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A noncomprehensive & biased guide to graphic design: birthdays, didactic comics, odd definitions, book recommendations & often relevant musings. #graphicdesign
Chino Champion
Chino, California
Friday, December 26, 1986
Chino, California
Friday, December 26, 1986
December 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Chino Champion
Chino, California
Friday, December 26, 1986
Chino, California
Friday, December 26, 1986
Happy birthday Louise Parth. The prolific artist, illustrator, and graphic designer, notable for a largely forgotten yet largely successful career, designing and illustrating a to z for both local and national projects, was born today in 1900.
December 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Happy birthday Louise Parth. The prolific artist, illustrator, and graphic designer, notable for a largely forgotten yet largely successful career, designing and illustrating a to z for both local and national projects, was born today in 1900.
News Record
North Hills, Pennsylvania
Friday, December 25, 1992
North Hills, Pennsylvania
Friday, December 25, 1992
December 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
News Record
North Hills, Pennsylvania
Friday, December 25, 1992
North Hills, Pennsylvania
Friday, December 25, 1992
Happy birthday, Uzo Egonu. The celebrated artist, famous for engaging & inventive, hard-to-describe & hard-to-define graphic paintings, was born today in 1931.
"combining the visual languages of Western & African art, he helped redefine the boundaries of modernism..." –Wood
"combining the visual languages of Western & African art, he helped redefine the boundaries of modernism..." –Wood
December 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Happy birthday, Uzo Egonu. The celebrated artist, famous for engaging & inventive, hard-to-describe & hard-to-define graphic paintings, was born today in 1931.
"combining the visual languages of Western & African art, he helped redefine the boundaries of modernism..." –Wood
"combining the visual languages of Western & African art, he helped redefine the boundaries of modernism..." –Wood
Happy birthday Albin Brunovský. The artist & educator, notable for his influential practice, including surreal illustrations, bank notes, posters, & experimental lithography, and a formidable pedagogical legacy, including founding an engraving school, was born today in 1935.
December 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Happy birthday Albin Brunovský. The artist & educator, notable for his influential practice, including surreal illustrations, bank notes, posters, & experimental lithography, and a formidable pedagogical legacy, including founding an engraving school, was born today in 1935.
Happy birthday Marion Dorn. The inventive artist and textile designer, remembered for founding Marion Dorn LTD, marrying E. McKnight Kauffer, and a prolific and successful creative output that included designing nearly every kind of textile, was born today in 1896.
December 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Happy birthday Marion Dorn. The inventive artist and textile designer, remembered for founding Marion Dorn LTD, marrying E. McKnight Kauffer, and a prolific and successful creative output that included designing nearly every kind of textile, was born today in 1896.
Happy birthday Paul Bacon. The iconic graphic designer and musician, famous for serving as a US Marine during WW2, designing over 6,000 book covers and 200 album covers, each with a style that matched the content, and 22 years of live jazz performance, was born today in 1923.
December 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Happy birthday Paul Bacon. The iconic graphic designer and musician, famous for serving as a US Marine during WW2, designing over 6,000 book covers and 200 album covers, each with a style that matched the content, and 22 years of live jazz performance, was born today in 1923.
Happy birthday Don Norman. The renowned engineer & psychologist, famous for being the director of Design Lab at UCSD, his influential books, & his advocacy of user-centered design, was born today in 1935.
#usercenteredesign
jnd.org
#usercenteredesign
jnd.org
December 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Happy birthday Don Norman. The renowned engineer & psychologist, famous for being the director of Design Lab at UCSD, his influential books, & his advocacy of user-centered design, was born today in 1935.
#usercenteredesign
jnd.org
#usercenteredesign
jnd.org
Daily Independent Journal
San Rafael, California
Tuesday, December 24, 1974
San Rafael, California
Tuesday, December 24, 1974
December 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Daily Independent Journal
San Rafael, California
Tuesday, December 24, 1974
San Rafael, California
Tuesday, December 24, 1974
Happy birthday Max Miedinger. The Swiss type designer, most famous for creating Neue Haas Grotesk, which was renamed & marketed as "Helvetica," was born today in 1910. #typography
December 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Happy birthday Max Miedinger. The Swiss type designer, most famous for creating Neue Haas Grotesk, which was renamed & marketed as "Helvetica," was born today in 1910. #typography
Happy birthday Thomas Miller. The graphic designer & artist, best known for his Founders Mosaics at the DuSable Museum of African American History, was born today in 1920.
December 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Happy birthday Thomas Miller. The graphic designer & artist, best known for his Founders Mosaics at the DuSable Museum of African American History, was born today in 1920.
Happy birthday Joost Swarte. The graphic designer, cartoonist, & author, internationally recognized for cartoons, illustrations, and magazine covers, was born today in 1947.
