About Rick.

Rick began his design career fresh out of school at one of Washington, D.C.’s premier design firms, Supon Design Group. He soon became one of the founding members of the in-house creative team at Discovery Communications, where he served as Senior Design Manager. In this role, he designed and art directed marketing collateral for major networks including Discovery Channel, TLC, and Animal Planet.

Driven by a desire to apply his expertise across a broader range of clients and creative challenges, Rick launched his own design studio, Fuszion, in 1996. Building on his strong foundation in entertainment design, the studio quickly gained national recognition and expanded into sectors such as advocacy, conservation, museums, and institutional branding.

Under Rick’s leadership, Fuszion has provided creative services and design consultation to an impressive roster of clients, including: Smithsonian Institution (National Museum of Natural History, American History Museum, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Archives of American Art, and Traveling Exhibitions Service), National Geographic, World Wildlife Fund, Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, International Fund for Animal Welfare, National Parks Conservation Association, Galapagos Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, The
President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, PBS, Georgetown BID, United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Public Welfare Foundation, Hasbro, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, and the National Children’s Museum.

Rick holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, an MA from the University of Baltimore, a BFA from Shepherd University, and an AA from Frederick Community College. He has served on the board of directors for the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington and is an active member of several professional organizations, including AIGA, the Society of Publication Designers, and the University & College Designers Association.

He is currently an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design in the School of Art + Design at George Mason University.