1920 Oct. 20Born in Detroit, Mich.1938Graduated Cass Technical High School, Detroit, Mich.Enrolled in drawing and painting courses at the Society of
Arts and Crafts, Detroit, Mich.19381939Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.19391941Pratt Institute, New York, N.Y., program in advertising
design19411942Designer, J. Gordan Carr & Associates1942 Aug.1945 Oct.Aerial Motion Picture Photographer for the U.S. Army,
stationed primarily in EnglandCo-founded a school of Art and Architecture for servicemen
at Chalgrove Air Base in England; taught courses in drawing and designDeveloped a proposal for the conversion of U.S. air bases
into British housing; presented plan before British government
ministers19461947 Art Director, Blaine Thompson Company, New York, N.Y.19481953Freelance designer, J. Gordon Carr and Associates; projects
included American Airlines, Benson & Hedges, Pepsi, Shell Oil, Sky
ChefPackage design, Robert Leonard Studio1952Founded Ben Rosen Associates19521953 Studio designer, Alan Berni and Associates1955Received New York State Teacher's License in Commercial
Art/Package DesignBegan teaching at the School of Visual Art, New York, N.Y.;
developed and taught package design course1963Type and Typography
publishedDesigned John F. Kennedy memorial documentLate 1960sLectured at Cooper Union, New York, N.Y.1970sLectured at Pratt Phoenix Center, New York, N.Y.1970The Corporate Search for Visual
Identity published1975Relocated Ben Rosen Associates from New York, N.Y. to
Ho-Ho-Kus, N. J.19771978Formed Ritta, Rosen & Arnoldy, a consulting firm that
specialized in graphic design and corporate identity1980s-early 1990sMember, Arts Advisory Board, Bergen Community College1991Digital Type Specimens
published1992Wrote Introduction to a new edition of Jan Tschichold's
Treasury of Alphabets and Lettering2003Submitted design proposal to the World Trade Center memorial
competitionFrom the guide to the Ben Rosen Papers, bulk, 1945-1991, 1936-2006 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)