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Ivan Chermayeff - Graphic Designer - America

Designer: 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).

Articles Featuring the Work of Ivan Chermayeff

Artefacts Featuring the Work of Ivan Chermayeff

Graphic Design 93, 1984
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Graphic Design 93, 1984

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Ivan Chermayeff
  • Year: 1984
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IDEA Special Issue: Chermayeff & Geismar, 1981
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IDEA Special Issue: Chamayeff & Geismar, 1981

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Chermayeff & Geismar
  • Year: 1981
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Idea 231, 1992. Cover design by Ivan Chermayeff
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Idea 231, 1992

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Ivan Chermayeff
  • Year: 1992
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Vibrations...Enoch Light And The Light Brigade, Command Records, 1962
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Vibrations…Enoch Light And The Light Brigade, Command Records, 1962

  • Format: Record Sleeve
  • Designer/s: Chermayeff & Geismar Associates
  • Year: 1962
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Graphic Designers in the USA, Volume 2, 1971
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Graphic Designers in the USA, Volume 2, 1971

  • Format: Book
  • Year: 1971
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Idea 53, 1962. Cover design by Ivan Chermayeff.
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Idea 053, 1962

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Ivan Chermayeff
  • Year: 1962
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