Monday, January 31, 2011

People you should know

Paul Rand AUGUST 15, 1914 – NOVEMBER 26, 1996- American graphic designer, best known for his corporate logo designs.












Saul Bass (May 8, 1920 – April 25, 1996) - an American graphic designer and filmmaker, but he is best known for his design on animated motion picture title sequences












Alexander Girard (May 24, 1907 – 1993) - was a textile designer born in New York City, USA, Girard is widely known for his contributions in the field of American textile design, particularly through his work for Herman Miller (1952 to 1975), where he created fabrics for the designs of George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames.











Alvin Lustig (1915-1955) - Lustig is known for his expertise in virtually all the design disciplines, which he seamlessly integrated into his life. He designed record albums, magazines (notably the format and some covers of Industrial Design), advertisements, commercial catalogs, annual reports and office spaces and textiles.











Alan Fletcher (27 September 1931 – 21 September 2006) -
"the most highly regarded graphic designer of his generation, and probably one of the most prolific" with a fusion of the cerebral European tradition with North America’s emerging pop culture in the formulation of his distinct approach










Alex Steinweiss (March 24, 1917) - Steinweiss was the first art director for Columbia Records, Steinweiss also designed liquor bottles, posters, magazine, pamphlet, book covers and titles for TV shows.











Charles Ormond Eames, Jr (1907–1978) and Bernice Alexandra "Ray" Eames née Bernice Kaiser (1912–1988) - American designers, who worked in and made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art and film.









Maira Kalman (1949) - an American illustrator, author, artist, and designer. Ms. Kalman has authored a series of children's books about Max Stravinsky she has done covers for The New Yorker. Kalman is also known for her illustrations for the 2005 edition of the popular guide to writing style, The Elements of Style.










Steven Heller (1950) - With Seymour Chwast he has directed Push Pin Editions, a packager of visual books, and with his wife Louise Fili he has produced over twenty books and design products for Chronicle Books and other publishers.

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