Herb Lubalin

http://www.printmag.com/interviews/designer-for-the-age-of-austerity-adrian-shaughnessy-on-herb-lubalins-life-and-work/

Most people recognize the name Herb Lubalin in association with the typeface Avant Garde. And he was the typographer and designer behind its creation, after the success of Avant Garde Magazine and its typographic logo. But, his career spanned a much wider scope than that. One of the people behind the culture-shocking magazines Avant-Garde, Eros and Fact, he was a constant boundary breaker on both a visual and social level. Part of the founding team of the International Typeface Corporation (ITC) and the principal of Herb Lubalin, Inc it was hard to escape the reach of Herb during the 1960s and 70s.

His constant search for something new and a passion for inventiveness made him one of the most successful art directors of the 20th century. He had offices internationally in Paris and London and partnered with many talented individuals over the years including Aaron Burns, Tom Carnase, Ernie Smith and Ralph Ginzburg. A graduate of the Cooper Union in New York he spent time as a visiting professor there as well as designed a logo for them. Constantly working and achieving much success throughout his career, at the age of 59 he proclaimed "I have just completed my internship."

http://www.designishistory.com/1960/herb-lubalin/

 http://meetinghouse.co/2013/02/10/inspiration-herb-lubalin/

More information on Lubalin can be found at http://www.aiga.org/interior.aspx?pageid=44&id=3179 

 

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I love the work of Herb Lubalin. Though his type is illustrative, it is easily read and he knew exactly how to make the type, itself, beautiful. Lubalin also had a wonderful way with words, which made for stunning and memorable designs when combined with his unique type designs. His work is very helpful for my 2D course because he shows how attention to a few elements can be as visually satisfying as a lot of elements.