series of editorials on prominent designers
one of the leading artists of the digital age, april greiman was among the first to embrace computer technology as a design tool, developing it in transmedia projects that yoke the rationality of european modernism with the disruptiveness of california new wave.
Portrait of April Greiman from Apple Macintosh 30 years anniversary campaign.
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born in New York
70
accepted to the Basel School of Design
71
starts teaching at the Philadelphia College of Art
76
moves to Los Angeles and establishes the multidisciplinary practice Made in Space
Business card made in Space.
82
becomes a head of the design department at the California Institute of the Arts;
makes a poster for 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Poster for 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
84
purchases her first Macintosh computer
The first Macintosh computer, 1984.
98
receives an AIGA medal
Holographic Model poster for AIGA calling for entries for contest, 1993.
90
publishes her first book, “Hybrid Imagery”
2007
completes her largest (in physical terms) work, a public mural titled, “Hand Holding a Bowl of Rice”
“Hand Holding a Bowl of Rice”, a mural in Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA.
it's not graphic design anymore. we just don’t have a new name for it yet. —april greiman
Identity, business cards, hang tags, and postcards for Vertigo, 1979.