Graphis

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

This week’s Graphis Master is Paul Rand, an American graphic designer who created a multitude of logos for corporate businesses. He had a lengthy and successful career making a name for himself as one of the most creative thinkers in the design industry. Many of his logos are inspired by the Swiss style of graphic […].

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2023

They include Paul Rand, Saul Bass, Paula Scher, Massimo Vignelli, Eddie Opara, Milton Glaser, David Carson, Susan Karen, Michael Bierut, Neville Brody, Stefan Sagmeister, Jessica Walsh, and others.

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Inkbot Design

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In 1972, legendary graphic designer Paul Rand gave the logo its famous eight-stripe design. The striped lettering stayed until the early 1980s when Rand simplified the logo again. In 2017, IBM reverted to the original Paul Rand design—the solid blue letters in the classic IBM Plex font.

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Logo Design Love

MAY 9, 2023

In March of 1966, Paul Rand finished his Ford logo presentation book. I’ve always found it intriguing to read the words Rand used in his logo presentations. The Paul Rand Ford logo presentation is archived on paulrand.design , along with various other logo books from the renowned designer.

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Designspiration

OCTOBER 13, 2021

FormFiftyFive – Design inspiration from around the world » Blog Archive » Designer headstones #rand #grave #headstone #paul

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Eye on Design

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

He connected IBM leadership with famed designers such as Paul Rand, Charles and Ray Eames, and others. White was recommend by Paul Rand, under whom he had studied at Yale University, to lead the graphic design efforts in the Boulder office. of the value that design could bring to the organization.

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Spine Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

For all four covers, I was inspired by the elegant, minimalist designs of Paul Rand. There’s a Paul Rand design ad for the Container Corporation of America (Great Ideas series) about the freedom of speech. View fullsize. New Signet Classics mass market. View fullsize. Old Signet Classics mass market.

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Noupe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Thoughts on Design by Paul Rand. Make sure you check other books by Paul Rand as well, such as A Designer’s Art and Design, Form and Chaos. If you are doing any kind of freelance creative work, this is a must-read. There are great insights from running your business to the creative process. Image Source. Image Source.

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Inkbot Design

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

From Paul Rand's minimalist IBM logo to Michael Bierut's iconic Mastercard, these designers have crafted logos that have stood the test of time. 1: Paul Rand – The Master of Modern Logos Paul Rand was one of the foremost pioneers in logo design.

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UX Collective

JULY 17, 2022

Credit: IBM archives Beyond his original design philosophy, one of Noyes’s best qualities was his ability to recruit exceptionally talented artists, designers and architects, including some of the best creative minds of the day, including Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Paul Rand and Isamu Noguchi. and future design legend?—?Paul

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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 26, 2024

Improve Your Logo Design Skills Melinda Livsey shares how she improved her logo design skills by studying the work of Paul Rand and Saul Bass. The post Weekly News for Designers № 727 appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

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Noupe

MARCH 23, 2020

This is a design by the legendary Paul Rand. The Bureau of Health Promotion, Taiwan. You gotta do what you gotta do to promote, I guess. Something is up with the “A”. We’re starting to see a pattern. Even though we like most of his work, we’re not sure about this one. Dough Boys. They are definitely all about that dough, boy.

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Logo Design Love

AUGUST 3, 2022

Paul Rand said of his contemporary, “As a human being he is simple and unassuming. And this, for Schweizerische Landesausstellung (Expo 64), held in Lausanne. Often restricting himself to just one colour, one sign, to reduce as far as possible, you can see some other Armin Hofmann logos on Logobook and Thinking Form.

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UX Collective

MAY 10, 2021

There are many things that we can learn from Kare, but here are a few key takeaways from my internet adventure researching the queen of icons: Take inspiration from unlikely sources Kare herself was hugely inspired by Paul Rand, the designer behind some of the world’s most recognizable logos.

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Eye on Design

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Since being crafted by the legendary designer Paul Rand in 1962, our logo has experienced many different treatments and variations as tastes and trends change—from glossy and shiny to sleek and sophisticated. Older brands can do this simply by reminding consumers how long they’ve been around.

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Spine Magazine

MARCH 12, 2021

I should add that normally I don’t believe in showing more than three different directions and when I was in-house at Knopf, we only showed one direction in our first round a la Paul Rand! But as a freelancer, I tend to show more since I’m further from the editorial process.

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Creative Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Graphic design was already exploring new directions in the US post-war, with figures like Saul Bass and Paul Rand playing a central role in pushing forward the discipline. French mini sheet by Jean Cocteau for Le Testament d’Orphée, 1960. German one sheet by Bruno Rehak for Zazie dans le métro, 1960.

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Typographica

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Plex Serif descends from the Bodoni that Paul Rand preferred in his famous collaboration with the technology company. The right angles come from the square counters in the IBM logotype’s B , while Abbink and company were inspired by the IBM Selectric Typewriter’s Italic 12 for the Mono Italic.

