12 interesting things you didn’t know regarding the history of graphic design!
- The designer William Addison Dwiggins introduced the term “graphic design” in 1922 and was the one who hand-painted the first logo of Coca Cola. In 2000, the Danish Graphic.
- Designers’ Union honored Piet Zwart (1855-1977) with the title “Designer of the Century.”
- In 1989, the London Design Museum was inaugurated, but before becoming a museum, the building had been used as a banana warehouse since 1940.
- The logo of the Spanish lollipop brand Chupa Chups was designed by Salvador Dali in 1969.
- The Times New Roman typeface was designed for “The Times” newspaper in London in 1931.
- In the early 20th century, Chateau de Cremat allowed Coco Chanel to use the double “C” in her brand.
- In 1986, Steve Jobs hired Paul Rand to design the corporate identity of the NEXT computer for $100,000.
- In 1968, the world’s first museum dedicated to poster design opened in Warsaw.
- Born in 1876, American Ethel Reed was the first woman to achieve widespread recognition as a graphic designer.
- Woody Allen uses the same font (Windsor) for all the opening titles of his films.
- The Georgia typeface, designed by Matthew Carter, was named after a newspaper headline that caught his attention, “Alien heads found in Georgia.”
- The Nike logo was created by Carolyn Davidson, who designed the iconic Swoosh while she was still a student and was paid only $35.
