Bio:

Anna Jordan designs book covers from her studio in Rochester, New York, USA. Her award-winning artwork explores the intersection of typography and materials. Many pieces are made using her unique design process of analog-digital synthesis. Check out this interview with AIGA Eye on Design for a peek into her process. 

In 2015, PRINT Magazine named Anna one of the best New Visual Artists: 15 Under 30. Her work is exhibited internationally and featured in many design publications.

Anna earned her BFA in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design, and her MFA in Design/Visual Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts. She has taught graphic design at Maryland Institute College of Art, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Rochester Institute of Technology where she is currently Assistant Professor in the MFA Visual Communication Design program.

Anna ended her relationship with Mitch Goldstein in 2019. Anna continues to serve her clients and focus on book cover design.

Anna is a passionate competitive swimmer, both in the pool and in open water. She trains with Rochester Area Masters Swimming and is a board member on the Niagara Local Masters Swim Committee, the local governing body of U.S. Masters Swimming.

Selected Clients
Princeton University Press
Open Letter Books
Deep Vellum
Dalkey Archive Press
Heyday Books
Penguin Random House
W. W. Norton & Company
Stanford University Press
University of Texas Press
Verso Books
University of Iowa Press

Selected Awards
AIGA+Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers
Communication Arts Typography Annual
Type Directors Club Communication Design
The Society of Typographic Arts STA 100
PRINT Regional Design Annual

PRINT Typography & Lettering Awards
Graphis Design Annual
Graphis Typography Annual
HOW International Design Awards
University & College Designers Association
Association of University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show
AIGA New York State of Design Awards
Creative Quarterly
Independent Publisher Book Awards

Selected Interviews and Profiles
AIGA Eye on Design Interview
Stanford University Press Interview
Communication Arts FRESH Profile
It’s Nice That Profile
Gráffica Interview

Selected Publications
Type Speaks: A Lexicon of Expressive, Emotional, and Symbolic Typefaces
Type Plus: Unit 17
Novum World of Graphic Design: Excellent Typography
Typography: Graphic Design in Context
Typographic Design: Form and Communication
IDN Magazine: Type & Lettering in Posters
Practice Makes Perfect: A Graphic Design Student's Guide to Freelance