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Full-Text Articles in Art and Design
Charles And Ray Eames, Tracy L. Ketz
Charles And Ray Eames, Tracy L. Ketz
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
Charles and Ray Eames were a dynamic husband-and-wife team and were two of the most influential multidisciplinary designers of the 20th century. Their innovative and humancentered design approach and remarkable creativity resulted in innovative contributions to various fields of design, including architecture, graphic design, industrial design, and filmmaking. Known for their groundbreaking contributions to design, the Eameses employed a deep understanding of human needs that combined functionality, technology, and aesthetics that still resonate today.
Dick Bruna, Roseld Laguatan
Dick Bruna, Roseld Laguatan
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
Dick Bruna was a talented and successful Illustrator and designer. He is most famous for his creation, Miffy, a curious simple white rabbit that has the innocence of a young child—which made her an endearing character to children all over the world. Because of his successful children’s books, he was highly sought after by children’s medical hospitals and world health organizations to help promote health and safety for children everywhere. He also designed thousands of spy, mystery and detective novel covers for his family’s publishing company. Bruna was a master designer of simplicity, color and form—able to convey a great …
Abram Games, Lisa Wei
Abram Games, Lisa Wei
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
Abram Games always knew he wanted to design posters and from a young age, was focused
on seeking out his own opportunities. He made the decision to leave school in pursuit of more
quality art experiences and submitted work to several design competitions by the age of 21
years old. He is best known for his impactful and punchy style, but also for his independent
design nature and controversial posters shedding light on World War II atrocities and aftermath.
Games’s wartime work thrust him to the forefront of the industry and paved the way for dozens
of more high profile …
Eric Carle, Emily Rudolph
Eric Carle, Emily Rudolph
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
If you grew up or had a child in the United States after 1969, the work of Eric Carle has touched your life. Carle was a German American illustrator, graphic designer, art director, and children’s book author, who is best known for his work The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This book has been a staple to every American preschool classroom for over 40 years and has been translated into 66 languages to fit into schools across the globe (Eric Carle’s biography, 2019). It is hard to overstate the popularity and acclaim The Very Hungry Caterpillar has rightfully received. According to …
Helen Friel, Katt Marshall
Helen Friel, Katt Marshall
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
As the foundation of design is laid down early in a designer’s career, it is the process of creatingwithin limited parameters which develops their style. Many designers begin with a broad rangeof skills that are honed as they navigate working with clients. Applying their unique approach tohe project at hand, it is at this time when design peers create a niche market. The designer’stouch becomes a recognizable signature upon their body of work. With a comprehensiveportfolio, the designer can present their approach to tackling challenging concepts. Paperengineer and illustrator Helen Friel is a designer with a diverse body of work, …
Art: The Beautiful, Relieving Agent For Mental Illness, Stella G. Newmoyer
Art: The Beautiful, Relieving Agent For Mental Illness, Stella G. Newmoyer
Composition Exemplars
Art: the Beautiful, Revealing Agent for Mental Illness is aimed to present a thorough analysis of the relationship between art and mental illness. With this proposal, I show the hidden meanings behind some art works, The Starry Night and Kaleidoscope Cat V11, and how the importance of creation gives to others. Creation allows people with mental illness to express their personal experiences liberally on a medium, to potentially release their tension they may hold inside their mind. As my research proposal demonstrates, art provides individuals with a sense of unattachment from reality, by allowing them to freely express their mental …
Lisa Congdon: The Self-Taught Design Pioneer, Kate Foley
Lisa Congdon: The Self-Taught Design Pioneer, Kate Foley
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
Known for her colorful, bold, and whimsical folk art-inspired illustration and design style, Lisa Congdon brings joy and passion, fueled by her own self-taught journey, to the modern world of graphic design. Congdon is a fine artist, illustrator, and writer, producing works driven by her experiences with mental health, social justice, being queer, and being a woman. “And while all of those things can feel really dark and hard sometimes, there is a certain amount of joy that I feel, and that’s always what I want to try and express to the world” (Johnson, 2021), she shares. Although her path …
Lisa Frank, Kirk Demaris
Lauren Hom: Design Pioneer, Hannah Schock
Lauren Hom: Design Pioneer, Hannah Schock
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
Self-made hand lettering artist Lauren Hom is living the American Dream – doing what she loves, having fun, and getting paid to do it all. Based in Detroit, Hom has created quite the following on social media as a playful, whimsical artist who doesn’t take life too seriously. She turns her life’s hardships, friends’ jokes, and weird ideas into art all while not giving a damn what other people think of it. Her journey to where she is now is an inspiration to all aspiring artists.
Sarah Boris, Emily Gaugler
Sarah Boris, Emily Gaugler
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
Boris Sarah Boris has been in the art and design industry for over fifteen years, but some might say she is just getting started. Boris worked for design industries and art organizations such as the Barbican, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), and Phaidon Publishing, but in 2015 she took a more independent approach and opened her own design studio in London, Sarah Boris Design. Since opening her studio Boris has pursued personal explorations, collaborations, and commissions. Her work is clean, bright, and impactful, and she is gaining admiration from students and design critics. She has a gift for creating …
Cipe Pineles, Nicole Powlina
Cipe Pineles, Nicole Powlina
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
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Raymond Pettibone, Michael Caputo
Raymond Pettibone, Michael Caputo
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
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Irmgard Sorenson-Popitz, Gilmore
Irmgard Sorenson-Popitz, Gilmore
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
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Alan Fletcher, George Rodriguez
Alan Fletcher, George Rodriguez
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
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Morag Myerscough, Lukas Emory
Morag Myerscough, Lukas Emory
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
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Lotte Reininger, Adam Omar
Lotte Reininger, Adam Omar
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
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Kelli Anderson, Alexis Grant
Kelli Anderson, Alexis Grant
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
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James Victore, Anthony Jandrokovic
James Victore, Anthony Jandrokovic
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
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Chiara Aliotta, Mary Ann Ganoung-Williams
Chiara Aliotta, Mary Ann Ganoung-Williams
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
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Sagi Haviv, William Spanjer
Sagi Haviv, William Spanjer
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
No abstract provided.
Shanti Sparrow, Catie Benner
Shanti Sparrow, Catie Benner
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
No abstract provided.
Sadamitsu "Neil" Fujita, Kim Rader
Sadamitsu "Neil" Fujita, Kim Rader
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
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David Milan, Douglas Martin
David Milan, Douglas Martin
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
No abstract provided.
Peter Bil'ak, Rebekah Hanover Pettit
Peter Bil'ak, Rebekah Hanover Pettit
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
No abstract provided.
Stefan Bucher, John White
Margaret Calvert, Casey Capece
Margaret Calvert, Casey Capece
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
No abstract provided.
Pablo Ferro, Kyle Lutz
Becca Clason, Sarah Sterner
Becca Clason, Sarah Sterner
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
No abstract provided.
Dorothy And Otis Shephard, Jen Pepper
Dorothy And Otis Shephard, Jen Pepper
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
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Alan Aldridge, Valerie Nyby
Alan Aldridge, Valerie Nyby
Communication Design: Design Pioneers
Biographical and critical article on the life and work of the design pioneer of the mid and late 20th century, Alan Aldridge.