Bruno Munari 10/24/1907 to 9/30/1998.  Munari was an Italian artist and designer, he contributed many fields of visual arts and non visual arts.  He worked as a graphic designer with Riccardo Castagnedi (Ricas) until 1938.  From 1939 to 1945 he worked as press graphic designer for Modadori editor, and for Tempo Magazine he worked as an art director.  Where he began designing books for children, originally he was creating it for his son.

In 1969 Munari was worried by the incorrect perception of his artistic work, which is still confused with the other genres of his activity. He selected art historian Miroslava Hajek as curator of a selection of his most important works. This collection, structured chronologically, shows his continuous creativity, thematical coherence and the evolution of his esthetical philosophy throughout all of his artistic life.
Munari received many award recognition from 1954 through 1994.  Design and visual communication books Munari has wrote: Munari, Bruno (1966). Arte come mestiere [Design as Art]., , Discovery of the Circle, Discovery of the Square .  Children book he wrote The Elephant wish.