Paul Rand - Story behind him

Its all about him and his contribution to this world when he was here alive. A legendary graphic designer. Well known all around the world.

1. Don’t try to original Try to be great Paul Rand

2. Peretz Rosenbaum was born in Brooklyn, New York into a Jewish Orthodox home AUG. 15, 1914

3. Student at the Pratt Institute 1926 - 1932 Student at the New School for Design 1932 - 1933 Student at the Art Student League 1933 - 1934

4. Illustrator for Metro Associated Services

5. Change name from Peretz Rosenbaum to Paul Rand 1935

6. Became Art Director at Apparel Arts and Esquire magazines

7. Designed Esquire Magazine Trademark Cover designs for Direction Magazine

8. Instructor at New York Laboratory School 1939

9. Art Director at William H.Weintraub 1941

10. Clients include Coronet Brandy El Producto Cigar Company Disney Hats Dubonnet Stafford Fabrics Ohrbach’s Department Store Dunhill Chothiers Kaufman Department Store Olivetti

11. First exhibit Rand was featured in : at Katherine Kuh Gallery, Chicago

12. First exhibit Rand was featured in: at Katherine Kuh Gallery, Chicago

13. The Cooper Union, New York Instructor 1942

14. First book designed: The “Tables of the Law” by Thomas Mann 1945

15. Designs cover and interior for Stork Club Bark Book

16. Instructor at Pratt Institute, New York 1946

17. Authored: “Thoughts on Design” 1947

18. Rand’s first solo Exhibition at Philadelphia Museum of Art 1948

19. Designs cover for “Modern Art in Your Life” 1949

20. Designs movie poster “No Way Out” 1950

21. Designs Weston, CT house in New York 1951

22. Design for El Producto , GHP Cigar Company 1952

23. Design for “Perspectives” cover 1953

24. House design awarded one of ten best in America

25. Won award for Ten Best Art Directors by New York Art Directors Club 1954

26. Begins consulting for International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) 1956

27. Illustrates: “Sparkle and Spin” 1957

28. Begins consulting for Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Cummins Engine Company 1958 - 1962

29. Creates American Broadcasting Company’s (ABC) Trademark 1958 - 1962

30. Gets elected into the New York Art Directors Club Hall of Fame 1972

31. Receives Honorary degree at Philadelphia College of Art

32. Royal Designer for Industry award , Royal Society, Landon 1973

33. Creates the NeXT Trademark 1974

34. Creates Eye-Bee-M poster 1981

35. Professor at Yale University, New Haven, CT (taught for the remainder of his life) 1986

36. Passes away in Norwalk, CT Nov. 26 1996

37. PAUL RAND A Legendary Graphic Designer

38. PAUL RAND A Legendary Graphic Designer …worked as if he never aged

39. Quotes Paul Rand

40. Don’t try to original Try to be great Paul Rand

41. Everything is design. Everything! Paul Rand

42. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated. Paul Rand

43. THE END