
Annie Atkins specializes in film graphics. You may not know her name as a famous graphic designer, but you've seen her work. Her work includes Levi Strauss & Co., Jay-Z, and the Museum of Modern Art. She combines retro '50s with contemporary and is heavily sought out for her book cover and jacket work, posters, and album covers. Like Santa Maria, Walsh has also taught at SVA. Some top female graphic designers include: Jessica Walshįormerly tied with Stefan Sagmeister as the infamous design agency Sagmeister and Walsh, Jessica Walsh is on her own now as &Walsh with Sagmeister having stepped away from commercial work. Graphic design is an equal opportunity field and today there are as many women in graphic arts and design as men. He also goes by the name Gebe, and his motto is, "Life is too short to get a real job." This colorful illustrator has worked with Ikea and "MIND" magazine, and on his own, touches on some tough controversial topics such as religion, politics, and the media. Elia ColomboĪn Italian native, Elia Colombo is known for his stimulating and often humorous designs. Carson was the art director of "Ray Gun" magazine and has created designs for Pepsi Cola, American Airlines, and Ray-Ban, to name a few. His monograph, "End of Print" is often referred to as the designer's Bible. David CarsonĪnother typographic specialist, David Caron is a pioneer and master of grunge. Santa Maria has worked with the American Institute of Graphic Arts, The Chicago Tribune, Miramax, PBS, The United Nations, and The New York Stock Exchange. He is on the faculty of New York's School of Visual Arts (SVA) and the founder of "Typedia," an online typeface encyclopedia. Jason Santa Mariaįounder of the design firm Mighty in Brooklyn, Santa Maria's passion is for typography. What appeals to them may not appeal to everyone, but to make it to the top of the list, their designs will at least have to attract almost everyone's eye.

But there is plenty of work for many creative souls in various industries such as:ĭifferent graphic artists often specialize in different areas of design. Today a select number of artists meet the design needs for large corporation branding, art and literary illustrations, and film and TV set design.


What do graphic designers do?īut not everyone has the eye for producing top-notch designs. With further computer program development, programs such as CorelDRAW have put graphic designing abilities into the hands of most anyone. Those who had a vision no longer had to depend upon pens, pencils, and paints. When computers first entered businesses and households in the '70s and '80s, graphic design became a lot easier to produce. Graphic designing dates back to illustrations drawn by cavemen.
