Al Hirschfeld – ADC Hall of Fame
His black inks can look blacker than black, and he can make the untouched white of the page work for him as a henchman and a friend. He has no favorites: in a big cast, every man and every woman is drawn with equal care. And he does it with an evident pleasure that makes…
Read MoreAdrian Frutiger – TDC Medalist
Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24th, 1928, in Unterseen near Interlaken, Switzerland. After attending school, he was a typesetter’s apprentice from 1944 to 1948 at the printing press Otto Schlaefli AG in Interlaken. After this, he attended the Kunstgewerbeschule (College of Technical Arts) in Zurich for three years. In 1952, he moved to Paris…
Read MoreAaron Burns – TDC Medalist
Mr. Burns, a native of Passaic, New Jersey, began his career in graphic arts as an apprentice after he left Army service at the end of World War II. In 1952 he became director of design and typography at the Composing Room, a Manhattan typography shop. He opened his own business in 1963 and six…
Read MoreA.M. Cassandre – ADC Hall of Fame
In 1923, a Parisian hurrying by the poster-appliqud walls and hoardings of his city might have had his eye drawn to a large horizontal poster. The central image was dramatically simple: a starkly drawn, well-muscled black figure posed against a radiant yellow background holds a woodsman’s axe upraised to the full length of his rippling…
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Michael Jordan,
Phil Knight &
Spike Lee
It’s hard to imagine a world where Michael Jordan and Nike aren’t inextricably linked. But according to Spike Lee, who was involved in the Air Jordan line early on, there was a time when some at Nike didn’t think MJ was the right choice for the face of the company. Then-CEO Phil Knight…
Read MoreAkira Kobayashi
He began his career as a type designer at Sha-Ken Co., Ltd. in 1983. After working for six years at the company, he went to London in 1989 to study calligraphy and typography. On his return to Japan in 1990, he joined Jiyu-Kobo, Ltd. and engaged in designing and digitizing the Japanese fonts Hiragino Mincho…
Read MoreRon & Pippa Seichrist
Ron Seichrist, Cofounder, M.AD SCHOOL Ron started his career as a designer and in his mid-20s was featured in Communication Arts magazine and magazines in Germany and Japan. He shifted to art direction working in agencies in Richmond and NYC. Europe called and he left the States for creative director roles in Frankfurt, Munich and…
Read MoreCheryl D. Miller
AIGA Medalist 2021, “Expanding Access” Cooper Hewitt National Design Awardee 2021, “Design Visionary” Honorary IBM Design Scholar 2021, “Eminent Luminary” Dr. Cheryl D. Miller is recognized for her outsized influence within the graphic design profession to end the marginalization of BIPOC designers through her civil rights activism, industry exposé trade writing, research rigor, and archival…
Read MoreCarol H. Williams
Carol H. Williams, Founder, and CEO of Carol H. Williams Advertising (CHWA) is an industry-recognized visionary, executive, and entrepreneur. A barrier breaker, Williams has led CHWA – the longest-running, award-winning, multicultural marketing agency with over 5,000 employees and $30 million in revenue during high-performance and growth periods for over 30 years. Beyond demographics, Williams provides…
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Janet Kestin &
Nancy Vonk
Janet Kestin and Nancy Vonk are co-founders of the Swim leadership lab. In 2012 they were inspired to leave their long-time CCO roles with an ambition to close the huge leadership skills gap for creative people. Today Swim supports the success of leaders at top agencies and creative companies around the world. Prior to Swim,…
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