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20th-century graphic designers

137 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alan AldridgeIllustrator · IllustrationAlan Aldridge (8 July 1938 – 17 February 2017) was a British artist, graphic designer and illustrator.
Ali DivandariArtist · Comics and comic artHe was born in Sabzevar.
Anthony BrowneIllustrator · IllustrationAnthony Edward Tudor Browne (born 11 September 1946) is a British writer and illustrator of children's books, primarily picture books.
Anton StankowskiPhotographer · PhotographyAnton Stankowski (June 18, 1906 – December 11, 1998) was a German graphic designer, photographer and painter.
Arthur PaulArtist · PaintingsArthur Paul (January 18, 1925 – April 28, 2018) was an American graphic designer and the founding art director of Playboy magazine.
Atsuko NishidaIllustrator · IllustrationAtsuko Nishida is a Japanese graphic artist who previously worked in Game Freak and TOYBOX Inc.
Attila AdorjanyArtist · Comics and comic artAttila Adorjany is a commercial illustrator, web designer and motiongraphics designer, creative consultant and comic book creator.
Aydin AghdashlooArtist · PaintingsAydin Aghdashloo (born October 30, 1940) is an Iranian painter, graphic artist, art curator, writer, and film critic.
Barbara Stauffacher SolomonDesigner · DesignBarbara Ethel Stauffacher Solomon (Levé; December 5, 1928 – May 7, 2024) was an American landscape architect and graphic designer.
Bob PixelPhotographer · PhotographyEmmanuel Yeboah Bobbie (1 August 1976 – 25 February 2021), also known as Bob Pixel, was a professional Ghanaian photographer and graphic designer.
Brenda FajardoEngraver · PrintsBrenda Fajardo (February 18, 1940 – September 14, 2024) was a Filipino art teacher, visual artist, and printmaker.
Bruno CarusoIllustrator · IllustrationBruno Caruso (lang; 8 August 1927 – 4 November 2018) was an Italian artist, graphic designer and writer. He spent much of his adult life working in Rome.
Bruno MunariArtist · SculptureBruno Munari (24 October 1907 – 29 September 1998) was "one of the greatest actors of 20th-century art, design and graphics".
Chris RenaudArtist · Comics and comic artChris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American filmmaker, designer, storyboard artist, and voice actor.
Christophe SzpajdelIllustrator · IllustrationChristophe Szpajdel (born 29 September 1970) is a Belgian-born international calligrapher and illustrator, principally known for designing band logos.
Cícero MoraesDesigner · Modern designCícero Moraes is a Brazilian 3D designer and researcher who has digitally reconstructed the faces of some historical figures.
Corita KentEngraver · PrintsCorita Kent (November 20, 1918 – September 18, 1986), born Frances Elizabeth Kent and also known as Sister Mary Corita Kent, was an American artist, designer and educator, and former…
Daan NoppenPhotographer · PhotographyDaan Noppen (Arnhem, 14 January 1977 – lives and works in Amsterdam) is a Dutch contemporary artist mainly working in drawing and photography.
DadaraIllustrator · IllustrationDadara or Daniel Rozenberg (born 8 February 1969, Łódź, Poland) is a Dutch artist of Polish ancestry known for his flyers, paintings, album covers, statues and performance artwork.
Dave McKeanArtist · Comics and comic art
David WeismanPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Weisman (born March 11, 1942 – October 9, 2019) was an American film producer, author, and graphic artist, most noted for his films Ciao! Manhattan and Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Derek Michael BesantEngraver · PrintsDerek Michael Besant (born 1950) is a Canadian artist living in Calgary, Alberta who, since the 1980s, has created prints, watercolours and large-scale art, shown in exhibitions and as…
Dieter SüverkrüpPerson · Music memorabiliaDieter Süverkrüp (30 May 1934 – 16 March 2025) was a German singer-songwriter, cabaret artist, and graphic designer.
