1. John Charles Casado was born on May 30,1944 and is an American graphic designer, artist and photographer, best known for designing logos for the first Macintosh computer, Esprit, and New Line Cinema, as well as numerous album covers for the Doobie Brothers, Carole King, and others.
John Casado graduated from Dorsey High School in Los Angeles and then went to the University of California at Los Angeles.
John Casado graduated from The Art Center School in Los Angeles, now located in Pasadena and called the Art Center College of Design, in 1964.
John Casado knew from his father's experience in advertising that there was no loyalty in the profession, so he would change jobs often.
John Casado had the opportunity to meet many of the best designers in Los Angeles when he was young because they were friendly with his father.
In 1966, John Casado left advertising to work for Saul Bass Design.
John Casado was part of the team that created a new trademark for Continental Airlines and packaging for Northern Towels.
John Casado helped storyboard the Academy Award-winning animated documentary short Why Man Creates, directed by Bass.
John Casado met Christopher Whorf, art director for Warner Bros.
Records, and that relationship opened the door for John Casado to do projects with Warner Bros.
John Casado designed the Grammy Award-winning album cover for Mason Proffit's Come and Gone, art directed by Whorf.
John Casado designed many posters, including for Deep Purple, The Allman Brothers Band's Eat a Peach album, and Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead.
John Casado designed the history of film music for Warner Brothers.
In 1979, John Casado developed and designed the stencil-effect logo for women's apparel company Esprit.
John Casado designed the branding trademark of the first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, for Tom Hughes, Steve Jobs and Apple.
John Casado has designed more than a dozen posters for the Mill Valley Film Festival.
In 1988, John Casado became a professional photographer, shooting advertising and fashion photographs.
John Casado's photographs have been in exhibits at galleries across the United States, and some of his photographs are in the permanent collection at the New Orleans Museum of Art.