About the Cover Designer

Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel has an M.F.A. from Tyler School of Art and a B.A. from the Pennsylvania State University. She is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design Communication at Philadelphia University and has lectured internationally about her interdisciplinary teaching techniques. She serves as coordinator for the Integrative Design Process course, an interdisciplinary, team-taught course required as part of the core sequence for all undergraduates in the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering, and Commerce. This core sequence received the top honor in Core 77’s 2012 Professional Educational initiatives category. She is principal of the internationally award-winning firm Kradel Design, and is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of AIGA.