Today's design heroes
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- e-pill0
Marc Newson
http://www.marc-newson.com/intro…interview part 1 of 5
- EPtype0
John Kudos
http://studiokudos.com/
- drgs0
- omg0
- wordsarepictures0
I just realised I never thanked you guys for some really good responses. Things usually deteriorate quickly when I post on here, thank you!
- identity0
he seems very detached FROM Michael Beirut "the legend" and is MORE FOCUSED on Michael Beirut "The Man". ***
- identity0
I still look up to Beirut for his thoughtfulness, candor and generosity. Solid dude and solid work. he seems very detached for Michael Beirut the legend is focus more on Michael Beirut the man. I think his stature and tenure in our industry affords him this kind of "everyday guy who makes amazing work everyone sees" attitude - but others have fallen prey to their own raging egos.
A class act.
- utopian0
Jim, plus benefits.
- Rand0
for snuggles:
- OSFA0
I think Douglas just summarized it for us all. Well said sir.
- digdre0
Jon.
- Glitterati_Duane0
One of my personal favorites at the moment is Jeff Staple
http://stapledesign.com/2010/03/…
- monospaced0
My old boss was, and in a lot ways still is, my design hero. He is a natural designer and he had his own firm running at my age and was able to teach me a lot. His name is Jason Schulte. Another one of my favorites Douglas mentioned in his novel above; Jessica Hische deserves her own callout. She's my hero at the moment.
- office is nicedigdre
- Jason rocks, never met him but wonderful work.polyestercorp
- joshtrix0
Non-Format?
- necromation0
Me
- Fax_Benson0
In addition to what toki said, the same thing has happened to music. The sheer range and volume of what's available and the ease of access we have to it means that there will no longer be the huge mega-bands that dominate an era - Elvis/beatles/U2 etc.
There are still be those who are considered groundbreaking and the best at what they do, but it's just become harder to pick them out. The rash of software trickery / sub-standard design mags in the early 00's has probably had an effect, too.
- rascuache0
Jason Munn?
Perhaps not a hero but well respected in his field and popular outside it, or at least I think so!
- abettertomorrow0
Seems like a great summary, of print and motion people anyway.
I also agree with what tOki said. I feel like when I was in college there was almost too much focus on these kinds of people...which led to a situation where everyone focused too much on developing their own style. In the early stages of your career its better to focus on how to successfully deliver what the client needs, a skill that is lost on a lot of young designers aspiring to be the next No Pattern or Si Scott.
So my question is, how much value is there in picking out certain "heroes" when what they do doesn't have much bearing on your average designer's daily work? Are there people we can point to who don't just pursue a certain aesthetic but are actually respected for addressing business and client needs?