Education
Born in 1957 in Palo Alto, California, Coyne studied design at the California College of the Arts.
Born in 1957 in Palo Alto, California, Coyne studied design at the California College of the Arts.
Coyne is also the vice-president of the Richard and Jean Coyne Family Foundation. The foundation currently funds seventeen programs managed by educational institutions and non-profit trade organizations that help economically disadvantaged high-school students develop portfolios to qualify for admission to art school and/or provide college scholarships for economically disadvantaged students to study graphic design, advertising, photography and illustration.
During his tenure as editor and designer of Communication Arts, Coyne has been a frequent speaker at numerous art directors and advertising clubs as well as local, national and international design conferences and has received medals and distinctive merits from American Institute of Graphic Arts, STA and Society of Illustrators.
He is also a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and an honorary member of the Society of Typographic Arts and the University and College Designers Association.