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Paul Rand
1914–1996
Modernism

Paul Rand was an influential American graphic designer known for his iconic logos and …

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Saul Bass
1920–1996
Cinema Graphic

Saul Bass: Iconic graphic designer and filmmaker known for his innovative title sequen…

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Massimo Vignelli
1931–2014
Swiss International

Massimo Vignelli: Influential Italian designer known for his minimalist approach and i…

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Josef Müller-Brockmann
1914–1996
Swiss Grid

Josef Müller-Brockmann was a Swiss graphic designer known for his minimalist and grid-…

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Herb Lubalin
1918–1981
Typographic Art

Herb Lubalin: A visionary graphic designer known for his innovative typography and ico…

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Paula Scher
b.1948
Maximalist

Paula Scher is a renowned graphic designer known for her bold and iconic work in the f…

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Stefan Sagmeister
b.1962
Expressive

Stefan Sagmeister is a renowned graphic designer known for his innovative and thought-…

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David Carson
b.1954
Grunge Typography

David Carson is a renowned graphic designer known for his innovative and unconventiona…

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Neville Brody
b.1957
Post-Punk

Neville Brody: Influential graphic designer known for his bold and innovative typograp…

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Alan Fletcher
1931–2006
British Modernism

Alan Fletcher is a renowned Australian graphic designer and artist known for his bold …

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Michael Bierut
b.1957
Conceptual

Michael Bierut is a renowned graphic designer, known for his iconic work and contribut…

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Chip Kidd
b.1964
Literary Design

Chip Kidd is a renowned graphic designer and author known for his iconic book cover de…

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Milton Glaser
1929–2020
Psychedelic Modernism

Milton Glaser: A renowned graphic designer known for his iconic "I ❤ NY" logo and infl…

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Tibor Kalman
1949–1999
Anti-Design

Tibor Kalman: A visionary designer and creative force, known for his bold and unconven…

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April Greiman
b.1948
New Wave

April Greiman is a pioneering graphic designer known for her innovative use of technol…

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Wim Crouwel
1928–2019
Systematic Design

Wim Crouwel: Dutch graphic designer known for his minimalist and grid-based approach t…

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WW
Wolfgang Weingart
b.1941
Swiss Punk
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Armin Hofmann
b.1920
Swiss Traditional

Armin Hofmann is a Swiss graphic designer known for his influential work in the field …

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JT
Jan Tschichold
1902–1974
New Typography
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EL
El Lissitzky
1890–1941
Constructivism
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LM
László Moholy-Nagy
1895–1946
Bauhaus
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Alexey Brodovitch
1898–1971
Editorial

Alexey Brodovitch was a Russian-born graphic designer and art director known for his i…

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AS
Alex Steinweiss
1917–2011
Record Cover Art
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CP
Cipe Pineles
1908–1991
Early Modernism
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Alvin Lustig
1915–1955
Organic Modernism

Alvin Lustig: Influential American designer known for his innovative approach to graph…

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GL
George Lois
b.1931
Pop Art
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Ivan Chermayeff
1932–2017
Corporate Identity

Chermayeff & Geismar is a renowned graphic design firm founded by Tom Geismar and Ivan…

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Seymour Chwast
b.1931
Illustration

Seymour Chwast: Influential graphic designer, illustrator, and co-founder of Push Pin …

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CN
Christoph Niemann
b.1970
Conceptual Illustration
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Jessica Walsh
b.1986
Bold Contemporary

Jessica Walsh is a talented designer and art director known for her innovative work in…

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Erik Spiekermann
b.1947
Type Design

Erik Spiekermann is a renowned German typographer and designer, known for his influent…

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MC
Matthew Carter
b.1937
Digital Typography
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RV
Rudy VanderLans
b.1955
Digital Grunge
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EF
Ed Fella
b.1938
Vernacular
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James Victore
b.1962
Political Poster

James Victore is a renowned graphic designer, artist, and author known for his bold an…

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Louise Fili
b.1951
Retro Elegance

Louise Fili is a renowned graphic designer known for her elegant and timeless designs,…

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MB
Marian Bantjes
b.1963
Decorative
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Peter Saville
b.1955
Post-Modern

Peter Saville is a renowned graphic designer known for his iconic album covers and col…

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MG
Malcolm Garrett
b.1956
New Wave Music
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BB
Barney Bubbles
1942–1983
Punk/New Wave
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VO
Vaughan Oliver
1957–2019
Dark Ethereal
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Jonathan Barnbrook
b.1966
Anti-Global

Jonathan Barnbrook is a renowned British graphic designer known for his innovative and…

