Massimo Vignelli: The Role Of Women In Graphic Design

When looking at the history of graphic design its clear how impactful design has been. There has been plenty of inspiring designers who have continued to embark creativity. There have been designers such as Stefan Sagmeister, who developed “Lou Reed” poster design, Michael Bierut, “The Architectural League of New York Light Years” poster design, there is also Massimo Vignelli who created “New York City Transit Authority” subway map. From these innovative designers the main connection they share amongst each other is creativity to create powerful and moving designs as well as being male designers. Throughout history, especially during a time such as the 1950s women were not being recognized for just how creative and inspiring their work was in the graphic design field. Women have had to overcome so much in history and receiving recognition in the world of design was another …show more content…
There is no doubt that women have been recognized today for their accomplishments and continual interest to strive for greater achievement and this theory can be seen by female designers like Paula Scher. Art can be made by being inspired by the influential lady of typography, Beatrice Warde or the first female art director, Cipe Pineles. What is important to take away from this paper is that there are plenty of female designers who have left an impact on the history of design like Cipe Pineles, Beautrice Warde, and Paula Scher, who are just now receiving the recognition for their talents but may have not when the work was originally being created. There is so much inspiration to look upon and gather information from and the inspiration may come from an influential female designer from the history of