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Graphic Designers

211 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.
Alexander RodchenkoDesigner · FashionAleksander Mikhailovich Rodchenko (Russian: Александр Михайлович Родченко; 5 December [O.S.
Alexandr Vladimír HrskaIllustrator · IllustrationAlexandr Vladimír Hrska (May 9, 1890 – October 23, 1954) was a Czech painter, graphic designer, and scenographer.
Alfred LatourEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Alfred Latour Portrait
Alfred MahlauDesigner · Modern designAlfred Mahlau (21 June 1894 in Berlin – 22 January 1967), German painter, illustrator and teacher.
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 PieckDesigner · Modern designAnton Franciscus Pieck (19 April 1895 – 24 November 1987) was a Dutch painter, artist and graphic artist.
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.
Asmus Jacob CarstensArtist · PaintingsAsmus Jacob Carstens (or "Jakob", May 10, 1754 – May 25, 1798) was a Danish-German painter, one of the most committed artists of German Neoclassicism.
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.
Bernhard HoetgerArtist · SculptureBernhard Hoetger (4 May 1874 – 18 July 1949) was a German sculptor, painter and handicrafts artist of the Expressionist movement.
Bernhard PankokArtist · SculptureBernhard Wilhelm Maria Pankok (16 May 1872 in Münster – 5 April 1943 in Baierbrunn) was a German painter, graphic artist, architect, and designer.
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…
Bob PixelPhotographer · PhotographyEmmanuel Yeboah Bobbie (1 August 1976 – 25 February 2021), also known as Bob Pixel, was a professional Ghanaian photographer and graphic designer.
brand managementDesigner · Modern designIn marketing, brand management refers to the process of controlling how a brand is perceived in the market.
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…
Cuno AmietEngraver · PrintsCuno Amiet (28 March 1868 – 6 July 1961) was a Swiss painter, illustrator, graphic artist and sculptor.
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.
Ditha MoserDesigner · Modern designEdith "Ditha" Moser (née Mautner von Markhof; 1883–1969) was an Austrian artist and an influential member of the artistic group Vienna Secession.
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.
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…
Egon TschirchIllustrator · IllustrationEgon Tschirch (Rostock, 22 June 1889 –5 February 1948) was a German painter and illustrator.
Einar NermanIllustrator · IllustrationEinar Nerman (6 October 1888 – 30 March 1983) was a Swedish visual artist known for his portraits, book and magazine illustrations and theatrical designs.
El LissitzkyArtist · SculptureEl Lissitzky (born Lazar Markovich Lissitzky; 23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was a Russian and Soviet artist, active as a painter, illustrator, designer, printmaker, photographer, and…
Elisabeth HasePhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Elisabeth Hase
Eliseu ViscontiArtist · PaintingsEliseu Visconti, born Eliseo D'Angelo (30 July 1866 – 15 October 1944), was an Italian-born Brazilian painter, cartoonist, and teacher.
Emery KelenIllustrator · IllustrationEmery (also spelt as Imre or Emerich) Kelen (1896–1978) was a Hungarian caricaturist.
Emil DoeplerIllustrator · IllustrationEmil Doepler (29 October 1855, in Munich – 21 December 1922, in Berlin) was a German illustrator, graphic artist, and heraldist.
Emil Rudolf WeissDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Emil Rudolf Weiß (1920s)
EnchantressArtist · PaintingsThe Enchantress is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Eric GillArtist · SculptureArthur Eric Rowton Gill (22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was an English sculptor, letter cutter, typeface designer, and printmaker.
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.
Ernst Rudolf VogenauerIllustrator · IllustrationErnst Rudolf Vogenauer (25 April 1897 – 29 December 1972) was a German graphic artist. After World War I, he worked as a poster designer and a book illustrator in East Berlin.
Ernst StöhrArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Ernst Stöhr (1890s)
Ethel ReedIllustrator · IllustrationEthel Reed (March 13, 1874 – March 1, 1912) was an American graphic artist. In the 1890s, her works received critical acclaim in America and Europe.
Étienne SvedPhotographer · PhotographyÉtienne Sved (1914–1996) was a Hungarian-born French-naturalised photographer and poster artist.
Farkas MolnárDesigner · DesignFarkas "Wolfgang" Ferenc Molnár (1897–1945) was a Hungarian architect, painter, essayist, and graphic artist.
Fernando Leal AudiracIllustrator · IllustrationFernando Leal Audirac (born 16 November 1958 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a visual artist, painter, sculptor, etcher and designer.
