WHO? What? Where?
Robert Brook Allen | A Graphic Design Studio | New Hope Pennsylvania
Hello, I'm Robert and this is my portfolio website. My first job as a designer was in 1980, my sophomore year of college. I finished school pre-computer, shortly after the earth cooled, so I think that means I'm considered a Graphic Design OG. I owned a copy of "Photoshop" version zero.
After college I spent the 80's working in Advertising in Kansas City Missouri.
In 1992 I accepted a job offer in New York City. The job was a bust but in 6 months I was working as a textbook designer at Scholastic. In 1998 I opened A Boy And His Dog, and started teaching Design at Parsons School for Design/The New School.
In 2012 I moved back to the Missouri farm I grew up on to help care for my Parents. And finally in 2025 I have relocated to the beautiful New Hope Pennsylvania.
What's in a name
In 1998 I started working from my apartment in the West Village. Since I no longer had to be in an office setting I could finally get a furry office companion. My first office dog was a Mini Schnauzer I named Rembrandt, Remy for short.
At the time, most of my clients were the New York Design Studios working in Educational Publishing. Many of my clients were just a short walk away, or in my case a short dog walk away. In time it was routine for me to set Remy free to run into the studios announcing our arrival. One client would routinely say "Boy and Dog are here"... and the name was born.
Today, I'm joined by BooBoo Kitty my black cat, and Sweet Potato the reigning mini schnauzer. A very talkative little spud, he can be heard singing the blues when ever he's left alone.