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Ms. Parker also said: “That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say No in any of them.” To be brief: “Don’t Multitask.” Happy Labor Day Jessica “!”

Carl W. Smith
09.02.13
10:43

Jessica Helfand

Jessica Helfand, a founding editor of Design Observer, is an award-winning graphic designer and writer. A former contributing editor and columnist for Print, Eye and Communications Arts magazine, she is a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale and a recent laureate of the Art Director’s Hall of Fame. Jessica received both her BA and MFA from Yale University where she has taught since 1994. In 2013, she won the AIGA medal.

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