Linda Zacks is a versatile art director, illustrator, designer and artist. She graduated from Brown University in 1995, where she studied semiotics and creative writing (with a little economics thrown in for good measure). She spent her junior year at The Rhode Island School of Design in the design department.

Since 1998, she has been creating unexpected connections between people, ideas, art and brands.

Her distinct ideas and visual style has also been behind a succession of innovative campaigns for Country Music Television, eBay, Nickelodeon's The N, and other leading companies.

Most recently, Sony Style commissioned her to create the "Back 2 School Essentials" campaign, a series of eight large-scale images to promote their retail stores nationally. In 2005, she was invited to contribute to the special issue of the New Yorker sponsored entirely by Target.

Prior to launching a freelance career, Linda was Design Director at Vh1.com, where she led the redesign and directed both in-house and sub-contracted designers in interface development, animation and interactive design.

Linda was chosen as a "fresh" artist in 2007 Communication Arts Advertising Design Annual. Her work has also been featured internationally in magazines such HOW and IdN.

She has also won awards from professional organizations and publications including some Broadcast Design Awards.

Her work has been recognized by design websites around the globe from Australia to Iceland to Colombia to Russia. Her one of a kind style has also been included in various exhibitions worldwide.


published work in books + magazines

selected exhibitions

  • Propaganda 3: Political Posters/San Francisco 2007-2008
  • Visual Collaborative/Miami 2008
  • Everyday - Semi-Permanent Conference/Sydney 2006
  • A Night of Adult Toys - AIGA SF/San Francisco 2006
  • 4-4-2 World Cup/London 2006
  • Don't Panic Poster Show/London 2006
  • 44 Boards Poster Show/Columbus 2005
  • A Beautiful Scrap Paper Project/Vancouver 2005
  • Customize Me: VANS/Barcelona 2005
  • By The People, For The People/New York 2005
  • Nuevo Abo Elemental Awareness/Santa Cruz 2005
  • Bollocks/Washington D.C. 2005
  • Sketchel/Sydney 2005
  • Row Boats Home/Norfolk 2005
  • Raise UP Art Show/Tampa 2005
  • Dia De Los Muertos/Canada 2004
  • Wor(L)ds Apart: Handmade Books/Cleveland 2004
  • Sneaker Pimps/Around the World 2004-2008
  • 2 Steps Back: 55DSL/Around the World 2004
  • Fred Was Here/New York 2004
  • Curvy/Sydney 2004
  • MTV's Candy Series/New York 2003
  • Urban Landscapes: CBGBs 313 Gallery/New York 2000

selected press

print /

Communication Arts
"fresh"
Advertising Annual 48
HOW
"seen"
IdN / black+white issue
interview
Hong Kong
Picnic Magazine
interview
Mexico
JANE
featured artist

online /

Format Magazine
interview
Toronto
Virgin Mobile USA
interview
Altpick
interview
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