This is a short, but by no means exhaustive, list of famous and successful graphic designers over the past century. It was designed to be a springboard for students to begin learning and understanding some of the best graphic designers of today and of the past.
Included are 6 articles for students to read, 6 worksheets to help them follow along, a presentation, a short quiz to check their understanding, a review for this quiz and keys for both the worksheets and quiz.
Lesson Resources
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- Lesson Plan (PDF)
- Presentation (PDF)
- Jessica Walsh Worksheet (PDF)
- Saul Bass Worksheet (PDF)
- George Lois Worksheet (PDF)
- Massimo Vignelli Worksheet (PDF)
- Chip Kidd Worksheet (PDF)
- Michael Bierut Worksheet (PDF)
- Saul Bass Worksheet Key (PDF)
- Michael Bierut Worksheet Key (PDF)
- George Lois Worksheet Key (PDF)
- Massimo Vignelli Worksheet Key (PDF)
- Jessica Walsh Worksheet Key (PDF)
- Chip Kidd Worksheet Key (PDF)
- Review (PDF)
- Test (PDF)
- Test Key (PDF)