Thinking Rudolf de Harak. 04 10 1924
“The designer’s constant intention is to create and communicate within a framework of aesthetic standards that clarifies information and enriches its meaning.” Rudolf de Harak studied commercial art at the New York School of Industrial Arts . After he graduated, he was drafted into the infantry for World War II. After the war, he apprenticeship...
Thinking Italo Lupi. 03 28 1934
Italo Lupi was born on March 28, 1934 in Cagliari, Italy. He studied architecture in Milan but worked mostly as a graphic designer. He was the Art Director of Abitare, Domus and La Rinascente and the Art Consultant of the Triennale di Milano and IBM Italia. He designed Miu Miu, Fiorucci and Triennale di Milano...
Thinking Anthon Beeke. 03 11 1940
Anthon Beeke was born on March 11, 1940 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He didn’t attend any school to learn graphic design instead he worked as an assistant for Ed Callahan in Germany, Jacques Richez in France and Jan Van Toorn in Netherlands. in 1963, he started up as an independent designer. He became a partner in...
Thinking Paul Schuitema. 02 27 1897
“The task of the designer is much more oriented to organization than draughtmanship.”
Thinking Peter Von Arx. 06 11 1936
Peter von Arx was born in Basel Switzerland on June 11, 1936. From 1953 to 1957, Arx Studied Graphic Arts-Lithography and continued his studies at Kunstgewerbeschule, Basel until 1961. He became a freelance graphic designer and started to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule in 1964. He became an instructor for lithography, offset printing, letter form and color....
Thinking Fred Troller. 12 12 1930
Fred Troller was bron in Zurich on December 12, 1930. In 1950, Troller graduated from the Zurich School of design. He began his career as a teacher at the Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich. In 1954, he worked for the motion picture producer Lois de Rochemont. In the 1960, he worked for Geigy Chemical Corporation as design director...
Thinking Louis Danziger. 11 17 1923
“Design is a problem-solving activity. Thinking is the application of intelligence to arrive at the appropriate solution to the problem.”
Thinking Romek Marber. 10 25 1925
“Sometimes, something accidental occurs that intensifies the work and I am thankful.”
Thinking George Giusti. 10 10 1908
George Giusti was born in Milan, Italy on October 10, 1908. He trained at the Reale Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan. He started worked in Lugano and moved to Zurich to have his own studio from 1930-1937. He emigrated to USA in 1938 where he got several commissions including US government in Washington, designing...
Thinking Kurt Wirth. 09 12 1917
“Drawing is a special form of presence of mind, a process which doesn’t tolerate being postponed or adjourned.”
Thinking Abram Games. 07 29 1914
“Nothing is impossible, it’s only difficult. A difficulty is an opportunity, an opportunity is a challenge and that’s what I’m interested in.”
Thinking Toshihiro Katayama. 07 17 1928
Toshihiro Katayama was born on July 17 1928 in Osaka, Japan. A self-taught artist who began his career as a freelance graphic artist after graduating from Osaka High School. Later he became co-founded Nippon Design Center. In 1963, he invited by Geigy AG to be their designer and live there for three years. In 1996...