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Inkbot Design

APRIL 11, 2023

This comprehensive guide includes the work of past masters like Paul Rand and Saul Bass and some of the most innovative and inspiring designs from contemporary designers. Whether you're a professional designer or a business owner who wants to create a memorable brand identity, this book is worth checking out.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 24, 2023

Created by the legendary American designer Paul Rand in 1972 , the current logo with 3 letters distilled the company name to its essential elements. Rand's masterful use of negative space makes the logo stand out with simple clarity. Rand chose simple, geometric letterforms to create a straightforward, memorable design.

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Eye on Design

MARCH 17, 2022

Instead, Paul Rand’s logos for IBM and ABC were cited as models of elegant and effective design. Rand espoused the theory, saying: “ A logo cannot survive unless it is designed with the utmost simplicity and restraint.” . But how can a simple logo survive being crushed by Dark Phoenix?

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 15, 2023

6 – IBM: The Stripes of Structured Innovation In 1972, legendary graphic designer Paul Rand was tasked with redesigning the logo for IBM. Rand's redesign took a radically different approach – simplifying the logo to the three letters “IBM” in a bold, sans-serif typeface.

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Design You Trust

MAY 25, 2023

However, an encounter with Paul Stein, an art collector and the developer behind Airbnb’s headquarters, opened a new path. Pilat found inspiration in Ayn Rand’s philosophy, embracing capitalism and individualism. Despite her technical skill, her work was overlooked in the abstraction-preferred local art scene.

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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 4, 2022

… if minds like Paul Rand, Johannes Kepler, and even Plato are to be trusted. It’s a great choice for brands that have visual identity rooted in organic imaging, particularly technology and marketing businesses. The logo comes with color variations, and you can customize it in Illustrator. Geometry is never wrong.

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Eye on Design

AUGUST 17, 2022

To the backdrop of walls adorned with work by the likes of Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast, and Paul Rand, these polymath parents would collaborate on children’s books, and saved spaces here and there for Oberman to provide spot illustrations — for a fee. Studio: Pentagram. Fast Company , February 1, 2012, [link]. Miller, Meg.

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Inkbot Design

MARCH 29, 2022

The logo of IBM is designed by the famous graphic designer Paul Rand. The Pepsi logo was designed by the graphic designer, Paul Rand. Rand was working for Pepsi at the time. See the changes. 6 – The IBM logo is a symbol of progressive growth in the area of graphic design. He designed the logo in 1962.

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ID Identity Design

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From playful layouts to bold shapes, papercut to screenprint and a huge range of hand-drawn textures, inspiration wasn’t hard to come by, especially given the hand designers like Saul Bass and Paul Rand played in forming it.

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Eye on Design

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

As a 66-year-young African American male, I have three design fathers: Saul Bass, Paul Rand, and Lou Danziger, whom I hold to the highest esteem,” says Frank Briggs, Boston’s friend, and colleague. “I I can emphatically state [that] Archie Boston, as a designer, is more original than any of them.”.

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Feature Shoot

AUGUST 28, 2021

Millie Hans, Gaborone, Botswana © Paul Shiakallis , from The Queens of Marok. By the time Paul Shiakallis met Millie Hans, he’d heard of the heavy metal band Manowar, but he didn’t know any of their songs. Katie Dekesu, Ghanzi, Botswana © Paul Shiakallis , from The Queens of Marok.

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

DECEMBER 7, 2007

They’re traditionally distributed during the sacred initiation ceremony through which one becomes a Graphic Designer: a cloaked celebrant makes the sign of command-option-escape and anoints the novice with toner, the congregation recites the paternoster from Paul Rand’s Design, Form, and Chaos, and the now-ordained Designer is presented (..)

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UX Collective

JUNE 17, 2021

As IBM Design was spinning up, artifacts from key designers in IBM’s legacy like Paul Rand and Charles and Ray Eames began to circulate. Rand inspired me to explore simple shapes ( I created geometric caricatures for my team ) and learn more about what makes design timeless.

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Canva

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

As Paul Rand, the graphic designer who created logos for IBM, Westinghouse and NeXT, wisely said: “A logo derives meaning from the quality of the thing it symbolizes, not the other way around.”. However you’re coming at designing a logo, put the essence of its brand behind every decision you make.

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Designspiration

JULY 16, 2021

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Envato Tuts+

JANUARY 28, 2022

Designers like Paul Rand, Milton Glasser, and Saul Bass were amongst the most famous and were influenced by the International Typographic Style. In the U.S., retro ads were inspired by the postwar economy and ideals. Pop Art was booming, and people had more time to create elaborate marketing campaigns.

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

In 1972, Paul Rand, a legendary graphic designer, was hired to update the IBM logo to reflect the company's cutting-edge image. Rand's design shows a simple but powerful representation of the letters “IBM” in solid blue against a white background.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 9, 2023

Designed by the renowned graphic designer Paul Rand in 1972, the IBM logo exemplifies the harmonious marriage between technology and tradition. The modern, sans-serif typeface balances this – explicitly chosen by Rand to reflect IBM's forward-thinking mindset.

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Inkbot Design

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Paul Rand's iconic 8-bar logo debuted in 1972, replacing the ornate earlier version. Rand's robust design endures half a century later. Origins It was formed in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). The name International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) was adopted in 1924.

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