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Charles Churchward graphic design I al u mnu s Vanity Fair, August 1991, cover design Churchward art directed Vanity Fair’s famous cover featuring Annie Lebowitz’s provocative photo of
ill u stration I A l umnus The Lion King, 1997, poster art Verlizzo, who designs under the name Fraver, created this bold graphic treatment for the poster of the Broadway musical The Lion King, based on the Disney animated film of the same name. Verlizzo has left an indelible mark on American theater, having created poster art for over 300 Broadway and Off-
was voted the second greatest magazine cover of the last 40 years by the American Society of Magazine Editors in 2005. With Churchward as design director, Vanity Fair won the National Magazine Award for Design in 1992. Later headline-making covers followed, including that of Cindy Crawford shaving k.d. lang. In 1994, he became design director at Vogue.
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Broadway productions.
Annie Leibovitz / Vanity Fair; Copyright (c) Condé Nast. Underlying image: Annie Leibovitz/Contact originally for Vanity Fair Courtesy of the Artist.
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pregnant actress Demi Moore, which
F ine arts I al u mna Curtain Waterfall, 1991, oil on canvas Curtain Waterfall, which is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., epitomizes Steir’s 40year exploration of abstract painting. Pouring thin layers of pigment from the top of her canvases and allowing them to drip down the surface, Steir deploys a “uniquely harmonious means to maximize and master the liquidity of paint, both as a material and a signifier,”
S tan R i c h ards Adv ertising design I Alumnu s Chick-Fil-A, 1995, ad campaign This instantly recognizable billboard campaign featuring orthographically-challenged cows launched Richards’s awardwinning multimedia marketing campaign for the Atlanta-based chain. Richards is the founder of The Richards Group, which has also created memorable campaigns for Motel 6, Bridgestone, Fruit
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of the Loom, and many other top corporations.
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according to Art in America magazine.
G e ra l d G u l ot ta industrial design I alu mn u s Rondure Flatware for Dansk, 1997 Each piece in the Rondure flatware pattern is an expression of geometric purity, with knives so balanced that they stand vertically on edge, and spoons that are perfectly round. Gulotta, a master artist in ceramics and glass, created this design with minimalist perfection.
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