Dorota KobielaArtist · PaintingsDorota Karolina Welchman (née Kobiela) (born 1978) is a Polish filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer.
Dorrit DekkEngraver · PrintsDorrit Dekk (born Dorothy Karoline Fuhrmann; 18 May 1917 – 29 December 2014) was a Czech-born British graphic designer, printmaker and painter.
Ed RuschaEngraver · PrintsEdward Joseph Ruscha IV (roo-SHAY; born December 16, 1937) is an American artist associated with the pop art movement.
Elisabeth HasePhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Elisabeth Hase
Erik KriekArtist · Comics and comic artErik Kriek (born 18 November 1966, Amsterdam) is a Dutch artist and the winner of the 2008 Stripschapprijs. He writes and draws the comic book, Gutsman.
Étienne SvedPhotographer · PhotographyÉtienne Sved (1914–1996) was a Hungarian-born French-naturalised photographer and poster artist.
Fernando Leal AudiracIllustrator · IllustrationFernando Leal Audirac (born 16 November 1958 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a visual artist, painter, sculptor, etcher and designer.
Francis MasseArtist · Comics and comic artFrancis Masse, known as Masse (born 21 August 1948), is a French artist. In the early 1970s, he first became acquainted with his sculptures, then turned to animation and cartoons.
Frank AuerbachArtist · PaintingsFrank Helmut Auerbach (29 April 1931 – 11 November 2024) was a German-born British painter. He is considered one of the leading names in
Freddie MercuryArtist · PaintingsFreddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter and pianist who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the…
Gary KuehnEngraver · PrintsGary Kuehn (born January 28, 1939, Plainfield, New Jersey) is an American artist who pioneered the Postminimal and Process Art movements of the 1960s.
Ghalia BenaliPerson · Music memorabiliaGhalia Benali (Ghāliya Binʿalī; born 21 December 1968) is a Tunisian singer, songwriter, writer, and graphic designer.
Glenna GoodacreArtist · SculptureGlenna Maxey Goodacre (August 28, 1939 – April 13, 2020) was an American sculptor, best known for having designed the obverse of the Sacagawea dollar that entered circulation in the US in…
Gogi TotibadzeArtist · PaintingsGeorgy Konstantinovich Totibadze (გოგი კონსტანტინეს ძე თოთიბაძე; 29 October 1928 –) was a Georgian painter. He was a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Arts 1975-2010,
Guity NovinIllustrator · IllustrationGuity Novin (née Navran; born 1944) is an Iranian-born Canadian artist, known as a figurative painter and graphic designer.
Gustavo ChamsPhotographer · PhotographyGustavo Chams (born May 28, 1994) is a Brazilian fashion photographer, designer and visual artist.
Guy DebordPerson · Film memorabiliaGuy-Ernest Debord (lang; 28 December 1931 – 30 November 1994) was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic of work, member of the Letterist International, founder of a…
H. R. GigerIllustrator · IllustrationHans Ruedi Giger (lang; 5 February 1940 – 12 May 2014) was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, an art style known as…
Harry BeckAuthor · Maps and atlasesHenry Charles Beck (4 June 190218 September 1974) was an English technical draughtsman who created the first diagrammatic Tube map for the London Underground in 1931.
Herb GardnerArtist · Comics and comic art
Herman de VriesPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Herman de Vries
Ian ChurchillArtist · Comics and comic artIan Churchill (born 1969) is a British comic book artist, who has mostly worked in the American comic book industry.
Ingrid GodonIllustrator · IllustrationIngrid Godon (born 29 August 1958) is a Flemish illustrator of children's literature.
J. B. HandelsmanArtist · Comics and comic artJ.B. Handelsman (February 5, 1922 – June 20, 2007) was a New York-born cartoonist and illustrator whose work appeared for decades in The New Yorker, Punch, Playboy, and other United States…
Jacob BannonPerson · Music memorabiliaJacob Bannon (born October 15, 1976) is an American musician and visual artist who is best known as the vocalist for the metalcore band Converge.
