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On select Thursdays, Shillington teachers share quick lessons on design legends. Think of it as Design History 101 meets the hashtag era. Here are some of our favourite lessons!

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Irma Boom: A Dutch Graphic Designer With a Speciality in Bookmaking

Irma Boom (b. 1960) Many of us are drawn to graphic design because of a fascination with books. The smell of a newly printed...

Publishing Throwback Thursday
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Lance Wyman: An American Graphic Designer With Experience Designing the Olympics Logo

Lance Wyman (b.1937) American graphic designer Lance Wyman is perhaps most famous for his work on the 1968 Summer Olympics...

Throwback Thursday
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Quick Design History: House Industries #ThrowbackThursday

Originally starting out as Brand Design co.inc in 1993, Andy Cruz and Rich Roat worked out of a spare room before creating...

Throwback Thursday Typography
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Otto “Otl” Aicher: Famous German Graphic Designer & Typographer

Otl Aicher (1922-1991) Regarded as one of the most famous German graphic designers of all time, Otl Aicher designed the...

Branding Throwback Thursday
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Jim Phillips: A Californian Graphic Designer & Skateboard Artist

Jim Phillips (b. 1944) Jim Phillips, is a graphic artist best known for his surf and skateboard art. He was born in 1944 in...

Throwback Thursday
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Quick Design History: George Lois #ThrowbackThursday

George Lois (b. 1931) As stated on his own website 'The legendary George Lois is the most creative, prolific advertising...

Advertising Throwback Thursday
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Quick Design History: Bob Gill #ThrowbackThursday

Bob Gill (b. 1931) Bob Gill is a living legend of graphic design. An American illustrator, designer, filmmaker, writer and...

Advertising Throwback Thursday
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Shigeo Fukada: A Japanese Sculptor, Graphic Design Artist & Poster Designer

Shigeo Fukuda (1932–2009) Shigeo Fukada was one of Japan’s most prominent post-war graphic designers. Known for his...

Throwback Thursday
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David Carson: A Self-Taught American Graphic Designer & Design Director

David Carson (b. 1954) Design legend David Carson is known as a rule-breaker. He forged a new frontier of graphic...

Throwback Thursday Typography
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Wim Crouwel: A Dutch Graphic Designer, Type Designer & Typographer

Wim Crouwel (b. 1928) Wim Crouwel is an iconic Dutch graphic designer and typographer. His career spans six decades,...

Throwback Thursday Typography
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Quick Design History: Alan Fletcher #ThrowbackThursday

This my ode to the one and only Alan Fletcher. I fell in love with his work years ago, and his captivating creativity still...

Branding Throwback Thursday
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Quick Design History: Elaine Lustig Cohen #ThrowbackThursday

Elaine Lustig Cohen (b. 1927) Elaine Lustig Cohen is a pioneering graphic designer and artist. A prolific figure in graphic...

Throwback Thursday Typography
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Adrian Frutiger: An Influencial Swiss Typeface Designer

Adrian Frutiger (1928-2015) The design industry lost a typography legend last week. Adrian Frutiger was a Swiss designer who...

Throwback Thursday Typography
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Quick Design History: The Glasgow School #ThrowbackThursday

If you’ve ever visited Glasgow you would have seen some of the work of this talented group of creatives dotted around the...

Shillington Throwback Thursday
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Quick Design History: FedEx Logo #ThrowbackThursday

Lindon Leader Lindon Leader designed the FedEx logo in 1994 whilst working for Landor Associates in San Francisco. Today, the...

Branding Throwback Thursday

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