“Through decades of publication deadlines and generations of creative directors, Rolling Stone magazine has continually and steadfastly maintained the highest standards of typographic excellence. This alone would be worthy of the Type Directors Club medal, but Rolling Stone has never been satisfied with simply being the best. &nbsp Rolling Stone’s artists have consistently challenged old…

Rochelle Udell got her Bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College and her Masters from Pratt Institute in the sixties, but that’s as conventional as she’s ever been in her career. This baker’s daughter has been a high school art teacher, a magazine art director, advertising creative director, mother, and associate editorial director. Most recently, she has…

Throughout his career, Robert Brownjohn maintained a fast-paced lifestyle, which was integral to his art, his theory of graphic design, and his method of working. He ate, drank, and spoke extravagantly, demanded the highest wages, and socialized with rock stars and glamorous fashion designers, models, and actors. All who knew Brownjohn speak of there having…

Bob Wilvers says he has won the “required amount of awards over the years.” He’s received Clios for Carling Black Label, Toni Innocent Color, Hush Puppies, Vespa Motorscooters, Salada Tea, Alka Seltzer, and the Gillette campaigns. He’s been awarded Art Directors Club Gold Medals for Gillette Techmatic, Salada Tea, and Gillette Blades ads. Wilvers has…

Talent runs in Robert Weaver’s family. His brother Fritz is the extremely gifted television and Shakespearean actor. Robert is the wonderfully versatile illustrator whose striking images have graced the pages of the country’s most respected magazines. His work came to the forefront of American illustration at a time when the country needed a graphic conscience.…

It is widely agreed that the advertising agency of Doyle Dane Bernbach was the primary force in changing the face and direction of contemporary advertising. The agency precipitated this revolution on the threshold of the fifties by introducing the refreshingly simple concept that a product can be promoted more gainfully if its advertising is predicated…

Rob Lawton is perhaps one of the greatest teachers in advertising. His critiques in the classroom are legendary for their brutal honesty, dead-on accuracy and incredible inspiration. In fact, Gary Goldsmith told Archive magazine that meeting with Rob launched his career. He is the common thread between many of today’s creative superstars–among his students in…

Rick Levine, president of Rick Levine Productions, is one of America’s outstanding commercial directors. The narrative and visual power of his work has earned him a reputation as a director of exceptional creative vitality. His unique command of both dramatic nuance and kinetic spectacle has established him as a leader in a highly competitive field.…