Jamie HewlettArtist · Comics and comic artJamie Christopher Hewlett (born 3 April 1968) is a British comic book artist and illustrator.
Jamie ReidDesigner · Modern designJamie Macgregor Reid (16 January 1947 – 8 August 2023) was an English visual artist.
JamiriIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Jamiri.
Jan Le WittIllustrator · IllustrationJan Le Witt (1907–1991) was a Polish-born British abstract artist, graphic designer and illustrator. He had a long professional partnership with George Him.
Jan LenicaDesigner · DesignJan Lenica (January 4, 1928 – October 5, 2001) was a Polish graphic designer and cartoonist.
Jan TschicholdDesigner · Modern designJan Tschichold (born Johannes Tzschichhold; (2 April 1902 – 11 August 1974), also known as Iwan Tschichold or Ivan Tschichold, was a German calligrapher, typographer and book designer.
Janet KigusiuqEngraver · PrintsJanet Kigusiuq (b. 1926 Putuqsuqniq camp, near Garry Lake, then in Northwest Territories now in Nunavut; d.
Jean WidmerEngraver · PrintsJean Widmer (born Hans Ulrich Widmer; 31 March 1929 – 2 February 2026) was a Swiss and French graphic designer.
Jean-Claude SuaresIllustrator · IllustrationJean-Claude Suares (March 30, 1942 – July 30, 2013) was an artist, illustrator, editor, and creative consultant to many publications, and the first Op-Ed page art director at The New York…
Jefferson WoodArtist · Comics and comic artJeff Wood (disambiguation)
Jenő BarcsayArtist · PaintingsJenő Barcsay (14 January 1900 – 2 April 1988) was a Hungarian painter with Armenian ancestry.
Joan BrossaArtist · SculptureJoan Brossa (19 January 1919 – 30 December 1998) was a Catalan poet, playwright, graphic designer and visual artist. He wrote only in the Catalan language.
Joe ColomboArtist · SculptureCesare "Joe" Colombo (30 July 1930 – 30 July 1971) was an Italian mid-century modernist industrial designer.
John MaedaDesigner · Modern designJohn Maeda (born 1966) is an American designer, visual artist, executive, strategic advisor, writer, and educator.
Josse GoffinIllustrator · IllustrationJosse Goffin (2 November 1938 – 9 July 2024) was a Belgian artist and graphic novelist.
Judith SchalanskyDesigner · Modern designJudith Schalansky (born 20 September 1980) is a German writer, book designer and publisher.
Karl SchmidIllustrator · IllustrationKarl Schmid (10 May 1914 – 13 August 1998) was a Swiss artist active from the 1930s to the 1990s. He was a painter, sculptor, engraver, illustrator, graphic designer and teacher.
Ken SugimoriIllustrator · IllustrationKen Sugimori (Japanese: 杉森建, Hepburn: Sugimori Ken; born January 27, 1966) is a Japanese video game designer, illustrator, manga artist, director, and co-founder of Game Freak alongside…
Klaus WittkugelPhotographer · PhotographyKlaus Wittkugel (17 October 1910 – 19 September 1985) was one of the most important commercial and poster artists in the German Democratic Republic (1949–1989).
Kostja GatnikArtist · Comics and comic artKostja Gatnik (11 September 1945 – 1 August 2022) was a Slovene artist, graphic designer and illustrator, best known for his illustrations in children's books.
Krzysztof JungArtist · PaintingsKrzysztof Jung (11 July 1951 in Warsaw – 5 October 1998 in Warsaw) was a Polish painter, graphic artist, performer, teacher and creator of the conception of the Plastic Theatre.
Lasse ÅbergPerson · Music memorabiliaLars Gunnar Åberg (born 5 May 1940), known professionally as Lasse Åberg, is a Swedish comedian, actor, musician, film director and artist.
