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Maddy Bruster is a writer and graphic designer living in New York City. She has worked as an art director, front-end developer, copywriter, and graphic designer with organizations of various sizes.

Since 2020 she has run an evolving independent design practice, IT HAS TO BE REAL, operating as an LLC in NYC. IHTBR collaborates with design and architecture studios, small businesses, startups, cultural institutions, and individuals to realize ideas across printed and digital matter. From 2020–2022 she held various design and web development roles at Partner & Partners.

She has written for AIGA's Eye on Design, The Creative Independent, Dimepiece, New York Review of Architecture and others.