During his 40-year career, Trousdell won more than 500 national and international awards for his work, including four New York Art Director gold medals.
Through the years Don worked with clients like U.S. Army, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), TBS, CNN, Headline News, Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, Coca-Cola brands, Kimberly-Clark special papers, Customweave Carpets, and The Atlanta Zoo just name a few.
In 1975 Don ended Maybe-Trousdell to teach at Syracuse where he also started a small, but equally successful group with students called, Shoe String Studio”.
As an artist and known for themed educational art collections, Trousdell viewed himself as a “storyteller.” He spent hours extensively researching for each series of painting.
Through the years Don Trousdell has been mentioned or written about in numerous newspapers, magazines, and books including design annuals.