MAR 8, 2024
Ankita
She changed the Game!
From iconic logos to experiences, they’re designing 'Her-story' ✨
Happy Women's Day to our amazing Circle Makers for inspiring us every day! spotlighting 5 famous and some lesser-known women designers who made lasting contributions to the design world 🤩
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1. Carolyn Davidson: Designed the iconic Nike swoosh
2. Susan Kare: She’s known as a pioneer of pixel art and computer interface design. Kare is perhaps most famous for the interface elements typeface contributions she made to the first Apple Macintosh between 1983 and 1986.
For example, the Lasso, the Grabber, and the Paint Bucket were all designed by Kare and are still used.
3. Paula Scher: Scher has designed over 150 album covers, plus made graphics for a wide range of clients, including the Public Theater, the Museum of Modern Art, the High Line, the Metropolitan Opera, and Tiffany & Co. She’s also created some of the most iconic images of our time, like the Citibank and Windows 8 logos.
4. Elizabeth Friedländer: was one of the first women to create two typefaces—Elizabeth-Antigua and Elizabeth-Kursiv—for Bauer Types in 1927.
Elizabeth Friedländer's designs for Penguin Books 25th anniversary.
Elizabeth Friedländer's Designs for Penguin Books. Ink on paper, 1950
5. Jane Davis Doggett: Jane Davis Doggett is a legendary graphic artist who created groundbreaking graphics systems for airports. Doggett also designed visual Airport wayfinding systems that are now commonly used in airports and public spaces around the world. Through her clever use of color, typography, and symbols, Doggett’s signage has helped guide millions of people through complicated infrastructures.