Background
Marks, Nathaniel Ascher was born on January 2, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Ben and Belle W. (Blum) Marks.
advertising and marketing executive
Marks, Nathaniel Ascher was born on January 2, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Ben and Belle W. (Blum) Marks.
Bachelor of Science in Visual Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1964. Master of Education in Arts and Interdisciplinary Learning, Loyola University, Chicago, 1979.
President, Nathaniel Ascher Marks Graphic Design, Chicago, 1964-1969;
president, The MarkDash Group, Chicago, 1965-1966;
partner, Marks & Rysner Graphic Design, Chicago, 1969-1971;
president, DesignMarks Corporation, San Francisco, 1978-1981;
president, DesignMarks Corporation, Chicago, since 1971. Instructor Layton School Art, Milwaukee, 1969-1970, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, 1977-1988, Ray College Design, Chicago, 1988-1991. Co-chairman, advertising design department Chicago Academy Fine Arts, 1974-1976, University of Chicago, 1996.
Speaker and judge infield. Conference chair, New S.T.A., 1994-1997.
With Illinois ANG, 1963-1974. Member American Center for Design (board directors 1981-1985, 1st vice president 1984-1985), Women in Design/Chicago (board directors since 1991, award Friend of WID 1996), Association for Development of Electronic Public Technique, American Institute Graphic Arts, New S.T.A. Design Organization (founder, director since 1990), Irving Park Communications Organization (co-founder, director 1985), Tau Epsilon Phi.
Married Gayle E. Benjamin, August 17, 1968, (divorced 1982). Children: Erin Jennifer, Dayle Marie, Gary Iver.