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A noncomprehensive & biased guide to graphic design: birthdays, didactic comics, odd definitions, book recommendations & often relevant musings. #graphicdesign
The Pantagraph
Bloomington, Illinois
Monday, November 26, 1973
Bloomington, Illinois
Monday, November 26, 1973
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Pantagraph
Bloomington, Illinois
Monday, November 26, 1973
Bloomington, Illinois
Monday, November 26, 1973
Happy birthday Ben Blank. The endlessly innovative and Emmy-winning artist, remembered for his WW2 service, and groundbreaking work at CBS and ABC creating pre-computer DIY graphics and videos, was born today in 1921. #firstnewsgraphic
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Happy birthday Ben Blank. The endlessly innovative and Emmy-winning artist, remembered for his WW2 service, and groundbreaking work at CBS and ABC creating pre-computer DIY graphics and videos, was born today in 1921. #firstnewsgraphic
Happy birthday Ferdinand de Saussure. The venerable & influential Swiss linguist & semiotician, famous for amongst many efforts, his approach to language as a system of signs, the terms & ideas of which underpin graphic design theory, was born today in 1857. #semiotics
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Happy birthday Ferdinand de Saussure. The venerable & influential Swiss linguist & semiotician, famous for amongst many efforts, his approach to language as a system of signs, the terms & ideas of which underpin graphic design theory, was born today in 1857. #semiotics
Happy birthday Helen Dryden. The prolific & pioneering illustrator & industrial designer, famous for her nouveau/deco covers for Vogue as well as her design work for Studebaker, was born today in 1882.
#illustration #fashiondesign #Studebaker
#illustration #fashiondesign #Studebaker
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Happy birthday Helen Dryden. The prolific & pioneering illustrator & industrial designer, famous for her nouveau/deco covers for Vogue as well as her design work for Studebaker, was born today in 1882.
#illustration #fashiondesign #Studebaker
#illustration #fashiondesign #Studebaker
Tampa Bay Times
St. Petersburg, Florida
Saturday, November 25, 2000
St. Petersburg, Florida
Saturday, November 25, 2000
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Tampa Bay Times
St. Petersburg, Florida
Saturday, November 25, 2000
St. Petersburg, Florida
Saturday, November 25, 2000
Happy birthday Romek Barber. The influential graphic designer & educator, most famous for Penguin book covers, the ‘Marber grid’ & The Economist covers, as well as a distinguished teaching career, was born today in 1925. #bookcovers #graphicdesign
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Happy birthday Romek Barber. The influential graphic designer & educator, most famous for Penguin book covers, the ‘Marber grid’ & The Economist covers, as well as a distinguished teaching career, was born today in 1925. #bookcovers #graphicdesign
Happy birthday Patrick Nagel. The popular graphic designer and illustrator, remembered for serving in Vietnam, his iconic 80s 'Nagel women' paintings, and a sadly untimely death, was born today in 1945.
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Happy birthday Patrick Nagel. The popular graphic designer and illustrator, remembered for serving in Vietnam, his iconic 80s 'Nagel women' paintings, and a sadly untimely death, was born today in 1945.
Happy birthday Raymond Gid. The dedicated graphic designer and typographer, remembered for stylistically varied poster designs and for book design and layout, including major liturgical works, was born today in 1905.
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Happy birthday Raymond Gid. The dedicated graphic designer and typographer, remembered for stylistically varied poster designs and for book design and layout, including major liturgical works, was born today in 1905.
The Register
Santa Ana, California
Sunday, November 24, 1968
Santa Ana, California
Sunday, November 24, 1968
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Register
Santa Ana, California
Sunday, November 24, 1968
Santa Ana, California
Sunday, November 24, 1968
Happy birthday Charlotte Partridge. The iconic artist, community organizer, and educator, famous for co-founding the Layton School of Art with her partner Miriam Frink, and a lifetime of Arts advocacy and service, was born today in 1882.
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Happy birthday Charlotte Partridge. The iconic artist, community organizer, and educator, famous for co-founding the Layton School of Art with her partner Miriam Frink, and a lifetime of Arts advocacy and service, was born today in 1882.
Happy birthday Ann Noël. The consummate artist, performer, graphic designer, printmaker, photographer and educator, after printmaking, posters, artist books, and concrete poetry, was most famous for her work with Fluxus, was born today in 1944.
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Happy birthday Ann Noël. The consummate artist, performer, graphic designer, printmaker, photographer and educator, after printmaking, posters, artist books, and concrete poetry, was most famous for her work with Fluxus, was born today in 1944.
Happy birthday John Alvin. The prolific poster designer & key artist, famous for the dozens of iconic movie images he created in the 1980s and 1990s, was born today in 1948. #movieposter #posterdesign
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Happy birthday John Alvin. The prolific poster designer & key artist, famous for the dozens of iconic movie images he created in the 1980s and 1990s, was born today in 1948. #movieposter #posterdesign
Happy birthday Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The French painter, printmaker & illustrator, known for his colorful & provocative depictions of modern Paris, was born today in 1864.
