Paul Rand of USA
Born: New York, 1914
Died: Norwalk, Connecticut, 1996
A giant of American graphic design, with the logos of IBM, Westinghouse, American Broadcasting Co., United Parcel Service, and NeXT Computer to his credit. Author of several books on the graphic design process. From 1935 he ran his own studio in New York. From 1956 he was a professor of graphic design at Yale. He continued designing until well into the 1990s. In his 1999 biography of Rand, Stephen Heller writes: he was the channel through which European modern art and design Russian Constructivism, Dutch De Stijl and the German Bauhaus was introduced to American commercial art.
In 1984 he was awarded the TDC Medal, the award from the Type Directors Club presented to those who have made significant contributions to the life, art, and craft of typography.
Activities
Type Design
Writing
Teaching
Graphic Design
Corporate Identity
Logo Design
Book Jacket Design
Newspaper/Magazine Design
Related Links
• Britannica: Rand, Paul
• Communication Arts Design Masters: Paul Rand by Allen Hurlburt
• MK Graphic Design: Paul Rand interview, Feb 2 1995
• Typotheque: Playing by Mr. Rand’s Rules, review of his 'Design, Form and Chaos' by Michael Bierut
• Unos tipos duros: Paul Rand, el último moderno (Spanish)
• MIT / The Tech: Designer Paul Rand Speaks at Media Lab
• IGDC 1996: Paul Rand
• Nenne Publishing Typography Online: Paul Rand
• RIT: Paul Rand
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