Posts Tagged With Who’s Who in Graphic Design

Soundarya Rajinikanth, a Product of Nepotism

Soundarya Rajinikanth, born Shaku Bai Rao Gaikwad, is a graphic designer based in India. She was born in Chennai on September 20th, 1984 to Indian film producer Latha Rangachari and actor Rajinikanth. Rajinikanth, Soundarya’s father, is a very well-known actor due to his exaggerated mannerisms and roles in many famous Tamil movies. He has won…

Linda Van Deursen (Mevis and Van Deursen Studio)

Linda van Deursen is a graphic designer based in Amsterdam and has practice in book design and worked with multiple cultural institutions doing brand identity projects. She graduated from Gerrit Rietveld Academy with Armand Mevis in 1986 and the two would go on to form Mevis and van Deursen Studio the following year. Linda van…

Frommes Kalender [Fromme’s Calendar]

This portrait of a mysterious lady starring at an hourglass was designed by Koloman Moser in 1899. The lady holds the hourglass, her cold eyes focused on the front, and seems to be dealing with some serious situation–the new era is full of uncertainties. The visitors who view this design will feel anxious and uneasy…

Koloman Moser

Koloman Moser was a famous Austrian artist whose works include < Ottokar Macha Folio: plate Exhibition Poster” by Kolo Moser,1915>.  He had a great influence on painting in the 20th century Koloman Moser was born in 1868, he is the elder of three siblings and his father wanted to see him in business, so he briefly attended…

Herbert Horne

*Image found on: https://alchetron.com/Herbert-Horne Herbert Horne, born in London in 1864, was raised by an architect, Horace, and his mother, Hannah. While coming of age, Horne looked up to his father and chose to follow in his artistic footsteps; he began a partnership at a young age with an esteemed architect, Mackmurdo, who set out…

Andrew Blauvelt

Andrew Blauvelt has been a practicing graphic designer for more than 30 years. Blauvelt’s interest in graphic design started in high school when he was involved in his school newspaper where he helped in production. In an interview, he explains how he’s always been interested in art, taking art classes throughout school. He was introduced…

Who’s Who in Graphic Design: Paul Sahre

Paul Sahre is an American graphic designer who was born in 1964 and grew up in upstate New York in a small town named Johnson City. He attended Kent State University where he earned his bachelor’s in Fine Arts in 1987 and his master’s in Fine Arts in 1990. Later on, after completing his education,…

Faliurism Manifesto

Faliurism Manifesto, another one of Can Yang’s works done during her time at Rhode Island School of Design, displays her own manifesto where she drew inspiration from composer and artist John Cage’s work about creating spontaneous, random decisions. For her own work, she used the idea of failure in “how sometimes things that are unintended…

White Tiger / Blue Dragon

is one of Can Yang’s works during her time at Rhode Island School of Design. The title was inspired by mythological creatures in the Chinese constellations, Azure Dragon of the East representing Spring, Black Tortoise of the North representing Winter, White Tiger of the West representing Fall, and Vermillion Bird of the South representing Summer.…