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Michael Bierut - photo by Jake Chessum
Michael Bierut
Pentagram partner Michael Bierut is the winner of hundreds of design awards and has work in permanent collections including MOMA and the Met in New York City.
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Stefan Sagmeister.
Stefan Sagmeister
Graphic designer and typographer Stefan Sagmeister is the founder of design firm Sagmeister & Walsh Inc. in New York City.
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Milton Glaser
Born in 1929, Milton Glaser is among the most celebrated graphic designers in the United States.
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Porky Hefer
Porky Hefer
Porky Hefer is a designer, activist and agitator committed to promoting change. Hefer is a creative doer that believes in keeping things simple.
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Juliana Rotich
Juliana Rotich
Juliana Rotich is co-founder and executive director of Ushahidi, a non-profit tech company that build tools for democratising information.
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1

Three legends of graphic design – Stefan Sagmeister, Milton Glaser and Michael Bierut – offer some surprising insights from their careers. Read the Inside View.

2

Porky Hefer is expanding his interest in sustainable design by building a house. Just don't ask him for elevation plans. Read the article here. 

3

The iHub is the heart centre of Kenya's tech revolution. We took its pulse on this tour inside. Watch the video. 

4

South African furniture designer John Vogel has survived the challenges of local manufacturing by being hands-on in the workshop. Read the article here. 

5

Colin Charles, executive creative director of Publicis West Africa, tells us about the biggest mistake Western advertisers make in Africa. Watch the video. 

Watch the Trailer with Michael Bierut

Michael Bierut runs us through some of his major projects and the thought processes behind them: a rare opportunity to get into his award-winning mind. Image: The identity MAD for the Museum of Arts and Design, shown on various sets of card. © Pentagram
Trailer: Michael Bierut on how to think like a designer
Trailers • Duration: 00:01:10 • 6 Oct 15
Michael Bierut runs us through some of his major projects and the thought processes behind them: a rare opportunity to get into his award-winning mind.>

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