Paul Rand
15 August 1914 – 26 November 1996
Paul Rand was an American graphic designer and art director best known for his corporate logo designs. He created enduring identities for companies including IBM, UPS, ABC, and NeXT, helping to establish the modern discipline of corporate identity. He was also an influential design educator and author.
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Life events
Peretz Rosenbaum, later known as Paul Rand, was born in Brooklyn.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRand received art and design training in New York.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRand made his name in magazine design as a young art director.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis influential book articulated a modernist approach to graphic design.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRand created IBM's celebrated striped logo and identity system.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRand was a longtime professor of design at the Yale School of Art.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRand created iconic corporate marks for UPS and the ABC television network.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRand created the logo and identity for Steve Jobs's company NeXT.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPaul Rand died of cancer at the age of 82.
Source: en.wikipedia.org