Designer Presentations

Neville Brody

He was a designer born in London. He was impacted by Punk Rock 1977, as it was having a cultural effect on London, and his designs were not accepted by educators. He enjoyed designing for concert posters for college students. After designing a postage stamp with the Queen's head on sideways, he was almost kicked out of school. Along with is work being impacted by Punk Rock, Dadaism and Pop Art were other major contributors. Later on in his life, he designed record covers and worked on a magazine called The Face. He was also a designer of many typefaces.

Art Chantry


He grew up with a bad childhood as his parents did not get along and his neighborhood was dangerous. His experience as a child influenced his later designs. The Vietnam War also effected him and his designs as he was against war. He worked in an interesting way. He reused already-made images in new designs, worked with screen prints and carved wood, he used various typefaces and images, and he had a Dadaist philosophy. He was influenced by psychedelic posters and Pop Art. He discovered his love for graphic design as a college student. I really like how this man knew he wanted to be a designer, even though all other areas he studied in. Also, I like how his past life influenced his current designs. It makes the designs more special/unique.


Storm Thorgerson


He had an original style, for he used many photographs and layered them on top of each other, leaving a mysterious design style. He created many album covers, one being Pink Floyd. Because he liked working with people, he used many models within his compositions. Within the album covers, he incorporated musical elements. He formed a graphic design studio called "Hipgnosis" with Aubrey Powell. The studio specialized in creative photography. Dali was one artist who he found to be inspiring, although he said he wasn't influenced by other artists, he was using them as references. He directed a Pink Floyd video and won an award from the American Billboard Awards. He currently works with freelancers.