Don grew up in Rochester, NY, drawing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and selling them to kids on the bus for a quarter a piece, sometimes fifty cents, depending on the number of Ninja Turtles on the page. Eventually the market for said drawings dried up, so he decided to try his hand at industrial design at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Before graduating in 2004, he co-founded and co-chaired Thought at Work, an industrial design student conference.
Since 2001, Don has contributed to Core77, the industrial design supersite, authoring his column, The Student Life and blogging random bits of design info on Core's frontpage. Along the way he has worked for Benza Design in Brooklyn, Blu Dot in Minneapolis, RoadWired in Rochester, and is currently with Ignite USA in Chicago. You can also find Donald's online portfolio at donald-lehman.com.
Don is generally available to meet students on Tuesday at 5:30; Wednesday at 5:30pm; and Friday at 8am or 5:30pm.
All sessions are by appointment only. If you're interested to meet with an Industry Expert call 312.369.7280 for details.
Q: Whoa there. What are Industry Expert sessions again?
A: It's a service provided by the Portfolio Center that pairs students with working professionals in their field. An Industry Expert helps you understand what materials to put in a portfolio (and what to leave out), how to package and present your work, and how you'll know when it's ready for prime time.
