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Paul Rand

1914 - 1996

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Paul Rand (born Peretz Rosenbaum; August 15, 1914 – November 26, 1996) was an American art director and graphic designer. He was best known for his corporate logo designs, including the logos for IBM, UPS, Enron, Morningstar, Inc., Westinghouse, ABC, and NeXT. He developed an American Modernistic style from European influences and was one of the first American commercial artists to embrace and practice the Swiss Style of graphic design. Rand was a professor emeritus of graphic design at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut where he taught from 1956 to 1969, and from 1974 to 1985. He was inducted into the New York Art Directors Club Hall of Fame in 1972. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Rand is the 64th most popular designer (down from 55th in 2019), the 5,653rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,117th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Paul Rand ranks 64 out of 104. Before him are Yuko Shimizu, Hans Wegner, Diana Vreeland, Kaj Franck, Georg Jensen, and Anton Koberger. After him are Victor Papanek, Nicolas Jenson, Storm Thorgerson, Piero Tosi, Stefano Gabbana, and Laura Ashley.

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Among people born in 1914, Paul Rand ranks 233. Before him are Luis Mariano, Robert Herman, Jacques Dufilho, Dorothy Lamour, Ray Walston, and Jersey Joe Walcott. After him are Terence O'Neill, Norman Holter, Jo Cals, Wilhelm Hahnemann, Jack Cardiff, and Jan Kott. Among people deceased in 1996, Paul Rand ranks 172. Before him are Heriberto Herrera, Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg, Dorothy Lamour, Andrey Lukanov, Seymour Cray, and Ferdinand Leitner. After him are San Yu, Vagn Holmboe, Mikael Tariverdiev, Aruna Asaf Ali, Arthur Rudolph, and Arleigh Burke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Rand ranks 5,653 out of 20,380. Before him are Margaret Geller (1947), George Calnan (1900), Timothy Treadwell (1957), Tammy Wynette (1942), Tera Patrick (1976), and Ansel Adams (1902). After him are Lee Wallard (1910), Kenny Ortega (1950), James M. Gavin (1907), Kelly Hu (1968), Kenneth Noland (1924), and David Proval (1942).

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Among DESIGNERS In United States

Among designers born in United States, Paul Rand ranks 6. Before him are Steve Jobs (1955), Iris Apfel (1921), Betsy Ross (1752), Milton Glaser (1929), and Syd Mead (1933). After him are Ruth St. Denis (1879), Alan Freed (1921), Ollie Johnston (1912), Norman Bel Geddes (1893), Colleen Atwood (1948), and Marc Davis (1913).

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