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Burton Kramer

Burton Kramer is a Canadian graphic designer who works in Toronto. He was born in 1932 in Newyork and studied at Yale University where he got a Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design degree. He worked as an art… Continue Reading →

Susan Kare

Susan Kare is an American graphic designer who is regarded as being the first UI designer. She is known for creating interface elements on the Apple Macintosh from 1983 to 1986. She also designed the font Chicago for the Apple… Continue Reading →

Barbara Stauffacher Solomon

Barbara Stauffacher is an American graphic designer and landscape architect known as the pioneer of Supergraphics which is an expressive and colourful style seen in buildings. Barbara’s major break in her career was when she moved to Switzerland in her… Continue Reading →

Wes Wilson

Wes Wilson was an American designer born in 1937 and known for creating the first psychedelic posters of the 1960’s. His work involves freehand lettering, contrasting colours, art nouveau inspiration, flowling lines, multiple patterns,  etc, all of which have become… Continue Reading →

Paul Rand

Paul Rand was an American graphic designer and art director known for using Swiss design in his work and creating the logos of companies such as IBM, ABC, UPS, etc. His work includes colourful combinations and shapes as well typography… Continue Reading →

Bold and Experimentative: Yayoi Kusama’s Unique Approach to Art

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist who was born on March 22, 1929. She is known for producing a variety of artwork such as sculptures, paintings and having her own art installations. She has held many exhibitions across the world… Continue Reading →

Communication Tool Turned Propaganda: WW1 Poster Design

What began as a way to recruit people to join the war led to the rise of an entire marketing scheme and propaganda campaign. Take a look into why these WW1 posters were so effective and the various ways in… Continue Reading →

Historical Type Identification Poster

For my poster, I was inspired by the Bauhaus style and their use of colours such as red, blue and yellow. I wanted to create a poster that had a slightly modern and geometric feel to it so I decided… Continue Reading →

Bold and Unconventional: Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt was a painter from Austria who was born in 1862 and lived until the age of 56. He grew up in poverty but still managed to attend the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts due to a scholarship… Continue Reading →

About Me

Hello. My name is Shruti Karthikeyan and I am a first-year student in the IDEA program at Capilano University. I was born in India but moved to Canada when I was eight years old. I recently moved to Vancouver from… Continue Reading →

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