Willem Henri Lucas studied at the Academy of Visual Arts in Arnhem in the Netherlands and did his post academic studies at the Sandberg Institute (Rietveld Academy) in Amsterdam. From 1990 to 2002 he served as a professor and chair of the Utrecht School of the Arts’ Graphic Design department and is currently a professor in the Department of Design Media Arts at UCLA. He collaborates with individuals and institutions in the field of Culture and Art. In 1998 he designed holiday postage stamps for the PTT (Dutch Post and telecom company). He has won several design awards in the Netherlands and the US. Primarily a book designer exploring the sensibilities of printed matter, Lucas is interested social issues and bringing design back “to the street,” and “humanity” back into design. His body of work deals with issues of “war and love and the human condition.”
