" is, he's always felt, one of the most rewarding things a designer can do.

But graphic design is only a small part of what Symon does. He has also trained in film production, stop-motion animation, visual and make-up effects; studied jewelry design, music; and even graduated with top honors from culinary arts school. Nearly every one of these disparate specialities is rooted in Symon's love of photography. As a child, he was introduced by his father to the Nikon F2. He immediately took to it, snapping pictures of whatever and whoever he could get to stand still long enough. Not having the resources to work on his photography in a darkroom after college, led Symon to learn the art of digitally manipulating images, which in turn led to mastering an ever-increasing suite of programs and tools that shape how we see the things we see—whether in print, on textiles, on the web, or in the moving image.

Symon went to Parsons School of Design. He was raised and still lives in Brooklyn, New York

For more info contact Symon directly at: lie2me {at} symonchow {dot} com