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British graphic designers

22 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.
Anthony BrowneIllustrator · IllustrationAnthony Edward Tudor Browne (born 11 September 1946) is a British writer and illustrator of children's books, primarily picture books.
Bert ThomasArtist · Comics and comic artHerbert Samuel Thomas (13 October 1883 – 6 September 1966) was a British political cartoonist contributing to Punch magazine and the creator of well-known British propaganda posters during…
Dave McKeanArtist · Comics and comic art
Edward JohnstonAuthor · BooksEdward Johnston, CBE (11 February 1872 – 26 November 1944) was a Uruguayan-born British craftsman who is regarded, with Rudolf Koch, as the father of modern calligraphy, in the particular…
Eric GillArtist · SculptureArthur Eric Rowton Gill (22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was an English sculptor, letter cutter, typeface designer, and printmaker.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kurt SchwittersArtist · SculptureKurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but lived in exile from 1937.
MacDonald GillAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Gill with his wife Muriel, c.
Pamela Colman SmithIllustrator · IllustrationPamela Colman Smith (16 February 1878 – 16 September 1951), nicknamed "Pixie", was a British artist, illustrator, writer, publisher, and occultist.
Peter SavilleDesigner · Modern designHe was born in Manchester.
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.
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…
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…
Stanley DonwoodAuthor · BooksDan Rickwood (born 29 October 1968), known professionally as Stanley Donwood, is an English artist and writer.
Storm ThorgersonDesigner · Modern designStorm Elvin Thorgerson (28 February 1944 – 18 April 2013) was an English art director and music video director.

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