Rick Valicenti is the founder and principal of the design firm Thirst, where he has been creating and designing for over twenty years. His work has been featured in every major graphic design publication and he is also author of the book Emotion As Promotion. (01.13.06)

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Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Rick Valicenti

Design Matters by Debbie Millman features interviews with designers, artists and cultural leaders, including Lawrence Weiner, Barbara Kruger, Malcolm Gladwell, Eric Kandel, Stefan Sagmeister, John Maeda, Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones, Michael Arad, Milton Glaser, Massimo Vignelli, Paula Scher, Steven Heller, Jonah Lehrer, among others.

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