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Ivan Chermayeff - Graphic Designer - America

Idea 053, 1962

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Chermayeff & Geismar Associates
Young Graphic Designer: Felix Beltran
Armando Pablo Páez Torres
Ahrend [Holland]: Bird’s-eye view of its business activities
Color Scheme of Sightseeing Bus
Window Displays of Japan Air Lines
The Works by Graduating Students

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Ivan Chermayeff
  • Year: 1962
  • Client/Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co
Ivan Chermayeff, born in London in 1932, held numerous prestigious positions throughout his career. He served as president of the AIGA and was a member of both the Yale Committee on Art and Architecture and the Harvard University Board of Overseers Committee on Visual and Environmental Studies. For 20 years, he was a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Chermayeff also sat on the Board of Directors for the International Design Conference in Aspen (IDCA), the Board of Trustees for the New School for Social Research, and was a National Trustee of the Smithsonian Institution. Additionally, he was a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI).

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Idea 53, 1962. Cover design by Ivan Chermayeff.
Idea 53, 1962. Cover design by Ivan Chermayeff.
Ivan Chermayeff, born in London in 1932, held numerous prestigious positions throughout his career. He served as president of the AIGA and was a member of both the Yale Committee on Art and Architecture and the Harvard University Board of Overseers Committee on Visual and Environmental Studies. For 20 years, he was a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Chermayeff also sat on the Board of Directors for the International Design Conference in Aspen (IDCA), the Board of Trustees for the New School for Social Research, and was a National Trustee of the Smithsonian Institution. Additionally, he was a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI).
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