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A noncomprehensive & biased guide to graphic design: birthdays, didactic comics, odd definitions, book recommendations & often relevant musings. #graphicdesign
The Piqua Daily Call
Piqua, Ohio
Monday, November 10, 1975
Piqua, Ohio
Monday, November 10, 1975
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Piqua Daily Call
Piqua, Ohio
Monday, November 10, 1975
Piqua, Ohio
Monday, November 10, 1975
Happy birthday Théophile Alexandre Steinlen. The politically active artist and printmaker, remembered for paintings, anarchist and socialist leaning magazine illustrations, and posters with cats, was born today in 1859. #catposters
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Happy birthday Théophile Alexandre Steinlen. The politically active artist and printmaker, remembered for paintings, anarchist and socialist leaning magazine illustrations, and posters with cats, was born today in 1859. #catposters
Happy birthday, William S. Harvey. The influential graphic designer, remembered for serving in WWII, working in the advertising industry on Madison Avenue, & later serving as art director at Elektra Records, designing numerous notable album covers & logos, was born today in 1920.
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Happy birthday, William S. Harvey. The influential graphic designer, remembered for serving in WWII, working in the advertising industry on Madison Avenue, & later serving as art director at Elektra Records, designing numerous notable album covers & logos, was born today in 1920.
Happy birthday Ryuichi Yamashiro. The graphic designer & artist, most remembered for his typographic posters that often addressed social & political issues, was born today in 1920. #posters #graphicdesign
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Happy birthday Ryuichi Yamashiro. The graphic designer & artist, most remembered for his typographic posters that often addressed social & political issues, was born today in 1920. #posters #graphicdesign
Arlington Heights Herald
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Thursday, November 9, 1961
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Thursday, November 9, 1961
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Arlington Heights Herald
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Thursday, November 9, 1961
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Thursday, November 9, 1961
Happy birthday Ladislav Sutnar. The award-winning graphic designer, famous for his pioneering information design work as well as numerous books, including Controlled Visual Flow & Visual Design in Action, was born today in 1897.
#informationdesign #graphicdesign
#informationdesign #graphicdesign
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Happy birthday Ladislav Sutnar. The award-winning graphic designer, famous for his pioneering information design work as well as numerous books, including Controlled Visual Flow & Visual Design in Action, was born today in 1897.
#informationdesign #graphicdesign
#informationdesign #graphicdesign
Happy birthday Varvara Stepanova. The artist & graphic designer, famous for her Futurist & Cubist influenced work as well as for founding the Constructivist Group, which brought functional & beautiful objects to the masses, was born today in 1894.
#constructivism #graphicdesign
#constructivism #graphicdesign
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Happy birthday Varvara Stepanova. The artist & graphic designer, famous for her Futurist & Cubist influenced work as well as for founding the Constructivist Group, which brought functional & beautiful objects to the masses, was born today in 1894.
#constructivism #graphicdesign
#constructivism #graphicdesign
Happy birthday Pat Cummings. The award-winning author, illustrator, and educator, famous for creating over 30 popular children’s books and teaching children's book illustration at Parsons and Pratt, was born today in 1950.
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Happy birthday Pat Cummings. The award-winning author, illustrator, and educator, famous for creating over 30 popular children’s books and teaching children's book illustration at Parsons and Pratt, was born today in 1950.
Happy birthday Mary Hallock Foote. The little-remembered author and artist, notable for her illustrations portraying life in the American West, and a barely disguised and controversial biography by Wallace Stegner, was born today in 1847.
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Happy birthday Mary Hallock Foote. The little-remembered author and artist, notable for her illustrations portraying life in the American West, and a barely disguised and controversial biography by Wallace Stegner, was born today in 1847.
Los Angeles Evening Citizen News
Hollywood, California
Friday, November 8, 1963
Hollywood, California
Friday, November 8, 1963
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Los Angeles Evening Citizen News
Hollywood, California
Friday, November 8, 1963
Hollywood, California
Friday, November 8, 1963
Happy birthday, Eileen Margaret Evans. The graphic designer, remembered for co-founding the design studio Mount/Evans with Reginald Mount, and designing myriad quirky informational posters, was born today in 1921.
November 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Happy birthday, Eileen Margaret Evans. The graphic designer, remembered for co-founding the design studio Mount/Evans with Reginald Mount, and designing myriad quirky informational posters, was born today in 1921.