"Joost Swarte's crisp, elegant lines and jazzy designs speak of cool sophistication and irony." –McCloud
"Joost Swarte's crisp, elegant lines and jazzy designs speak of cool sophistication and irony." –McCloud
December 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Happy birthday Joost Swarte. The graphic designer, cartoonist, & author, internationally recognized for cartoons, illustrations, and magazine covers, was born today in 1947.
"Joost Swarte's crisp, elegant lines and jazzy designs speak of cool sophistication and irony." –McCloud
"Joost Swarte's crisp, elegant lines and jazzy designs speak of cool sophistication and irony." –McCloud
Happy birthday Mary Faulconer. The multi-talented graphic designer, artist, art director, and educator, most remembered as the first woman to design a stamp for the US Postal Service, was born today in 1911.
December 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday Mary Faulconer. The multi-talented graphic designer, artist, art director, and educator, most remembered as the first woman to design a stamp for the US Postal Service, was born today in 1911.
The Sun and the Erie County Independent
Hamburg, New York
Thursday, December 23, 1993
Hamburg, New York
Thursday, December 23, 1993
December 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Sun and the Erie County Independent
Hamburg, New York
Thursday, December 23, 1993
Hamburg, New York
Thursday, December 23, 1993
Happy birthday Yousuf Karsh. The outstanding photographer, famous for iconic, stylized portraits of anyone who was anyone, and 20 Life magazine covers, was born today in 1908.
December 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Happy birthday Yousuf Karsh. The outstanding photographer, famous for iconic, stylized portraits of anyone who was anyone, and 20 Life magazine covers, was born today in 1908.
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sunday, December 22, 1985
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sunday, December 22, 1985
December 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sunday, December 22, 1985
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sunday, December 22, 1985
Happy birthday Jerry Pinkney. The prolific illustrator and author, famous for hundreds of children's books, watercolor illustrations, and numerous awards, including multiple Coretta Scott King Awards and a Caldecott Medal, was born today in 1939
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy birthday Jerry Pinkney. The prolific illustrator and author, famous for hundreds of children's books, watercolor illustrations, and numerous awards, including multiple Coretta Scott King Awards and a Caldecott Medal, was born today in 1939
Happy birthday Jean-Michel Basquiat. The astute artist, famous for his epigrammatic street art, his Neo-expressionist paintings that often integrate appropriated materials, & sadly his untimely death, was born today in 1960. #epigram #streetart
December 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Happy birthday Jean-Michel Basquiat. The astute artist, famous for his epigrammatic street art, his Neo-expressionist paintings that often integrate appropriated materials, & sadly his untimely death, was born today in 1960. #epigram #streetart
Happy birthday Max Bill. The artist, architect, multidisciplinary designer & educator, famous for all the things, including clocks, furniture, co-founding the Ulm School of Design, & his lasting influence on Swiss design, was born today in 1927. #SwissDesign
December 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Happy birthday Max Bill. The artist, architect, multidisciplinary designer & educator, famous for all the things, including clocks, furniture, co-founding the Ulm School of Design, & his lasting influence on Swiss design, was born today in 1927. #SwissDesign
Happy birthday Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. The designer, poet & art theorist, famous for founding Futurism, writing the Futurist Manifesto & his influential typographic experiments, was born today in 1876.
#Futurism #typography
#Futurism #typography
December 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Happy birthday Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. The designer, poet & art theorist, famous for founding Futurism, writing the Futurist Manifesto & his influential typographic experiments, was born today in 1876.
#Futurism #typography
#Futurism #typography
The Chilliwack Progress
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Wednesday, December 21, 1977
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Wednesday, December 21, 1977
December 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The Chilliwack Progress
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Wednesday, December 21, 1977
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Wednesday, December 21, 1977
Happy birthday Arnold Saks. The art director, exhibition & graphic designer, known for founding Arnold Saks Associates as well as his exemplary modernist designs, was born today in 1931.
#modernism #LogoDesign
#modernism #LogoDesign
December 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Happy birthday Arnold Saks. The art director, exhibition & graphic designer, known for founding Arnold Saks Associates as well as his exemplary modernist designs, was born today in 1931.
#modernism #LogoDesign
#modernism #LogoDesign
Happy birthday Makoto Saitō. The confident artist, graphic designer, and printmaker, best known for fine art-like text-free posters, was born today in 1952.
"I don't trust words. You can say anything with words. I prefer a visual means of communication..."
"I don't trust words. You can say anything with words. I prefer a visual means of communication..."
December 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Happy birthday Makoto Saitō. The confident artist, graphic designer, and printmaker, best known for fine art-like text-free posters, was born today in 1952.
"I don't trust words. You can say anything with words. I prefer a visual means of communication..."
"I don't trust words. You can say anything with words. I prefer a visual means of communication..."
Cardunal Free Press
Carpentersville, Illinois
Wednesday, December 20, 1967
Carpentersville, Illinois
Wednesday, December 20, 1967
December 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Cardunal Free Press
Carpentersville, Illinois
Wednesday, December 20, 1967
Carpentersville, Illinois
Wednesday, December 20, 1967