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Paul Booth is a professor of Communication Design in the Art & Design department at Fort Lewis College. He joined the college in 2007 to help establish the department's Communication Design program. Mr. Booth has served as the Communication Design Internship Coordinator since 2013 and served as chair to the department from 2017 – 2021. Mr. Booth brings a background in agency work to Fort Lewis College, having started his career working for large design firms in Dallas, Texas.
Outside of Fort Lewis College, he runs a design firm, Paul Booth Designs, which serves nonprofit organizations to promote environmental issues. Before joining Fort Lewis, Mr. Booth taught at Central Washington University and the University of North Texas.
With a passion for travel, Mr. Booth has led students on European Art & Culture study abroad programs in Europe over the last fifteen years ranging from France, Germany, Italy and Greece.
Mr. Booth has received numerous awards for his posters and print advertising, including the Communicator Awards (2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), International Design Awards (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024) and the Annual London International Creative Competition (2020, 2021).
Paul Booth has received numerous International Design Awards.
19th International Design Award Competition, 2024. Won Honorable Mention in Print for the poster “Mother Earth’s Fingerprint” in the professional Print / Posters category.
18th International Design Award Competition, 2023. Won Honorable Mention in Print for the poster “Prevent Fires” in the professional Print / Posters category.
29th Annual International Communicator Awards, 2023 Award of Honorable Mention, for the poster design “Extinguished” in the professional category.
28th Annual International Communicator Awards, 2022 Award of Distinction, for the poster design “STOP Climate Change” in the professional category.
15th Annual London International Creative Competition, 2021. Selected in the Official Selection – Professional / Illustrate (Graphic ), for the poster design “STOP Climate Change”.
15th International Design Award Competition, 2021. Won Bronze for the poster “Stop Climate Change” in the professional Print / Posters category.
27th Annual International Communicator Awards, 2021 Award of Excellence, for the poster design “Climate Change” in the professional category.
14th Annual London International Creative Competition, 2020. Illustrate Design award – Graphic, for the poster design “Climate Change” in the professional category.
26th Annual International Communicator Awards, 2020 Award of Excellence, for the poster design “Global Warming” in the professional category.