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!
Irma Boom (b. 1960) Many of us are drawn to graphic design because of a fascination with books. The smell of a newly printed...
Lance Wyman (b.1937) American graphic designer Lance Wyman is perhaps most famous for his work on the 1968 Summer Olympics...
Originally starting out as Brand Design co.inc in 1993, Andy Cruz and Rich Roat worked out of a spare room before creating...
Otl Aicher (1922-1991) Regarded as one of the most famous German graphic designers of all time, Otl Aicher designed the...
Jim Phillips (b. 1944) Jim Phillips, is a graphic artist best known for his surf and skateboard art. He was born in 1944 in...
George Lois (b. 1931) As stated on his own website 'The legendary George Lois is the most creative, prolific advertising...
Bob Gill (b. 1931) Bob Gill is a living legend of graphic design. An American illustrator, designer, filmmaker, writer and...
Shigeo Fukuda (1932–2009) Shigeo Fukada was one of Japan’s most prominent post-war graphic designers. Known for his...
David Carson (b. 1954) Design legend David Carson is known as a rule-breaker. He forged a new frontier of graphic...
Wim Crouwel (b. 1928) Wim Crouwel is an iconic Dutch graphic designer and typographer. His career spans six decades,...
This my ode to the one and only Alan Fletcher. I fell in love with his work years ago, and his captivating creativity still...
Elaine Lustig Cohen (b. 1927) Elaine Lustig Cohen is a pioneering graphic designer and artist. A prolific figure in graphic...
Adrian Frutiger (1928-2015) The design industry lost a typography legend last week. Adrian Frutiger was a Swiss designer who...
If you’ve ever visited Glasgow you would have seen some of the work of this talented group of creatives dotted around the...
Lindon Leader Lindon Leader designed the FedEx logo in 1994 whilst working for Landor Associates in San Francisco. Today, the...
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