1. Michael Bierut was born on 1957 and is a graphic designer, design critic and educator, who has been a partner at design firm Pentagram since 1990.
20 Facts About Michael Bierut
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Michael Bierut designed the logo for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
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Michael Bierut's family lived in Garfield Heights and he attended Saturday morning classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art where he developed his drawing skills.
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Michael Bierut enjoyed album cover art and discovered the book Graphic Design Manual by Armin Hofmann and Milton Glaser: Graphic Design.
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Michael Bierut studied graphic design at the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning as a result of these influences.
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Michael Bierut graduated in 1980 from DAAP with a bachelors of science in graphic design and moved to New York City to work for Massimo Vignelli.
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The studio at that time didn't have a computer or fax machine and Michael Bierut was responsible for hand creating mechanical boards.
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Michael Bierut learned that people don't always read a company's printed materials and strives to create engaging work that people want to read.
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Michael Bierut worked at the studio for 10 years, eventually becoming vice president.
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In 1990, Michael Bierut became a partner in the New York office of Pentagram after a discussion with partner Woody Pirtle.
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Michael Bierut has done projects like I Want To Take You Higher, an exhibition on the psychedelic era for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and has served as a design consultant to United Airlines.
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Michael Bierut has developed the environmental graphics for the New York Times building, designed for Phillip Johnson's Glass House, and redesigned the magazine The Atlantic.
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Michael Bierut later recommended former student Jennifer Kinon as the campaign's design director.
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In early 2025, after 35 years at Pentagram, Michael Bierut reduced his role at the company to consulting partner and advisor.
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In 2003, Michael Bierut co-founded Design Observer with Jessica Helfand, Rick Poynor, and William Drenttel, an online publication featuring news, features, and essays on design, urbanism, innovation and pop culture.
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Michael Bierut has a long-running history with Design Indaba where he spoke at 2005,2010 and 2015 conference.
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Michael Bierut's work is in permanent collections in around the world the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York; the Library of Congress in Washington, DC; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ; the Denver Art Museum; the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany; and the Museum of Design, Zurich, Switzerland.
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From 1988 to 1990, Michael Bierut served as president of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and was president of AIGA National from 1998 to 2001.
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Michael Bierut is presently serving as director of both Architectural League of New York and New Yorkers for Parks.
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Michael Bierut received highest honor in the profession in 2006, the AIGA medal, which recognizes his illustrious achievements and contributions to the field.