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“Planning is design. As a designer what I tend to do, and what's different from being a painter, is that I interact with other people, and the people have things they need to have happen.”

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Paula Scher

Paula Scher is an accomplished graphic designer renowned for her innovative work in typography, brand identity, and visual communication. Born on October 6, 1948, she has been influential in the design world since the 1970s. more

“Identity means "how do I get known? How do I expressmyself?" and that's generally what I'm helping somebody do. It may be three dimensional, it may be a public space, it may involve government,it may involve cultural institutions, it may involve corporations, it may involve editorial publications - it can be anything, really.”

May Mean Helping Government Three Space Known Identity Institutions Corporations Publication Editorials

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“As a painter I make up projects for myself to express myself. And there's no client, there's no direction.”

Projects Painter Clients

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“I always drew. I was, you know, the school artist. I was the person who made the posters for the prom. That's who I was.”

Knows Persons Made School Artist Posters Prom

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“I wasn't a very good illustrator so I became a designer.”

Very Good Designer Illustrators

Author:Paula Scher