Today's design heroes
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For the most part, nothing has changed. Sagmeister, Carson, Glaser, Kidd, Brody, Saville, Oliver, Tomato, Maeda, Kyle Cooper, Joshua Davis, Beirut/Scher/Pentagram... all sell out auditoriums as Graphic Designers the fastest today. At the core of their work are subjects that 19yr olds can relate to: music, skate/surfing, crazy typography, and maybe a bit of experimental video, it's what gives their work credibility aside from the personal style.
Look at speaker lineups from conference like OFFF or Semi-Permanent. Those two probably draw the youngest crowds. You'll also notice the the landscape has changed in terms of mediums kids are into. Most student care more about the technology and making an iphone app or an interactive arduino project than they do about specific people in graphic design. Maybe someone like Aaron Koblin is a new individual making waves there. UVA.
I think another way those specific designers of 15yrs ago got so big were because they were the only individuals putting out graphic design books in the Art section at the book store. The alternative, picking up a design magazine like Print or HOW would bore me to tears back then with wine labels and stationary design. I would much rather get a bunch of music, skate, graffiti, comics, and fetish mags to draw inspiration from. Carson and Sagmiester were the closest to that in legit graphic design form.
Back to the question... modern type people like Marian Bantjes, Si Scott, Alex Trochut, Mike Perry, and Jessica Hische all get attention. Heads of State are pretty popular with their screenprints (music). Motion Design is much more of a thing now. Matt Pyke is a good individual there. So is Todd St.John. Danny Yount is taking over for Cooper in terms title talks. Companies like Psyop, Buck, DigitalKitchen, TheMill, BrandNewSchool draw lots of student attention... the more shiny particles, the better. Directors then start coming into play: Stop motion people like PES. Shynola is still loved by all. Gondry, Cunningham, etc.
sorry, tangent.
- very good and objective response..neue75_bold
- as usual - your opinion is always appreciated Douglas.identity