Lena AndersonIllustrator · IllustrationLena Anderson (born 27 May 1939) is a Swedish children's book illustrator and author.
Leo LionniDesigner · Modern designLeo Lionni (May 5, 1910 – October 11, 1999) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books.
Lev ManovichDesigner · Modern designLev Manovich is an artist, author and theorist of digital culture. He is a distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Ligel LambertArtist · PaintingsLigel Lambert (born May 20, 1982) is a Haitian-born American interdisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, educator and graphic designer who primarily works in painting, collage, printmaking,…
Lily van der StokkerPhotographer · PhotographyLily van der Stokker (born 1954) is a Dutch visual artist. She is known for her colorful site-specific painted installations incorporating words and decorative motifs that reference social…
Lucien De RoeckArtist · Comics and comic artLucien Theodore De Roeck (9 March 1915 – 5 March 2002) was a Belgian artist, type designer, typographer and graphic designer.
Makoto WadaIllustrator · IllustrationMakoto Wada (10 April 1936 – 7 October 2019) was a Japanese illustrator, essayist, and film director.
Marcel WandersDesigner · Modern designMarcel Wanders (born 2 July 1963) is a Dutch industrial and interior designer. He is the art director of the Marcel Wanders studio in Amsterdam and co-founder of the furniture and interior…
Marion BloemIllustrator · IllustrationMarion Bloem (born 24 August 1952 in Arnhem, the Netherlands) is a Dutch writer and film maker of Indo (mixed Dutch and Indonesian) descent, best known as author of the literary acclaimed…
Massimo VignelliDesigner · DesignMassimo Vignelli (January 10,1931 – May 27, 2014) was an Italian designer active in graphic design, industrial design, furniture, and architecture.
Mauri KunnasArtist · Comics and comic artMauri Tapio Kunnas (born 11 February 1950) is a Finnish cartoonist and children's author.
Mauro BallettiPhotographer · PhotographyMauro Balletti (born 4 September 1952) is an Italian photographer, painter and graphic designer.
Max BillArtist · SculptureMax Bill (22 December 1908 – 9 December 1994) was a Swiss architect, artist, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer, and graphic designer.
Max VelthuijsIllustrator · IllustrationMax Velthuijs (22 May 1923 – 25 January 2005) was a Dutch painter, illustrator and writer, one of the most famous children's illustrators in the Netherlands.
Michel BouvetPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Michel Bouvet
Michel KichkaArtist · Comics and comic artMichel Kichka (born 1954) is an Israeli cartoonist and illustrator of Belgian origin. His father was Holocaust survivor Henri Kichka.
Mike MillsPerson · Film memorabiliaMichael Chadbourne Mills (born March 20, 1966) is an American film and music video director, writer and graphic designer. He made his directorial debut with Thumbsucker (2005).
Mike ShinodaArtist · PaintingsMichael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer.
Milos ReindlArtist · PaintingsMilos Reindl (Czech name: Miloš Reindl) was a Czech-Canadian artist and graphic designer. He is best known for his large-scale paintings and film posters.
Mohammad MohammadianPerson · Film memorabiliaMohammad Mohammadian (born 22 June 1987) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and producer.
Mojgan ShajarianArtist · PaintingsMojgan Shajarian (born 17 May 1970) is an Iranian painter, graphic designer, vocalist and setar player.
Mori ChackIllustrator · IllustrationMori Chack (森チャック Mori Chakku, born on March 23, 1973 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan) is the artist name of a Japanese graphic designer.
Nadia HugginsPhotographer · PhotographyNadia Huggins was born in 1984 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. She now resides in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Naomi DevilArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Naomi Devil with her painting Temptation in the background (2013)
Olaf NicolaiEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Olaf Nicolai, 2014
Osamu SatōPhotographer · PhotographyOsamu Sato (佐藤理, Satō Osamu; born April 14, 1960) is a Japanese digital artist, video game developer, photographer, and composer.
