What is graphic design? It is many things to many people. Below I have gathered quotes of how some great designers and thinkers define graphic design.
“Since prehistoric times, people have searched for ways to give visual form to ideas and concepts, to store knowledge in graphic form, and to bring order and clarity to information. […]
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Kyle Cooper’s Imaginary Forces has created a short film in honor of Paul Rand. It’s quite a beautiful piece. Paul Rand is one of the most influential and respected graphic designers in history responsible for the ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse logos. Imaginary Forces is one of the most important contemporary studios specializing in film […]
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Designer notepads from Art of the Grid have me (and many other designers) drooling. Each notepad has an influential grid printed on it. For example the pad titled Raster Systeme is based on Josef Müler-Brockmann’s must-own book of the same name on grid theory and practice. There are other famous grids as well, such as […]
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