Happy birthday Jan Młodożeniec. The celebrated Polish artist and graphic designer, famous for his award-winning film posters and as a student of Henryk Tomaszewski, was born today in 1929.
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Happy birthday Jan Młodożeniec. The celebrated Polish artist and graphic designer, famous for his award-winning film posters and as a student of Henryk Tomaszewski, was born today in 1929.
Happy birthday George Maciunas. The eclectic artist, historian, graphic designer, and organizer, best remembered for his designs, happenings, publications, and as the coordinator of the art community collective Fluxus, was born today in 1931.
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Happy birthday George Maciunas. The eclectic artist, historian, graphic designer, and organizer, best remembered for his designs, happenings, publications, and as the coordinator of the art community collective Fluxus, was born today in 1931.
Happy birthday Olga Kaljakin. The art director & graphic designer, most remembered for her film poster work during the 1980s & 90s, was born today in 1950.
#filmposters #graphicdesign
#filmposters #graphicdesign
November 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Happy birthday Olga Kaljakin. The art director & graphic designer, most remembered for her film poster work during the 1980s & 90s, was born today in 1950.
#filmposters #graphicdesign
#filmposters #graphicdesign
Happy birthday Herman Zapf. The German type designer and calligrapher, whose typefaces remain popular, was born today in 1918. #typedesign
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Happy birthday Herman Zapf. The German type designer and calligrapher, whose typefaces remain popular, was born today in 1918. #typedesign
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Chino Champion
Chino, California
Friday, November 7, 1975
Chino, California
Friday, November 7, 1975
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Chino Champion
Chino, California
Friday, November 7, 1975
Chino, California
Friday, November 7, 1975
Happy birthday Ernest Montaut. The painter, poster artist & printmaker, influential despite dying at age 31 & regarded as the first person to use speed lines and foreshortening to convey speed & movement, was born today in 1878.
#posterart #motorart
#posterart #motorart
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Happy birthday Ernest Montaut. The painter, poster artist & printmaker, influential despite dying at age 31 & regarded as the first person to use speed lines and foreshortening to convey speed & movement, was born today in 1878.
#posterart #motorart
#posterart #motorart
Happy birthday Louis Stettner. The dedicated photographer and educator, remembered for serving as a combat photographer, and later, over the course of decades, capturing ordinary people in both Paris and New York, was born today in 1922.
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Happy birthday Louis Stettner. The dedicated photographer and educator, remembered for serving as a combat photographer, and later, over the course of decades, capturing ordinary people in both Paris and New York, was born today in 1922.
Happy birthday Armstrong Sperry. The well-traveled author, fine and commercial artist, and illustrator, remembered for book covers and children's adventure books, including the Newbery Medal-winning Call It Courage, was born today in 1897.
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Happy birthday Armstrong Sperry. The well-traveled author, fine and commercial artist, and illustrator, remembered for book covers and children's adventure books, including the Newbery Medal-winning Call It Courage, was born today in 1897.
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tuesday, November 6, 1984
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tuesday, November 6, 1984
November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tuesday, November 6, 1984
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tuesday, November 6, 1984
Happy birthday Louis Rhead. The talented illustrator, author & angler, as famous for fishing & writing about fishing as he was for myriad posters & book illustrations, was born today in 1857. #illustration
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Happy birthday Louis Rhead. The talented illustrator, author & angler, as famous for fishing & writing about fishing as he was for myriad posters & book illustrations, was born today in 1857. #illustration
Happy birthday Andrzej Heidrich. The versatile graphic designer and type designer, most remembered for designing Polish banknotes, and who was also skilled at creating stamps, book covers, coats of arms, flags, and films, was born today in 1928.
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Happy birthday Andrzej Heidrich. The versatile graphic designer and type designer, most remembered for designing Polish banknotes, and who was also skilled at creating stamps, book covers, coats of arms, flags, and films, was born today in 1928.
Happy birthday Raymond Savignac. The beloved artist, famous as a student of Cassandre and the creator of hundreds of delightful posters, often designed around a simple visual gag or pun, was born today in 1907.
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Happy birthday Raymond Savignac. The beloved artist, famous as a student of Cassandre and the creator of hundreds of delightful posters, often designed around a simple visual gag or pun, was born today in 1907.
The Galveston Daily News
Galveston, Texas
Friday, November 5, 1999
Galveston, Texas
Friday, November 5, 1999
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Galveston Daily News
Galveston, Texas
Friday, November 5, 1999
Galveston, Texas
Friday, November 5, 1999