Paul Rand
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- OSFA0
How many designers you know today, whose name will live for years? I'm sure there are a few, but that list should be pretty small. he was great, and I personally respect him as a designer and a legend of this field.
- Douglas0
a pretty new comprehensive site:
http://paul-rand.com/
- emmaopeel0
here we go:
http://www.imaginaryforces.com/a…some stills:
probably clear that I am a fan... perhaps because of the "don’t try to be original, just be good” and the (simple or not so) striving towards creation of work “with quality" (and an overall appreciation of the concrete beauty in so many of these pieces).
- doesnotexist0
El Lissitzky was better imo, but I have respect for Mr. Rand.
- emmaopeel0
loved that imaginary forces piece on rand, let me see if I can find it...
- ninjasavant0
As a graphic designer at IBM I think I'm contractually obligated to admire his work.
- MrOneHundred0
My guess is that Paul Rand didn’t bluff his way into getting the reputation that he has. Whether you like him or not is irrelevant. If he wasn’t categorically one of “the Greats” we wouldn’t even be talking about him.
- kenli0
Some basketball players hate Michael Jordon.
Some football players hate Pele/Maradona.
Sometimes, we hate each other.
:)
- akrokdesign0
a lot of paul's design is playful. which is nice.
- Peter0
>designers today stand on the shoulders of giants like Paul Rand, Weather they know it or not
I disagree.
Good design comes out as good design. Wether some guy like Rand made before you or not. It's not a race, no one is following in his footsteps by doing -good- design.
- utopian0
To be honest, I appreciate all of Paul Rand's contributions to design as well as David Carson, Milton Glaser, and Erik Spiekermann, etc... But the only designer that I have really ever truely admired would have be Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914–1996).
- typist0
just can't find another iconic graphic designer like paul rand today...
- utopian0
I liked some of his work, disliked some of his work, overall a decent designer in the right place and the right time in history.
- ********0
Rand- He straddles the line between pop artist and graphic designer
- jeedoubleu0
"I don't feel bad about saying I only think a small percentage of his work is good - just being brutally honest. Sure, he's an icon, but that doesn't change the fact that a good portion of his workis painfully average at best."
- plusminusbox0
Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations.
- paul rand.
- MrT0
I'm sure Paul Rand knew the difference between whether and weather.
- stewdio0
"I will solve your problem. And you will pay me."
- I really detest his use of the word "jewel" in this video.thizzbobby
- i have this vid in my keynote.
"..it's the only one we approached"********
- ********0
people are naive about how much they rely on previously established pathways in their work