Background
Porter, Allen Edward was born on December 17, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Morris and Betty (Friedman) Porter.
Porter, Allen Edward was born on December 17, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Morris and Betty (Friedman) Porter.
Student, Chicago Academy Fine Arts, 1942; student, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1943; student, Bradley U., 1944; student, Institute Design, Chicago, 1947-1949.
President, Allen Porter Design, Los Angeles, 1951-1957;
president, Porter & Goodman Design Associations, Los Angeles, 1958-1968;
chairman, Porter, Goodman & Cheatham, Los Angeles and Chicago, 1969-1973;
vice president, Goldsmith, Yamasaki & Specht, Chicago, 1975-1976;
private practice consultant, Chicago, 1976-1981;
president, Porter/Matjasich & Associations, Chicago, 1981-1994;
president, Forma Ltd., Evanston, Illinois, since 1994. Assistant professor design California State University, Los Angeles, 1966-1967. Lecturer University of Illinois, Chicago, 1969-1973, graduate seminar leader, 1981.
Guest speaker American Management Association, Chicago, 1972. Teacher Columbia College, Chicago, 1997.
Vice president, trustee Saving and Preserving American Cultural Environments, Los Angeles, since 1980. Founding member committee Simon Rodia's Towers in Watts, Los Angeles, since 1958. With United States Army, 1945-1946.
Member American Center for Design (formerly Society Typographic Arts, board directors 1974-1975), American Institute Graphic Arts, Package Designers Council (1st award 1957), Midwest Society Professional Consultant.
1 child, Marlon.