Saturday 28 April 2012

5 Advertising Designers

1. George Lewis

Designer/ creative director for Esquire magazine at a time when it became world renowned for brilliance in journalism. Mostly worked with portraiture here but also designed ad campaigns for many many other organisations. Became a 60's design icon.

http://www.georgelois.com/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lois
http://www.vice.com/read/george-lois-671-v18n1
http://www.aiga.org/medalist-georgelois/



 2. Raymond Lowey

Another design icon like Lewis. Creative director and designer for some of the biggest brands of all time, working mainly for large corporations and the US government. He also designer massive locomotives and chairs.

http://www.raymondloewy.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewy
http://www.raymondloewy.com/
http://www.designboom.com/portrait/loewy.html




3. Sir John Hegarty/ BBH Global

Multinational ad agency. Known for having good ideas as well as controversial ones, most recently; using homeless people as wifi hotspots. They cover all aspects of advertising from film to design.

http://www.bartleboglehegarty.com/#!/global
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2012/03/public-advocate-bill-de-blasio-to-bbh-global-keep-your-homeless-hotspot-stunt-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_Bogle_Hegarty




4. Snask


Design and Ad agency based in Stockholm. Known for being slightly insane and then producing sleek corporate design.

http://snask.com/eye-candy/
http://vimeo.com/10435821
http://www.40fakes.com/studio-visit-snask/




5. Milton Glaser

Most famous for I love NY, branding and starting the new york magazine. One of the very few 'famous' graphic designers.

http://www.miltonglaser.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Glaser
http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/glaser.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0VPVbFY4Kg

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