Heroes

A list of designers, artists, and thinkers that have significantly influenced my art and design practice over the years.

 
Wolfgang Weingart Swiss Graphic Designer 1941–

Wolfgang Weingart
Swiss Graphic Designer
1941–

Steve Reich American Musician 1936–

Steve Reich
American Musician
1936–

Piet Mondrian Dutch Painter 1872–1944

Piet Mondrian
Dutch Painter
1872–1944

Alexander Rodchenko Russian Artist & Designer 1891–1956

Alexander Rodchenko
Russian Artist & Designer
1891–1956

Varvara Stepanova Russian Artist & Designer 1894–1958

Varvara Stepanova
Russian Artist & Designer
1894–1958

Robert Motherwell American Painter 1915–1991

Robert Motherwell
American Painter
1915–1991

Otti Berger Croatian Designer 1898–1944

Otti Berger
Croatian Designer
1898–1944

Paul Rand American Graphic Designer 1919–1996

Paul Rand
American Graphic Designer
1919–1996

Hannah Höch German Artist 1889–1978

Hannah Höch
German Artist
1889–1978

W.E.B. Du Bois Writer, Designer, Activist 1868–1963

W.E.B. Du Bois
Writer, Designer, Activist
1868–1963

Helen Frankenthaler American Painter 1928–2011

Helen Frankenthaler
American Painter
1928–2011

Kurt Schwitters German Artist 1887–1948

Kurt Schwitters
German Artist
1887–1948

Stanley Kubrick American Film Director 1928–1999

Stanley Kubrick
American Film Director
1928–1999

László Moholy-Nagy Hungarian Artist & Designer 1895–1946

László Moholy-Nagy
Hungarian Artist & Designer
1895–1946

Edward Fella American Graphic Designer 1938–

Edward Fella
American Graphic Designer
1938–

Do Make Say Think Canadian Band 1995–

Do Make Say Think
Canadian Band
1995–

Joe Strummer British Musician 1952–2002

Joe Strummer
British Musician
1952–2002

Saul Leiter American Photographer 1923–1913

Saul Leiter
American Photographer
1923–1913

Sister Nancy Jamaican Musician 1962–

Sister Nancy
Jamaican Musician
1962–

Mick Jones British Musician 1955–

Mick Jones
British Musician
1955–

Gunta Stölzl German Designer 1897–1983

Gunta Stölzl
German Designer
1897–1983

Paul Sahre American Graphic Designer 1964–

Paul Sahre
American Graphic Designer
1964–

Jack Thurston British Radio Host

Jack Thurston
British Radio Host

Poly Styrene British Musician 1957–2011

Poly Styrene
British Musician
1957–2011

Rosmarie Tissi Swiss Graphic Designer 1937–

Rosmarie Tissi
Swiss Graphic Designer
1937–

John Berger British Art Theorist 1926–2017

John Berger
British Art Theorist
1926–2017

William Morris British Designer 1834–1896

William Morris
British Designer
1834–1896

M.I.A. British Musician 1977–

M.I.A.
British Musician
1977–

Eadweard Muybridge British Photographer 1830–1904

Eadweard Muybridge
British Photographer
1830–1904

Kazimir Malevich Russian Artist 1879–1935

Kazimir Malevich
Russian Artist
1879–1935

Lucia Moholy Hungarian Photographer 1894–1989

Lucia Moholy
Hungarian Photographer
1894–1989

Jean-Michel Basquiat American Artist 1960–1988

Jean-Michel Basquiat
American Artist
1960–1988

Efrim Menuck Canadian Musician 1970–

Efrim Menuck
Canadian Musician
1970–

Walter Benjamin German Art Theorist 1892–1940

Walter Benjamin
German Art Theorist
1892–1940

Wim Mertens Belgian Composer 1953–

Wim Mertens
Belgian Composer
1953–

Marianne Brandt German Artist & Designer 1893–1983

Marianne Brandt
German Artist & Designer
1893–1983

Jonathan Goldstein Canadian Radio Host 1969–

Jonathan Goldstein
Canadian Radio Host
1969–

Ian MacKaye American Musician 1962–

Ian MacKaye
American Musician
1962–

Susan Kare American Graphic Designer 1954–

Susan Kare
American Graphic Designer
1954–

Theo van Doesburg Dutch Artist & Designer 1893–1931

Theo van Doesburg
Dutch Artist & Designer
1893–1931

Tony Martin German Cyclist 1985–

Tony Martin
German Cyclist
1985–

Franz Kline American Painter 1910–1962

Franz Kline
American Painter
1910–1962

Robert Slimbach American Type Designer 1956–

Robert Slimbach
American Type Designer
1956–

Robert Bringhurst Canadian Typographer 1946–

Robert Bringhurst
Canadian Typographer
1946–

Herbert Bayer Austrian Graphic Designer 1900–1985

Herbert Bayer
Austrian Graphic Designer
1900–1985

El Lissitzky Russian Designer 1890–1941

El Lissitzky
Russian Designer
1890–1941