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5 Artists That You Would Like to Be

Frank Shepard Fairey


Art type: lowbrow pop surrealism Common media: stencils, screen prints, rubylith illustrations

Fairey has been in the industry of branding, marketing, and design, but many of his artworks are fueled with political messages. Many of his famous artworks include pro-democracy and anti-war messages. Fairey also bases his artworks on current political events and uses them as forms of propaganda to enforce his political views. Such political ideology promotion is expressed in his poster of prodemocracy politician, Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar.

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5 Artists That You Would Like to Be

Wally Olins
Art type: place branding Common media: digital illustration

Wally Olins has been commissioned in the past because of his ability to create brands that people would be able to easily recognize. Such is displayed in his simplistic branding posters and the logos that he has created. By creating a simplistic design, communication of the brand still occurs towards consumers, but in a more memorable manner, and one that consumers would be easily able to recognize.
2 1. www.thedieline.com/resource/01_19_12_Sessions1.jpg?fileId=16111779 2. newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/43005000/gif/_43005619_london_new_pink_203.gif

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5 Artists That You Would Like to Be

Paul Rand
Art type: logo design Common media: undefined

Paul Rands logos were very well known for their modernist appearance. The logos also appear to be minimalist and were able to gain the recognition of many consumers. Due to his ability to create recognizable logos, he was very successful in the branding of many major industries of his time. There was once a time, however, that his branding design was considered to be too modern.

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5 Artists That You Would Like to Be

William Joyce
Art type: illustration Common media: various

William Joyce has a type of artistic style that I have always enjoyed since I was a child. His artwork contains many curves, giving his illustrations futuristic appearances. He also places an emphasis in shading to express the colors and dimensions of his artwork, aiding him in providing a futuristic image. I enjoy how his illustrations, yet futuristic, also reflect a retro style that is similar to that of the 1950s.

http://www.williamjoyce.com/mtrart.html http://nccil.org/img/galleries/exhibits/joyce/wilbur.jpg

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5 Artists That You Would Like to Be

Neville Brody
Art type: graphic design and typography Common media: digital

Neville Brody has been able to make himself known for his past work in magazine layout and album cover design. He has now turned his focus toward digital graphic design and print layouts. Since then, he has been known for his redesign of the BBC website in September of 2011. He has also done print works for businesses and organizations in addition to branding ventures.

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