Writings About Paul Rand
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1985
1996
Paul Rand, 82, Creator of Sleek Graphic Designs, Dies
Steve Heller writes about Paul Rand
1997
Cummins Engine Funds Lectureship in Memory of Paul Rand
The Cummins Engine Company of Columbus, Indiana, has donated funds to Yale University in support of a Paul Rand Lectureship in the School of Art.
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2012
Little 1: Paul Rand’s Sweet Vintage Children’s Book About Numbers, Soulmates, and Belonging
By Maria Popova
2013
Review: MODA’s “Paul Rand: Defining Design” honors modern logo and graphics master
By Karen Tauches
2014
The Rand House: A House to Work and Live In
Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo remembers the Rand house.
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Find Out How Designer Paul Rand Made Madison Avenue Modern In This Sleek Book
By Jonathon Keats
5 Timeless Marketing Lessons For Today’s Brands From Visionary Designer Paul Rand
By Hugh Hart
Paul Rand’s 4 Most Enduring Bits Of Design Wisdom
Pentagram’s Michael Bierut selects the passages of Rand’s seminal Thoughts on Design that are most relevant to designers today.
2015
The Designer Who Humanized Corporate America
A new exhibit celebrates Paul Rand, a pioneer who re-envisioned the look of megacompanies with whimsical, colorful logos and illustrations.
The Observatory: Land, Rand, Mad Men
On this episode, Michael and Jessica talk about a panel they participated in at Everything Is Design, the Paul Rand exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York, plus the return of Mad Men and the fate of photography giants Kodak and Polaroid.
Steve Jobs Revered This Designer’s Dictatorial Approach
When it comes to design, should you listen to your users or not? The answer—even for legendary designers like Paul Rand—has always been more nuanced than this yes-or-no question implies.
How Westinghouse Brought ‘Midcentury Modern’ to the Pittsburgher on the Street
By George Heidekat
2016
User-Friendly Paul Rand
Steve Heller argues that Rand was user-friendly long before the term came about.
Paul Rand's Classic A Designer's Art Is Finally Back In Print
Celebrating the re-print of A Designer's Art.
Paul Rand: The Man Who Moved Ads from Cute to Clever
Celebrating the re-print of A Designer's Art.
“Picasso of Design” Paul Rand’s Manifesto Is Back in Print
Celebrating the re-print of Thoughts on Design.
Henri Matisse vs Paul Rand – what the famous fauvist has to do with the author of IBM logo
By Anna Kłos
Graphic designer Paul Rand is the artist behind some of America's greatest logos
CBC Radio
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2017
2018
Paul Rand and the Stories Behind Some of the World’s Most Famous Logos
Behind some of Rand's most famous logos.
3 Essential Branding Lessons From A Rare Steve Jobs Interview
Steve Jobs shares what he learned from Paul Rand.
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Midcentury home of legendary graphic designer Paul Rand hits the market for $895K
Curbed.com writes about the Rand house.
Logo designer’s home is an affordable midcentury gem
Article about Rand's home on the market.
The House That Rand Built
Paul and Marion Rand’s quintessential mid-century modern home, designed by Paul Rand and Ann Binkley Rand and built in 1953, is on the market.
Throwing a Curve, Paul Rand Style
Bill Gardner from Logo Lounge gives away one of Rand's french curves.
2021
In Photos - Paul Rand: The Idealist/Realist Exhibition
An exhibition honoring graphic design legend Paul Rand's work and legacy in the Middle East is happening now through November 25 at the Sharjah Art Gallery in AUC New Cairo.
The Daily Heller: Paul Rand Exhibits in Egypt
Paul Rand was a world-class designer, but I’m not sure whether or not he ever held a class in Cairo.
