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born in Jamaica
Gail Anderson with her family as a child.
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Gail Anderson’s student ID at the School of Visual Arts.
graduates from the School of Visual Arts in New York
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works at Rolling Stone magazine
Cover for Rolling Stone magazine issue 809, April 1999. Painting: Mark Ryden, design: Gail Anderson, art direction: Fred Woodward.
her significant contribution to design is a belief in the tradition of typography and a joy in using it in a contemporary vernacular. —drew hodges, founder of spotco advertising agency
Image form Gail Anderson’s collection of New York city type.
Anderson’s parents emigrated to New York from Jamaica. She was a first-generation American, and first-generation college-educated in her family. As a child, she crafted magazines for pop music bands with kissable centerfolds. Her formal artistic training began with weekend drawing classes at Pratt University and she later enrolled at the School of Visual Arts in NY, where she was taught by Paula Scher. After college, the young designer worked at Vintage Books publishing house and The Boston Globe’s Sunday magazine.
Fragments of a map for the Senior Library of the School of Visual Arts, New York. Design: Gail Anderson, Jeff Rogers.
Fragment of video promo for the School of Visual Arts, New York. Design: Gail Anderson, Joe Newton.
anderson has a special gift for assigning illustration and has been a stalwart advocate of illustrators, both upcoming and established. with her keen eye for fresh talent, she nurtured a whole generation of illustrators, while staying loyal to the greats as well. —fred woodward
