Working for venerable companies such as Pentagram, AIGA, Stefan Sagmeister, and the New York Times, Canadian artist and typographer Marian Bantjes grew from being a book typesetter to an internationally known designer.
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April Greiman
A pioneer in the digitization of graphic design, April Greiman is a notable postmodern designer whose innovative work helped assimilate digital practices into the design community.
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An innovator best known for her supergraphics, Barbara Stauffacher Solomon fought against the sexism of her time, letting her work do the talking.
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Despite being considered part of the psychedelic wave in the 1960s, Alton Kelley’s poster designs set themselves apart with their art-nouveau-inspired intricate patterns, stylized type, and bold use of colour.
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While working for Doyle Dane Bernbach, Helmut Krone received arguably the most monumental commission of his lifetime: an assignment to advertise the new Volkswagen Beetle. The American automobile market in the 60s was saturated with big, gaudy, “stylish” cars – and Krone was tasked with selling a small, modest, foreign vehicle that didn’t match at all with the public’s taste at the time.
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