Deceased Designers: Max Huber

Max Huber was born in Switzerland in 1919. He always worked as a freelance designer, and was able to find a balance between the needs of his clients and his need to experiment. He was particularly enthusiastic about his designs for jazz album covers and posters/publications for Jazz events.

source: http://www.iconofgraphics.com/Max-Huber/

Deceased Designers: Paul Rand

Paul Rand, born Peretz Rosenbaum, grew up in Brooklyn, New York as an orthodox Jew. He studied at the Pratt Institute and the Parsons School of Design. Rand taught design at Yale University and did design work for companies such as ABC, IBM, and UPS. He was inducted into the New York Art Directors Hall of fame in 1972.

Source: http://www.paul-rand.com/

Living Designers: Erik Speakermann

 Erik Speakermann is a German typographer and designer. He and his wife founded FontShop together, which was the first mail order distributer for digital fonts. Speakermann has also done work for majorly well-known clients such as Audi and Volkswagen. In 2007, he was the first designer to be elected into the European Design Awards Hall of Fame.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Spiekermann

Living Designers: Paula Scher

 Paula Scher was named to the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame in 1998 for her innovative designs and eclectic approach to typography. in 2000, she also received the Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design, and in 2001 she received the AIGA medal, which is the professions highest honor. She has work in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper-Hewitt national design museum.

Source: http://www.aiga.org/medalist-paulascher/

Living Designers: Jessica Hische

"Jessica Hische is a letterer, illustrator, and crazy cat lady known for her silly side projects and occasional foul mouth." She has done advertisements for extremely well-known clients such as Starbucks, Wes Anderson, Tiffany & Co., Victoria's Secret, and Target. 

Sources: http://jessicahische.is/anoversharer 

Living Designers: Wolfgang Weingart

Wolfgang Weingart is a Swiss type designer and instructor at the Schule Für Gestaltung Basel. His type designs contain a certain spontaneity and carelessness that was juxtaposed by the more typical Swiss orderliness of his time. Weingart was presented with the AIGA Medal at "Bright Lights: The AIGA Awards," on April 19, 2013, in New York City

Source: http://www.aiga.org/medalist-wolfgang-weingart/

Living Designers: Neville Brody

Neville Brody attended both the London College of Printing and the Hornsey College of Art. Born and raised in London, Brody says he has been drawing since before he could walk and could never see himself in any field other than Design.  His name was made popular while he was Art Director for The Face magazine when it was launched in the 1980's. 

sources: http://www.designboom.com/design/interview-with-graphic-designer-neville-brody-10-10-2014/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Brody