Oswald OberhuberArtist · SculptureOswald Oberhuber (1 February 1931 – 17 January 2020) was an Austrian painter, sculptor, and graphic artist.
Otte WallishIllustrator · IllustrationOtte Wallish (1906–1977) was a Czech–Jewish artist and émigré to Mandatory Palestine who established himself as a graphic designer and contributed to the symbolic self-representation of the…
PanamarenkoPhotographer · PhotographyHenri Van Herwegen (5 February 1940 – 14 December 2019), known by the pseudonym Panamarenko, was a prominent assemblagist Belgian sculptor. Famous for his work with aeroplanes as theme;
Parker JacobsPerson · Music memorabiliaParker LeGrand Jacobs (born July 17, 1975) is an American artist, musician, author and actor.
Paula ScherDesigner · Modern designPaula Scher (born October 6, 1948) is an American graphic designer, painter, and design educator. She is a partner at the design firm Pentagram, which she joined in 1991.
Pavlo MakovArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Pavlo Makov
Peter Benjamin GrahamArtist · PaintingsPeter Benjamin Graham (4 June 1925 – 15 April 1987) was an Australian visual artist, printer, and art theorist.
Peter SavilleDesigner · Modern designHe was born in Manchester.
Phil HartmanPerson · Film memorabiliaPhilip Edward Hartman (Hartmann; September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian and American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and graphic designer.
Piotr MłodożeniecIllustrator · IllustrationPiotr Młodożeniec (born 17 July 1956) is a graphic artist, painter, illustrator, designer, and author of animations, book and newspaper illustrations, and even neon light compositions.
Quentin CrispAuthor · BooksQuentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt; 1908 12 25 – 1999 11 21) was an English raconteur whose personal expression broke social norms of the era.
Renee NeleArtist · SilverIllustration — Die Rampe
Rengha RodewillArtist · PaintingsRengha Rodewill (born 11 October 1948 in Hagen, Westphalia) is a German photographer, author, painter, graphic designer and dancer.
Richard Edes HarrisonAuthor · Maps and atlasesRichard Harrison (disambiguation)Richard Harrison
Rob SheridanPhotographer · PhotographyRobert Sheridan (born October 11, 1979) is an American artist, creative director, stage visual designer, photographer, and comic book author known for his extensive work in the music and…
Robert FreemanPhotographer · PhotographyRobert Freeman (5 December 1936 – 6 or 7 November 2019) was an English photographer and graphic designer best known for his work with the Beatles, shooting some of the band's most…
Robert KalinaDesigner · Modern designRobert Kalina (born 29 June 1955) is an Austrian designer. For the National Bank of Austria he created the T 382 design, which was the winning design of the 1996 competition for the art…
Robert NippoldtIllustrator · IllustrationRobert Nippoldt (born 1977 in Kranenburg, Germany) is a German illustrator, graphic designer and book artist.
Roger DeanDesigner · Modern designWilliam Roger Dean (born 31 August 1944) is an English artist, designer, and publisher, best known for his surreal, fantastical landscapes and distinctive typography that defined the visual…
Saul BassDesigner · Modern designSaul Bass (May 8, 1920 – April 25, 1996) was an American graphic designer and filmmaker, best known for his design of motion-picture title sequences, film posters, and corporate logos.
Sean HartterArtist · Comics and comic artSean Hartter (November 6, 1973 – April 27, 2013) was an American illustrator, writer and musician. He is best known for his book and poster art and music projects.
Shekhar GureraArtist · Comics and comic artShekhar Gurera (born 30 August 1965), also known as Chander Shekhar Gurera, is an Indian editorial cartoonist, illustrator, and graphic designer.
Shepard FaireyDesigner · Modern designFrank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene.
Shigeo FukudaEngraver · Prints

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