#illustration #posters
#illustration #posters
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Happy birthday Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The French painter, printmaker & illustrator, known for his colorful & provocative depictions of modern Paris, was born today in 1864.
#illustration #posters
#illustration #posters
Tampa Bay Times
St. Petersburg, Florida
Thursday, November 23, 1978
St. Petersburg, Florida
Thursday, November 23, 1978
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Tampa Bay Times
St. Petersburg, Florida
Thursday, November 23, 1978
St. Petersburg, Florida
Thursday, November 23, 1978
Happy birthday Clemence Housman. The illustrator, engraver, author & activist, famous for her novel The Were-Wolf, illustrations made for her brother’s novels & her participation in the Suffragette movement, was born today in 1861.
#illustration #suffrage
#illustration #suffrage
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Happy birthday Clemence Housman. The illustrator, engraver, author & activist, famous for her novel The Were-Wolf, illustrations made for her brother’s novels & her participation in the Suffragette movement, was born today in 1861.
#illustration #suffrage
#illustration #suffrage
Happy birthday Romain de Tirtoff (Erté). The Russian-born French artist & designer, famous for his Art Deco fashion designs & his covers for Harper’s Bazaar, was born today in 1892. #artdeco #fashiondesign
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Happy birthday Romain de Tirtoff (Erté). The Russian-born French artist & designer, famous for his Art Deco fashion designs & his covers for Harper’s Bazaar, was born today in 1892. #artdeco #fashiondesign
Lazar Markovich (El) Lissitzky was born today in 1890. The influential Russian artist, designer, photographer, architect et al. was a strong proponent of change through art & design.
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Lazar Markovich (El) Lissitzky was born today in 1890. The influential Russian artist, designer, photographer, architect et al. was a strong proponent of change through art & design.
Happy birthday José Clemente Orozco. The artist, caricaturist, illustrator, and lithographer, best known for political murals and an integral part of the Mexican Mural Renaissance, was born today in 1883.
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Happy birthday José Clemente Orozco. The artist, caricaturist, illustrator, and lithographer, best known for political murals and an integral part of the Mexican Mural Renaissance, was born today in 1883.
Happy birthday Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski. The German artist, most famous for designing dozens of postage stamps, was born today in 1912.
"A stamp is a mini-poster, and a poster is a telegram."
"A stamp is a mini-poster, and a poster is a telegram."
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Happy birthday Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski. The German artist, most famous for designing dozens of postage stamps, was born today in 1912.
"A stamp is a mini-poster, and a poster is a telegram."
"A stamp is a mini-poster, and a poster is a telegram."
Pawhuska Journal-Capital
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Saturday, November 22, 1919
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Saturday, November 22, 1919
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Pawhuska Journal-Capital
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Saturday, November 22, 1919
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Saturday, November 22, 1919
Happy birthday Erberto Carboni. The multi-talented architect, graphic and industrial designer, and illustrator, best remembered for his award-winning design work for Barilla, was born today in 1899.
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Happy birthday Erberto Carboni. The multi-talented architect, graphic and industrial designer, and illustrator, best remembered for his award-winning design work for Barilla, was born today in 1899.
Happy birthday Dora Maar. The innovative and influential artist & photographer, notable for Surrealist paintings and photographs, antifascist activism, & influencing Picasso, was born today in 1907.
"All his portraits of me are lies. They're all Picassos. Not one is Dora Maar."
"All his portraits of me are lies. They're all Picassos. Not one is Dora Maar."
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Happy birthday Dora Maar. The innovative and influential artist & photographer, notable for Surrealist paintings and photographs, antifascist activism, & influencing Picasso, was born today in 1907.
"All his portraits of me are lies. They're all Picassos. Not one is Dora Maar."
"All his portraits of me are lies. They're all Picassos. Not one is Dora Maar."
Happy birthday Miguel Covarrubias. The inimitable artist, illustrator, anthropologist, educator, et al., famous for all the things, including caricatures & analysis of Mesoamerican & Olmec cultures & pedagogy in Art & Anthropology, was born today in 1904. #Mexico #Illustration
November 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Happy birthday Miguel Covarrubias. The inimitable artist, illustrator, anthropologist, educator, et al., famous for all the things, including caricatures & analysis of Mesoamerican & Olmec cultures & pedagogy in Art & Anthropology, was born today in 1904. #Mexico #Illustration
Happy Puzzle Day!
Puzzle #12 answer:
Typography: Macro- and Microaesthetics by Willi Kunz
More puzzles in the New Year.
#GraphicDesignPuzzle
Puzzle #12 answer:
Typography: Macro- and Microaesthetics by Willi Kunz
More puzzles in the New Year.
#GraphicDesignPuzzle
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Happy Puzzle Day!
Puzzle #12 answer:
Typography: Macro- and Microaesthetics by Willi Kunz
More puzzles in the New Year.
#GraphicDesignPuzzle
Puzzle #12 answer:
Typography: Macro- and Microaesthetics by Willi Kunz
More puzzles in the New Year.
#GraphicDesignPuzzle