Everything Is Design: The Work of Paul Rand is on view at the Museum of the City of New York from February 25 to July 19, 2015. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Carey Dunne is a Brooklyn-based writer covering art ...

Paul Rand, the Visionary Who Showed Us That Design Matters More than any other single designer, Paul Rand was responsible for defining American visual culture in the decades following World War II.

In 1947, at 33 years old, Paul Rand published Thoughts on Design, a 100-page illustrated volume articulating his pioneering vision for design that seamlessly integrated “the beautiful and the ...

Rand created those logos during his heyday, the ’50s and ’60s. Yet he remained a force in design right up to his death, in 1996. Rand’s last logo was for a company called Enron.

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.

Paul Rand was born Peretz Rosenbaum in Brooklyn in 1914 . Everything is Design: The Work of Paul Rand is up at the Museum of City of New York through July 19th. You can contact the author at AFineLyne ...

Paul Rand’s Classic “Thoughts On Design” Back In Print. The seminal graphic design text has been hard to find for decades, but will soon be available again in both paperback and e-book formats.