Irving Harper was an American designer who worked for George Nelson Associates in New York from 1947 to 1963, where he was responsible for some of the most celebrated product designs of the mid-century period. As a graphic designer, he produced the iconic Herman Miller logotype and designed exhibition materials and printed matter for the studio.
Explore related designers including Paul Rand and Saul Bass. See also American Modernism and 1950s graphic design history.
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From the graphic design archive:
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A 1939 article on American designer, Walter Frank Bomar, published in The Inland Printer, Vol 104, No. 03, 1939.
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Beyond his books, Dick Bruna's vivid colour and simplified forms found their way onto posters, packaging, murals and stamps, many of which feature in my growing collection.
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An article on Valentin Zietara , originally in German, published in Gebrauchsgraphik, 10, 1930, written by H K Frenzel translated by E. T. Scheffauer
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