Nichola - poster

Bruce Mau is a Canadian graphic designer born on October 25, 1959.  He is the creative director of Bruce Mau Design (BMD).   Mau studied at the Ontario College of Art & Design, but did not graduate.  He left to join the fifty fingers design group in 1980.  He stayed for a couple of years then he went to Pentagram in the UK. When he returned to Toronto he became part of the founding of Public Good Design and Communication.  Soon after he establish his own strudio Bruce Mau Design (BMD).

Mau has lectured widely across North America and Europe.  He currently serves on the International Committee of the Wexner Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Awards and Honorary:

Chrysler Award for Design Innovation (1998)
Toronto Arts Award for Architecture and Design (1999)
Honory Doctor of Letter from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver
(2001)

Chip Kidd

Chip Kidd

“Design is a response to a specific problem. You are given a problem to solve, and then you let the problem itself tell you what your solution is.”-Chip Kidd

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Chip Kidd is an American graphic designer who was heavily influenced by pop culture is best known for his book cover, having been described as “the world’s greatest book-jacket designer” (James Ellroy).  While he has designed the jackets to many of my favorite books, particularly for acclaimed authors like David Sedaris and Dean Koontz, he has also tried his hand in comic book design, designing for DC Comics for several years.  He has dabbled in graphic novels and continues to currently, and is a self-described serious collector of Batman memorabilia. This is one reason why I chose to profile Chip Kidd.  My husband is a die-hard fan of classic comic books, particularly anything that has to do with Batman and the Joker.  Like Chip Kidd, he has a room of Joker memorabilia and piles of comic books, a full arm-sleeve tattoo dedicated to the 1960s version of TwoFace and the Joker, and a genuine appreciation for all things Batman.  What drew me into Chip Kidd besides this was the integration of things that my husband is interested in with books that I have enjoyed; it was kind of a subliminal message that I had to learn more about this guy.  I came across this archive of his book cover designs, please visit it to really get a feel for the versatile dynamic of Kidd’s designs at http://bookcoverarchive.com/Chip_Kidd

I also found a photo gallery on Time Magazine’s website that has a great sample of his designs as well: http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1853737,00.html

I also want to mention that he designed the logo for the popular Michael Crichton Jurassic Park series, maybe you’ve heard of the books or seen the movies?  The more I read about Chip Kidd, the more I liked the guy.  Currently, Chip Kidd lives in Manhattan where he works as an art director for Knopf, an imprint of Random House. Admirably, he is still in high demand, many authors have contract clauses that Chip Kidd design the covers for their books.   The above image I chose is the cover to one of the books I read that he designed the cover for, and like his reputation, the book cover and the coinciding story inside become one once you begin to read this story. 

Nichola- stamp

I had a hard time incorporating the scallop for some reason....

Eric's book cover

I think the Dos Equis adds with "the worlds most interesting man" are some of the best commericals I can recall. Decided to use that as the theme to my book cover.

William Morris

William Morris was an English designer who lived 1834 to 1896. Morris was a man of diverse interests. His contributions extend, or perhaps were an extension of, his design work. He was a textile designer, artist and writer. The central theme for Morris’ designs was derived from ancient and medieval texts. From this influence we would write poetry and poetry as well as translate ancient texts. His best known work was The Earthly Paradise.  Morris also had a deep interest in textile design, as well as all thing related to textiles. Here too his medieval influence was evident. Morris wished to design in the old ways. He wanted to create tapestries in the medieval ways, which he called "the noblest of the weaving arts." Morris founded the Kelmscott Press in 1891 with the mission to print limited edition books in medieval fashion. He personally designed many of the aspects of the books, including the typeface. He created three typefaces, Golden, Troy and Chaucer. One of Morris’ most renowned works was his publication of The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer.  The Kelmscott Press printed 425 copies in paper and another 13 copies in vellum.

Page from an illuminated manuscript
of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,
 watercolor, bodycolor and gold leaf. Calligraphy
 and ornamentation by William Morris

The Kelmscott Press version of The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
 published by William Morris

The McCune collection website http://www.mccunecollection.org/kelmscott_chaucer.html

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris#Morris.2C_Marshall.2C_Faulkner_.26_Co.