Fortunato DeperoArtist · CeramicsFortunato Depero (30 March 1892 – 29 November 1960) was an Italian futurist painter, writer, sculptor, and graphic 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.
François de PoillyEngraver · PrintsFrançois Poilly, or François de Poilly, (1623 –1693) was a French engraver.
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
František BílekIllustrator · IllustrationFrantišek Bílek (6 November 1872, Chýnov – 13 October 1941, Chýnov) was a Czech sculptor and architect, in the Art Nouveau and Symbolist styles.
František KupkaIllustrator · IllustrationFrantišek Kupka (also known as Frank Kupka or François Kupka; 23 September 1871 – 24 June 1957) was a Czech painter and illustrator who moved from realism to abstract art, pioneering…
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.
George AuriolDesigner · Modern designGeorge Auriol, born Jean-Georges Huyot (26 April 1863) – February 1938, Paris), was a French poet, songwriter, graphic designer, type designer, and Art Nouveau artist.
George L. CarlsonArtist · Comics and comic artGeorge Leonard Carlson (1887 - September 26, 1962) was an illustrator and artist with numerous completed works, perhaps the most famous being the dust jacket for Gone with the Wind.
Gerrit RietveldDesigner · DesignGerrit Rietveld was a Dutch designer, photographer, architect and exlibrist (1888–1964). He was born in Utrecht.
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.
Gustavs KlucisPhotographer · PhotographyGustav Gustavovich Klutsis (Gustavs Klucis; 4 January 1895 – 26 February 1938) was a pioneering Latvian photographer and major member of the Constructivist avant-garde in the early 20th…
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…
Hans Baldung GrienEngraver · PrintsHans Baldung (1484 or 1485 – September 1545), called Hans Baldung Grien, (being an early nickname, because of his predilection for the colour green), was a painter, printer, engraver,…
Hans PurrmannArtist · SculptureHans Marsilius Purrmann (10 April 1880 – 17 April 1966) was a German artist. He was born in Speyer where he also grew up.
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.
Hendrik Nicolaas WerkmanDesigner · Modern designHendrik Nicolaas Werkman (commonly called H. N. Werkman; 29 April 1882 – 10 April 1945) was an experimental Dutch artist, typographer, and printer.
Henri de Toulouse-LautrecDesigner · Modern designComte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), known as Toulouse-Lautrec, was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and…
Herb GardnerArtist · Comics and comic art
Herman de VriesPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Herman de Vries
Hermann StennerArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Self-portrait in Red Jacket (1911)
Hinko SmrekarIllustrator · IllustrationHinko Smrekar (13 July 1883 – 1 October 1942) was a Slovenian painter, draughtsman, caricaturist, graphic artist, and illustrator.
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 SluijtersDesigner · Modern designJohannes Carolus Bernardus (Jan) Sluijters, or Sluyters (17 December 1881 in 's-Hertogenbosch – 8 May 1957 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter and co-founder of the Moderne Kunstkring.
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.
Joost SchmidtPhotographer · PhotographyJoost Schmidt (Wunstorf, 5 January 1893 - Nürnberg, 2 December 1948) was a German typographer, a teacher and master at the Bauhaus, and later a professor at the College of Visual Arts,…
José de Almada NegreirosArtist · PaintingsJosé Sobral de Almada Negreiros, usually known as Almada Negreiros (7 April 1893 – 15 June 1970), was a Portuguese artist.
Josse GoffinIllustrator · IllustrationJosse Goffin (2 November 1938 – 9 July 2024) was a Belgian artist and graphic novelist.
Joža UprkaArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Joža Uprka (before 1920)
Jozef PeetersEngraver · PrintsJozef Peeters (1895–1960) was a Belgian painter, engraver and graphic artist.
Judith SchalanskyDesigner · Modern designJudith Schalansky (born 20 September 1980) is a German writer, book designer and publisher.
Julius MařákArtist · PaintingsJulius Eduard Mařák (29 March 1832 – 8 October 1899) was a Czech landscape painter and graphic designer.
Karl ArnoldIllustrator · IllustrationKarl Maximilian Arnold (1 April 1883 – 29 November 1953) was a German painter, caricaturist and comics maker. He was born in Neustadt near Coburg to Max Oscar Arnold and Emilie Dorn.
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.
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.
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.
László Moholy-NagyArtist · Sculpture
Lena AndersonIllustrator · IllustrationLena Anderson (born 27 May 1939) is a Swedish children's book illustrator and author.

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