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He was an important figure in the emergence of socialism in Britain, founding the Socialist League in 1884, but breaking with the movement over goals and methods by the end of that decade. He devoted much of the rest of his life to the Kelmscott Press, which he founded in 1891. The 1896 Kelmscott edition of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is considered a masterpiece of book design.,  | William Morris |
He was a publisher and a printer who introduced modern book printing. His invention of mechanical movable type around the year 1440 started the Printing Revolution and is widely regarded as the most important event of the modern period.,  | Johnnes Gutenberg |
He created the first Roman typefaces.,  | Nicholas Jensen |
He created the first typeface designed solely for printing.,  | John Baskerville |
Graphic Design USA magazine(NYC) recently listed the "Most influential graphic designers of the era" was listed as one of the top 5 most influential designers, along with Milton Glaser, Paul Rand, Saul Bass and Massimo Vignelli. Became popular from his work on RayGun (A southern California Surfing Magazine.,  | David Carson |
His posters of the 1890s establish him as the father of the modern large-scale poster.,  | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec |
Inspired by early American signage and lettering, he puts his stamp on the nameplates and logos of newspapers and magazines,  | Jim Parkinson |
I studied art and design at school and went on to Newcastle Polytechnic. I figured out some basic stuff - that form and colour defines your perception of the nature of an object, whether or not it is intended to.,  | Jonathon Ive |
Originally a biology major with intentions of becoming a veterinarian, She fell in love with design when she took a course on a whim. Her first job in graphic arts was a tedious paste-up position, which gave her great appreciation for computers.,  | Margo Chase |
He created the company Research Studios in 1994 and is a founding member of Fontworks. He has been announced to be the new Head of the Communication Art & Design department at the Royal College of Art commencing in January 2011.,  | Neville Brody |
an American graphic designer, best known for his corporate logo designs, including the logos for IBM, UPS, Enron, Westinghouse, ABC, and Steve Jobs’ NeXT.,  | Paul Rand |
He designed the sixth AT&T Bell System logo. He also designed AT&T's "globe" logo after the breakup of the Bell System. Bass also designed Continental Airlines' 1968 "jetstream" logo which became the most recognized airline industry logo of the 1970s.,  | Saul Bass |
an American contemporary artist, graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "André the Giant Has a Posse" (…OBEY…) sticker campaign, in which he appropriated images from the comedic super market tabloid Weekly World News. His work became more widely known in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, specifically his Barack Obama "HOPE" poster.,  | Shepard Fairey |