Paul Lange

Poul Lange Design is a New York-based company which specializes in design for book covers and illustration - digital as well as conventional. It is the company's philosophy to adapt to the particular challenges posed by every project selecting the artistic medium and style best suited to each brief.

Danish-born artist and designer Poul Lange established the company after working for Walter Bernard & Milton Glaser Inc. For several years now, he has been designing book jackets and cd covers for the leading publishing houses of his native Denmark as well as major American publishers. Indeed, Poul Lange Design prides itself on transforming books into objects, endowing them with a visual identity that expresses their literary content.

Poul Lange Design has received numerous awards from New York Art Directors Club, Communication Arts, American Illustration, American Photography, Illustration West, Applied Arts Magazine, Portfolios.com and The American Scandinavian Society.

Jonathan Ive,

Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple Inc. He is the principal designer of the iMac, aluminum and titanium PowerBook G4, MacBook, unibody MacBook Pro, iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

Ten years ago, before the iPod and the iPhone became objects of the world's electro-lust, Jonathan Ive sat down with Fast Company to talk about his first Apple blockbuster, the iMac. The machine could not have been a more radical departure from the ubiquitous beige-box PC: a desktop computer in bright candy colors with a see-through shell showing its inner machinery. Bursting onto the scene with all the subtlety of a streaker, the iMac became the top-selling computer in the United States.

Nichola-Book Cover

Emil Ruder

Poster by Emil Ruder

  Emil Ruder was a Swiss born typographer and designer who is most notable for his role in defining the Swiss Style of design. He studied at the Zurich School of Arts and Crafts where he learned the established traditions of design.

. In 1947 he hired as a typography instructor at the Schule für Gestaltung, Basel (Basel School of Design). Here he, along with Armin Hofmann, developed a new approach which stressed form over style. “Typography has one plain duty before it and that is to convey information in writing.” -Emil Ruder

Bzdok, Shane. A Brief History of Emil Ruder. thinkingforaliving.org. 28 Jan. 2010

Retrieved from: http://www.thinkingforaliving.org/archives/932

Nichola-graphic design artist

Mirko Ilic is a Croatian and Bosnian graphic design artist and comic artist that was born January 1, 1956.  Ilic graduated from the School of Applied Arts in Zagreb.  His first works were published in 1973. He has published comic work and illustrations in magazines such as Omlandinski tjednik and Pitanja.  He has also appeared on a documentary about the New Wave movement in Zagreb, for which he has been named as one of the prominent figures in this movement. Ilic came to the United States in the late 80s, after a bit of time he began doing work for Time, NY Times and Wall Street Journal.  In 1991, he became art director of Time International.

Nichola- missing 2 ltr

Nichola- Swiss Poster Attempt

My attempt

The Swiss Poster

Denk nie in Klischees

Jacques Mennel, Zürich

Busag-Cliches AG, Zürich

1973

Book cover

I really love cricket and design the book cover for cricket dummies

Book Cover

Book Cover

For my book cover I chose my favorite author, Bill Bryson. For those of you who are unfamiliar with his writings, he is a travel writer, and a hilarious one at that.  His books are mostly nonfiction, and he has a way of making something as boring as dryer lint and make it interesting and humorous.   I chose one of his books that I haven't read so I wouldn't have a biased opinion on what to put on the cover, I tried to use just the title and description to give me an idea of what sort of design I wanted to put together, and I really liked the process.  This project was really fun for me, I feel that right now I am comfortable with Photoshop and really want to purchase the new version.  Please let me know what you think!

Nichola- CD Project

This is my favorite artist.

