Who Is Seymour Chwast?

At 11, Wiley’s mother enrolled him and his twin in a small art conservatory program at Cal State, and in the summer of 1989, he was sent to Russia for training in classical painting. After excelling in this program, he went on to earn his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and his MFA for the Yale University School of Art. Although Wiley achieved things beyond his neighborhood, he did not forget the black struggle he was familiar with growing up.

Graphic design lives on a spectrum of consequences. The beginning of the spectrum houses the design that remains unnoticed by most. This idea is illustrated in the novel when the narrator begins to discard a chewing gum wrapper. The narrator would not have registered any thought on the wrapper’s design without the outside force from his graphic design professor. This is not an indication that the wrapper’s design was unsuccessful; the wrapper’s purpose was not to shock the internal working of its audience. In this case, ease is desired. The wrapper’s design remaining unnoticed is a reflection of all of the things it did

Raised in the projects of Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the city dump could be seen from every corner of his apartment, a young Leonardo Drew was exposed to many raw and decaying sources of inspiration which would later shape his creative and rustic style of composition. Drew would often use materials from the city dump and repurpose them to create something beautiful. One of the biggest reasons for his artistic success would be the youth group he attended which offered free supplies and lessons from mentors. It is from this experience which led Drew to have his first exhibition at the age of thirteen. This prodigy-like image gained the attention of DC Comics and Marvel Comics talent scouts. From then on, he further expanded his artistic abilities

Growing up as somewhat of an outsider, Silverstein began drawing at a very young age. Silverstein went to college at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts to study art, however he later dropped out to join the army.(Sheldon Allan Silverstein Childhood, Life & Timeline) Here, Silverstein started his career and began drawing cartoons for magazines. An

Chris was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 18, 1949. After high school he went to the University of Michigan where he learned skills like wood carving and where he majored in sculpture and, then he went to Rhode Island School of Design and continued his study in sculpture. Chris has won two Caldecott Medals. For his great amount of work that he put into the illustrations in his books like the Jumanji and The Polar Express. As he continues writing and illustrating books into the 21 century.

Art Spiegelman was born on February 15 1948 in Stockholm Sweden. In 1951 Art, Anja Spiegelman (his mother), and Vladek Spiegelman (his father) emigrated from Stockholm to Norristown Pennsylvania, and eventually to Queens NY six years later. Art started drawing cartoons in 1960 for his high school, Russell Sage Junior High, and at this point was being paid for his work by multiple newspapers. In 1963 he enrolled into the high school of Art and Design (Ray). Art then chose to go Harpur College to pursue his comic career despite his parents wanting him to become a dentist. After an internship at Topps Chewing Gum Company he was given the job in the product development at the age of 18. In 1968 Art admitted himself into a metal hospital because

During my time as volunteer at Somerset Dade Academy, I was able to work closely with the elementary and middle school teacher. During each visit, I was able to follow Ms. Lee’s daily routine. In the morning, we had 30 minutes to plan and get her cart ready with supplies she needed for the day. Also, we would both create various model artworks to inspire her students to create something more original and imaginative. She wheeled her cart through certain elementary classes depending on her schedule. Depending on the grade level she was assign to that day, we were able to teach her students the fundamental concepts of arts and major art movements, all in 30 minutes. Every three weeks, she would focus on a concept, artist, or art movement. Additionally, she would assign vocabulary words, which her students would copy and also had access to them online on Quizlet. At the end, she would administer a summative test on everything they learned for the past three weeks. On the other hand, Ms. Lee’s middle school classes were different, more one-on-one, and it was a one-hour period. Her students were able to recreate impressionist and expressionist artworks, such as Monet’s Water Lilies, Van Gogh Starry Night and The Bedroom on wall-sized canvases.

In his early career he was a cartoonist which may have influenced his style

He was labeled a terrible graphic designer in the nineties. His agonized typography drove a clique of critics to indict him of not being serious and of destroying the origins and foundation of communication design. Now, the work and techniques of David Carson dominates design, advertising, the Web, and even motion pictures.

Sometimes referred to as The Father of Modern Design, Milton Glaser was born in New York in the year 1929. From a young age he was involved in art, he attended the “High School of Music and Art from 1943 until 1946,” (Milton Glaser, 2017) before attending an art school at the Cooper Union. He then received the Fulbright Scholarship to attend Accademia di Bella Arti, Academy of Fine Arts, in Italy. After studying there from 1952-1953, Glaser returned to New York and in “1954 Seymour Chwast, Reynold Ruffins, and Edward Sorel to found Push Pin Studios.” (Milton Glaser, 2017) These four students from the Cooper Union banded together to create a force that was revolutionary to the field of graphic design. Glaser was well known for his posters like the Bob Dylan poster and the Olvetti poster because of his use of psychedelic colors and unique designs which helped them stand out. After his time at Push Pin Studios, he decided to branch out because “he felt Push Pin was so well known that it had become a style in itself, limiting his creative potential.” (Visionaries That Shaped Modern Graphic Design: Milton Glaser, 2017) With that feeling, he went on to found his own graphic design studio Milton Glaser, Inc. in Manhattan. From the on, Glaser continued to pursue work in the graphic design field designing corporate logs and print media, some of which we still see today. In 1976, Milton Glaser worked as an interior decorator and designed the “’Windows on the World’ restaurant on the

Kurt Schwitters was a part of the revolutionary movement known as the Dadaism movement. The movement and Kurt are significant to the history of graphic art. The movement took part during the period between World War 1 and World War 2. The movement was caused by the rebellion of people towards the wars. Other rebel’s part of the movement were Hugo Ball and John Heartfield. All three had their own style of art and design but were all connected by the unusual, and nonsense technique they possessed.

Throughout the timeline of graphic design, designers have seemed to push boundaries, express passion, and create unique compositions. Alvin Lustig was born in Denver, CO in 1915. During his education days he studied at LA City college art center while working independently with Frank Lloyd Wright at his Taliesin studio. Alvin Lusig projects an overall theme of modernism within his design work. It is often that graphic design seems to repeat itself over time, but that is not the case for Alvin; his ideas were fresh, he took risks in his work by mixing typefaces and experimenting with different color pallets. Creativity sparked in 1937 when he began designing book jackets, and was eventually offered a position as the Director of Visual Research

Meredith Davis’s book “Graphic Design Theory” was published in September 2012 by Thames & Hudson. This book blends a study of historical thinking of design with contemporary / modern approach to it. It also suggests students to critically analyse their work and asks them to adopt the design theories to embellish their practical design work as it will help them construct better work. This book also helps in understanding the consumers and the history of Graphic Design and also talks about a range of theories and introduces a collection of concepts and sources for future use and reference. In this book, Meredith Davis talks about the relationship of visual representation to the contexts of design. It talks about focusing on the broad and long term aftereffects of design and not to design only for the moment and responding to prompt needs.

Milton Glaser: Taking inspiration from the history of art and graphic design, Glaser created a new style of graphic communication that combines visual and intellectual concepts.

I selected the artist Franz Marc. Franz Marc was born in Munich, Germany in February 8, 1880. He went to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and is known for cubism and expressionism in his art.