Will Burtin was born in 1908 in Cologne, Germany, and he died in 1972 in New York. At the age of 14, Burtin left high school in order to study at a typesetting studio. While holding a job at Dr. Philippe Knoll’s typography store, Burtin was learning graphic and industrial design. He was also learning…
This 1993 cover of Rolling Stone magazine featuring a topless Janet Jackson, whose chest is covered only by the hands of her then-husband René Elizondo, is one of the more iconic covers. Elizondo is not actually pictured, only his hands, so as not to take away from the statement the image is making. The cover was…
Fred Woodward was born 1953 in Louisville, Mississippi, a small agricultural community of about 500. Growing up in a community focused on agriculture, most people did not understand his passion and interest for art and graphic design, including his parents. When he left Louisville to attend college at Mississippi State University then University of Memphis,…
Katherine McCoy, born in Illinois on October 12th, 1945, is an American graphic designer in the industrial design field. In the early stages of her career, she chose to study Industrial Design at Michigan State after discovering the field on a family trip to the Museum of Modern Art at the New York’s World Fair.…
The third portfolio piece I chose to showcase by Jan V. White is his publication, “Designing for magazines”. Published by R. R. Bowker Company in 1982, “Designing for magazines” presents the concept of editing-by-design and how it can be effective and successful in publications. White presents design solutions and approaches for front covers, back covers,…
Lester Beall has created many pieces of graphic design in his time, but perhaps one of his most famous works that he has done would be the logo he did for International Paper. However, he did have assistance in creating this piece with Richard Rogers, an architect in 1960. When first laying eyes on…
A personal favorite of mine from Lester Beall’s collection would be his “Will there be War poster.” Winston Churchill is one of my favorite historical figures from World War 11, and to see this legendary artist use Churchill for one of his pieces got me excited. Beall was commissioned by the Crowell Publishing Company to make…
Biography by R. Roger Remington March 01. “1992 AIGA Medalist: Lester Beall.” AIGA | the Professional Association for Design, 1992, www.aiga.org/medalist-lesterbeall. One piece that I believed to be a highlight of Lester Beall’s work was “Hitler’s Nightmare.” Beall was commissioned by the Crowell Publishing Company to create Hitler’ Nightmare. The piece later appeared on Collier’s magazine in 1939. This…
Steven Dye GD 203 3/13/18 Lester Beall Graphic Design is an incredibly valuable tool that has been used for centuries and continues to do so in the modern world. This skill can be used to create a vast amount of useful designs such as posters, typography, logos, and much more. The key aspect of…
Another aspect of design that was important to Jan V. White was color and the use of color in print. Back in the seventies and eighties when bright colors were all the rage, White published another book in 1996 on the impact of color, which he called, “Color For Impact”. Color For Impact explains color…
Of his two hundred publications, Jan V. White published a couple very important books for designers and non-designers, which became key to understanding print design and publication. One of his most popular books, published in New York in 1988 by Watson-Guptill Publications, was “Graphic Design For The Electronic Age”. This piece was important for White…
Jan V. White was born in Prague, Czech Republic on April 6, 1928 to mother, Emil Weiss and father, Alex White. His parents were large contributions and influencers within White’s life. His mother, Emil Weiss, was a well-known architect and illustrator, while his father, Alex White, was a writer and educator. Educated in England at…
In Judging a Book By Its Cover, I reviewed “Contemporary Furniture and Textiles” by Knoll Associates. I found this to be an interesting choice because as a design student interested in interiors, I am familiar with Knoll in the contemporary sense. Upon checking it out from special collections, my first inclination was that it was…
Eddie Opara is a founding partner of the Map Office, which is a New York-based studio specializing in design, strategy, and technology. I had no knowledge about Opara or the Map Office prior to this lecture.The speaker who introduced Opara already knocked me over by sharing a multitude of diverse projects that Opara has been…