Thomas H Geismar

Thomas H Geismar is an American designer, founder and principal partner of Chermayeff & Geismar, one of the most prestigious and well-known brand design firms. Born in 1931, he concurrently attended the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University for his undergraduate degree and would go on to study at Yale University, School of Art and Architecture where he received his masters. Geismar has created designs for many internationally known organizations like Xerox, Chase Manhattan Bank, Best Products, Gemini Consulting, PBS and Univision. He is most known for his work with Mobil Oil. I feel his most significant contribution to the world of design was made Geismar was enlisted to help create a national system of standardized transportation symbols. While perhaps not the most artistically satisfying, this work is important and will impact a greater number of people far more than any brand design. His work in this field earned him one of the first Presidential Design Awards.

Retrieved from Chermayeff & Geismar website: http://www.cgstudionyc.com/about-us/tom-geismar

Chase Manhattan Bank logo

Mobil Oil

 
Noma Bar was born in 1973 in Israel into an artistic family.  Therefore, he was always interested in being in artist since he was a child.  In 2000 he graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design with a degree in Graphic Design.  He then moved to London to pursue his career.  Bar work has appeared in many media outlets and he has had over sixty magazine covers, released two books, and has had over 500 illustration. 

Noma's technique when dealing with social and political issues is to illustrate with a hidden twist an humor.  His portraits features images that are instantly recognisable face. Noma continues to achieve his personal challenge, time and time again, with universal elegance.

Book Cover on Beyonce Kowles

My book cover on Shaquille O'neal

I made my own cover because Shaq and my husband are really close friends. This was easier from when we first started but it is done.

Gill was born in 1882 in Brighton, Sussex (now East Sussex) and in 1897 the family moved to Chichester. Eric studied at Chichester Technical and Art School, and in 1900 moved to London to train as an architect with the practice of W.D. Caroe, specialists in ecclesiastical architecture. Frustrated with his training, he took evening classes in stone masonry at Westminster Technical Institute and in calligraphy at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, where Edward Johnston, creator of the London Underground typeface, became a strong influence. In 1903 he gave up his architectural training to become a calligrapher, letter-cutter and monumental mason.

WORK CITED
http://www.traditioninaction.org/HotTopics/j005htGill_Distributism_Odou.htm

Eric's CD part 2



Dean Martin CD back cover/spines

Eric's CD

Dean Martin Front/Inside Cover

Jonathan Ive

Jonathan Ive is the Senior Vice President, Industrial Design at Apple Inc. He is the lead designer of an impressive list of Apple products including the iMac, MacBook Air, iPod, iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad. The London born designer holds a Bachelor of Arts and an honorary doctorate from Newcastle Polytechnic in England. Growing up in Chingford, London, Ive’s interest in design was apparent from a young age and manifest in a wide array of medium. Ive’s appreciation for Apple’s design approach predated his employment at the company. He felt other companies in the industry, or at least the products they offered, lacked the creativity of the Apple. Ives first joined Apple in 1992. The first major design project that Ive was given at Apple was for the iMac. His success with the iMac design led to additional opportunities, and successes in many of the Apple products which have become so prominent. I believe the Apple design, to most people, is the single thing which makes them so unique. Having never really used Apple products I can speak to the performance or function but the physical design definitely stands out and does have a certain artistic quality. There are many types of PCs, lap tops, smart phones and most, save the i-products, seem pretty similar. This is the part of the reason Apple has developed an almost cult like following. Ive is responsible for the physical designs which makes these products stands out which, in my mind, makes him one of the more significant figures of the modern times. His vision and creativity is known globally as displayed in the millions of i-products purchased around the world.

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ive

Retrieved from Apple.com http://www.apple.com/pr/bios/jonathan-ive.html

Shigeo Fukuda was born in Tokyo into a family that manufactured toys.  Fukuda was a sculptor graphic artist and poster designer that created optical illusions.  Therefore, his pieces usually portray illusion.  In the 1960's is when he became interested in illusionism.  

His work is deeply influenced by Takashi Kohno; a pioneer in modem Japanese graphic design, Kohno was purported to be Japan's first designer possessing a distinct objective along with a creative personality. Fukuda was the first Japanese to be inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame in New York Ciryt, which they describe him as Japan's consummate visual communicator.  Fukuda past away on January 11, 2009 when he suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

CD project

Poster Project

Stamp Project