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Martin Lorenz- Graphic Design Artist #10

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Martin Lorenz Graphic Designer | Professor | Author  Social Media Handles :  Instagram:  @martinlorenz  Facebook:  @robjanoffstudio  Twitter:  @martinlorenz  Website:  Martin Lorenz Martin Lorenz was a Graphic designer who I stumbled upon during the peak start of the global pandemic. Martin Lorenz studied Communication Design in 1996 at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt, Germany. He then moved on to the Netherlands to study at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Hague granting in 2001. Moving on later in life he quit his position with the agent HORT. In 2005 he co founded TwoPoints.Net with Lupi Asensio. After a decade in Barcelona he moved back to Germany. He then gave his dissertation in Graphic Design at the University of Barcelona in January 2016. I was so fascinated learning about his life and amazed at how much he was able to create; apart for all this he even has his own book. Apart from this I learned that he recently crea...
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Rob Janoff - Graphic Design Artist #9

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Rob Janoff Graphic Designer | Art Director  Social Media Handles :  Instagram: robjanoffstudio  Facebook: @robjanoffstudio  Twitter: @robjanoff Website:  Rob janoff Born in the Culver City of a suburb in Los Angeles Rob Janoff went to school at San Jose State University he first majored in field of industrial design but then switched to graphic design. After college in 1970, he worked for small Silicon Valley agencies with high tech clients. This landing him positions at Regis McKenna. If you do not know who Rob Janoff is then you will be surprised as he is the very person who created the logo for the iconic Apple Brand. Not only this but he was chosen as the artist to design this by his creative director. He had no idea how highly valued this logo would be to the world today. After creating the logo for Apple however he later went on to top agencies in Chicago and New York. Where he designed print and TV ads for major...
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Sacree Francine - Graphic Design Artist #8

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Sacree Frangine Graphic Designers  Social Media Handles : Instagram: @sacree_frangine Website  :  https://sacreefrangine.com/pages/blibli I found and learned about Sacree Frangine through the midst of the global ongoing pandemic and at the peak of BLM and the police protest against police violence on George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. They created such captivating graphic design work to bring even more exposure to what was going on in the United States. Sacree Frangine is a duo of two female graphic designers composed of  Célia Amroune and Aline Kpade. First of all childhood friends, it’s around a mint tea that they decide in 2016 to unite their love of graphics and colors around common projects. I learned more about them and kept following their account. They very well known overseas however very little is known about them here in the States. Although information is limited about their educational backgr...
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Takashi Murakami - Graphic Design Artist #7

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Takashi Murakami Graphic Designer | Painter | Artist | Art Critic/Curator  Social Media Handles : Instagram : @takashipom |  Facebook :  Takashi Murakami  | Twitter: @Takashipom  Takashi Murakami changed the game when he entered the art scene back in 1980s when he started with animation. Being born February 1st, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan he quickly gain skills that cannot compare to no other artist. His style of work has been categorized as neon pop art and superflat. He is well know for the iconic flower and even the graphic design work he did for Kanye West. Some of his Graphic design works have even gone as far as impacting the fashion world. Takashi Murakami gained his degree at first in 1986 from the Tokyo University of the Arts and then later at the same university gained his PHD in 1993. He was for a while known within big fashion brands. He has then not only not stopped creating but still...
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Carolyn Davidson - Graphic Design Artist #6

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Carolyn Davidson Graphic Designer  Social Media Handles : Does not have any was last known publicly in 2000 For those of you who are a sneaker head or into sneaker culture you should be ashamed if you do not know who this is! Carol Davidson, born 1943, is the creator of the one and only Nike swoosh logo. David first created this timeless logo as an undergraduate student will attending Portland State University, gained her Graphic Design degree in 1971, after switching from journalism. She switched from journalism to graphic design when she had to take an elective and fell in love with the course. Davidson had made the logo when founder Phil Knight asked for a logo that stood for a movement she came up with 5 drafts; he chose one and she got paid $35. Fast forward to present day not much is know of Davidson except that she retired from graphic design in 2000. However she does use most of ...
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Soleoado - Graphic Design Artist #5

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Leo "Soleoado"  Graphic Designer | Illustrator  Social Media Handles: Instagram - @Soleoado Twitter - @soleoado Website :  https://artedeleo.bigcartel.com Leo better known as Soleoado is a graphic designer/illustrator. She is based out of San Francisco and Puerto Rico. Soleoado sells prints, illustrations and even does commissioned for people. However, with limited to knowledge of her I learned about her through Twitter and really enjoyed her tweets. This was all because of the fact that she does these illustrations but they all have meaning and get a cross a quote. Each day she makes one and drops a quote that can apply to anyone with whatever personal battles they may have going on. As well as for the quote being so deep she uses such a bright and vibrant color palette that makes all the quotes not seem or make the viewer so sad. Sometimes it helps me through my day I even enjoy sharing them t...
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Andrew "Spiff" Ellis - Graphic Design Artist #4

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  Andrew "Spiff" Ellis  Graphic Designer | Illustrator | Creator  Social Media Handles : Instagram - @Kingspiff Website:  Andrew "Spiff" Ellis Portfolio Andrew "Spiff" Ellis is a creative artist from North New Jersey, he is a creative artist who makes illustrations. Although with limited background information he has made some creative and impressive milestones. Working with many big companies such as Complex sneaker news and even with smaller artist creating album covers. He has made some of the most impressive work I have seen, he has an eye for the art he creates and even makes homages to the things he grew up with. Such as art and dedicating it too Fresh prince of bel air and even illustrating Air Jordans. I first stumbled upon his page on instagram and followed him, later even interacting with him on a live he had. Often times he gives hope that want to pursue art it is so amazing hopeful...
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