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KK
KesselsKramer
b.1996
Anti-Advertising
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Irma Boom
b.1960
Book Design

Irma Boom is a renowned Dutch graphic designer known for her innovative book designs a…

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EJ
Experimental Jetset
b.1997
Modernist Revival
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TB
Tord Boontje
b.1968
Decorative Digital
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AB
Anthony Burrill
b.1966
Print Typography
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SP
Spin
b.1992
British Contemporary
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NO
North
b.2000
Systematic British
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BL
Bibliothèque
b.2004
Minimal British
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BM
Bureau Mirko Borsche
b.2007
European Contemporary
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EK
Eike König
b.1969
Playful Expressive
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MP
Michael C Place (Build)
b.1970
Systematic Digital
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VF
Vince Frost
b.1964
Australian Editorial
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KC
Ken Cato
b.1946
Asia-Pacific Corporate
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GW
Garth Walker
b.1957
African Contemporary
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CM
Chaz Maviyane-Davies
b.1952
Political African
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Luba Lukova
b.1960
Political Illustration

Luba Lukova is a renowned artist known for her powerful and thought-provoking visual c…

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YK
Yusaku Kamekura
1915–1997
Japanese Corporate
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Ikko Tanaka
1930–2002
Japanese Modernism

Ikko Tanaka was a renowned Japanese graphic designer known for his bold and innovative…

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KH
Kenya Hara
b.1958
Minimal Japanese
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SF
Shigeo Fukuda
1932–2009
Playful Conceptual

Shigeo Fukuda: A renowned Japanese artist known for his captivating and thought-provok…

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TS
Taku Satoh
b.1955
Japanese Minimalism
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KS
Kashiwa Sato
b.1965
Japanese Branding
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HN
Hideki Nakajima
b.1966
Japanese Editorial
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KS
Kohei Sugiura
b.1932
Pan-Asian Modernism
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Tadanori Yokoo
b.1936
Japanese Psychedelic

Tadanori Yokoo is a renowned Japanese artist known for his vibrant and surrealistic wo…

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MK
Mitsuo Katsui
1931–2019
Japanese Formal
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MS
Makoto Saito
b.1952
Contemporary Japanese
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RI
Ryoji Ikeda
b.1966
Data Art
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NO
Neri Oxman
b.1976
Biodigital Design
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Muriel Cooper
1925–1994
Digital Modernism

Kyle Cooper is a renowned fitness expert and creator of the popular fitness program, t…

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BM
Bruce Mau
b.1959
Canadian Expressive
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KS
Karsten Schmidt
b.1975
Generative Design
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YN
Yugo Nakamura
b.1970
Web Art
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HM
Huw Morgan
b.1978
Digital Editorial
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JB
Johnson Banks
b.1964
Ideas-Driven
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MD
Mevis & Van Deursen
b.1987
Dutch Conceptual
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BD
Base Design
b.1993
European Branding
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PG
Pentagram
b.1972
Multi-Discipline
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TM
Tomato
b.1991
Collective Post-Modern
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DR
The Designers Republic
b.1986
Sheffield Futurism
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DT
David Tartakover
b.1944
Political Israeli
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HS
Helmut Schmid
1942–2018
East-West Synthesis
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Otl Aicher
1922–1991
Systematic Design

Otl Aicher was a German graphic designer known for his influential work in corporate i…

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HR
Herb Ritts
1952–2002
80s Glamour
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JI
Jony Ive
b.1967
Technology Minimalism
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DR
Dieter Rams
b.1932
Functionalism
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Raymond Loewy
1893–1986
Industrial Streamline

Raymond Loewy was a prominent industrial designer known for his iconic designs that sh…

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PS
Paul Smith
b.1946
British Eclectic
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Neville Brody (FontShop)
b.1957
Type Foundry

Neville Brody: Influential graphic designer known for his bold and innovative typograp…

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FW
Fred Woodward
b.1953
Rock Editorial
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Roger Black
b.1947
Editorial System

Learn how to achieve visual harmony by balancing color and black & white elements in g…

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Alexei Brodovitch
1898–1971
Avant-Garde Editorial

Alexey Brodovitch was a Russian-born graphic designer and art director known for his i…

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AH
Allen Hurlburt
1910–1983
Mid-Century Editorial
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HW
Henry Wolf
1925–2005
Photographic Editorial
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OS
Otto Storch
1913–1999
50s-60s Editorial
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CG
Carin Goldberg
b.1953
Literary Graphic
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Nick Bell
b.1965
British Critical
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GM
Geoff McFetridge
b.1971
Illustrated Contemporary
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