Michael Beirut

Michael Beirut
Graphic Designer

Partner for Pentagram in New York, Beirut leads a group of graphic designers in creating identity, environmental, and editorial solutions. He also served as President of the AIGA (American Institue of Graphic Arts) from 1998 to 2001.

Again, I like that his color palette is limited to just a few colors. I also enjoy that he uses typography as the main element in his design.

Neville Brody

Neville Brody
Designer/Art Director

British Designer, Neville Brody, began his career as a designer/art director for record album art. He then went on to begin art directing for magazines, including the Face magazine.

I really enjoy the bold visuals he creates with simple shapes and typography as well as usually using no more that three colors.

Character Logos

1. Rice Crispies, featured is Pop of Snap, Crackle, and Pop.
2.Tucan Sam
3. Chiquita Banana

Logos

Paul Rand
Enron, IBM, Westinghouse

Pretty simple in design, I like how the personality of the different companies come out.

Movie Poster

Saul Bass
Graphic Designer

Born in 1920, Bass, a graphic designer and academy-award winning film maker, is most famous for his motion picture Title Sequences such as Vertigo and The Man With the Golden Arm.

Bows, beads, and birds

Frances MacDonald MacNair
Bows, beads, and bows
Date: unknown
Art Nouveau ("Glasgow Style")- Scotland

Frances MacDonald along with her husband, sister, and brother-in-law (all artists) became known at the Glasgow School as "The Four." Frances is known for her watercolor/pencil artwork, but also did interior design and other forms of art with her husband.

Personally, I like this piece because of the muted tones and simplicity of the sketch. I like how each figure interacts with the others.