Who is Michael Bierut?
Michael Bierut is a designer based in New York City at Pentagram. His timeless designs can be seen throughout the city and beyond with some notable projects including the Saks Fith Avenue, the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign, and MIT Media Lab logos. Outside of branding and visual design, Bierut has done service design with WalkNYC to help pedestrians navigate the streets of New York City. He has also worked with the Robinhood Foundation to design better libraries for low income school districts.
Biography
1957 — Born in Parma, Ohio
1975 — Enrolled in graphic design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
1980 — Began working at Vignelli Associates in New York City
1988 – 90 — President Emeritus of AIGA National
1990 – Present — Pentagram Design
2006 — AIGA Medalist
2008 — Winner of the Design Mind category at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards
2016 — Henry Wolf Resident in Graphic Design at the American Academy in Rome