April Greiman
Queen of Techno-color
April Greiman is known as a pioneer in digital design for being one of the first designers to use the computer as a design tool
Born in New York Studied at the Allgemeine Kuntsgewerbeschule (General Arts Trade School) in Basel, Switzerland and the Kansas City Art Institute
P r o j e c t PRESENTATION NAME / Description W o r k
The
digital
me
same way the
landscape
in
fascinates
as
the
desert
-Greiman
WET magazine cover 1976
April Greiman and Jayme Odgers
Made In Space Inc. (graphic design studio) 1976
Opened by April Greiman in California
April Greinham and Jayme Odgers Olympics Poster 1984
They inter-married photographic and computer graphic elements
The star is a symbol of highest aspirations of mankind
Another Olympic Games Poster 1984
15 artists were commissioned to design posters for the games
April Greiman was a bridge between the
modern postmodern, the analog digital,
and and the
Steven Heller
Iris Light 1984
It looks like a painting; it captures the spirit of light
First hybrid piece Incorporating digital technology Innovative use of video imagery and integration of New Wave typography with classical design elements.
Greiman and Jayme Odgers
CalArts (1978) California Institute of the Arts
The Modern Poster The Museum of Modern Art, NY MoMA (1985)
Objects in Space Selby Gallery (1999)
Objects in Space AIGA/OC (1999)
April Greimans Book on fusing graphics with technology
The magazine unfolded into a 2 ftx6 ft spread
Done on MacDraw
A digitized, life-size portrait of Greiman
Design Quarterly (issue# 133) 1985
Does it make sense?
D E S I G N
Q U A
R T E R L Y:
A virtual landscape of text and image
The cover of the magazine seemed to embody the
disillusionment of a nation deeply wounded by
the Vietnam war and shaped by the growth of feminism, spiritualism, Eastern religion, Jungian archetypes, and dream symbolism
Random images including symbols and a timeline
"I decided there could be nothing more personal than a nude, digitized portrait of myself."
O f D i g i t a l D e s i g n
Snow White and the seven pixels 1986
Maryland Institute College of Art
Making Thinking (SCI-Arc ) 1990
Admissions Southern California (1993) Institute of Architecture
Walk Earth Talk 1990 April Greiman and Lucille Clifton
"Walk Earth Talk" recognizes the viewer as an integral part of the delicate balance of nature
US Postage stamp 1995
Greiman was commissioned to design a postage stamp
California State University Sacramento (CSUS) 2004
UCLA extension catalogue Spring 2005 (LA)
These covers have been designed for the last fifteen years by prominent designers like Paul Rand, Saul Bass, Milton Glaser, David Carson, Paula Scher, April Greiman
Drive-by Shooting Exhibition/ installation Greimans Digital Photography
2006
19 large scall prints Photographs taken from all over the world
Hand holding bowl of rice 2007
Public Art Commission 8,200sq. ft wall Los Angeles
Merging video, print graphics, typography and still photography 2008
The invasion of infinite creativity 2008
PacTel
Esprit US West Walker Art Center SCI-Arc
United States Postal Service
Hp
Xerox Benetton Esprit
A C H I E V E M E N T S
Hall Chair Art Fellowship Hallmark Corporation (1989) American Institute of Architects (1994-99) AIGA Fellowship (2003)Gold Medal American Institute of Graphic Arts(1998) Lifetime Achievement
Chrysler Award for Innovation, Chrysler Corporation (1998)
Winner of Apples MacWorld Inaugural Art Competition
Its
not just graphic design
anymore. We just dont
have a new name for it yet
-April Greiman
