This week’s guest is Pentagram partner, Michael Bierut. Michael has been at Pentagram for more than 30 years. He’s led projects for clients like The New York Times, MIT Media Lab, Mastercard, Princeton University, and the New York Jets. He’s also the co-founder of the Design Observer and has authored countless books on graphic design. In this episode, Bierut talks about his early career landing in New York City in 1980. Host Nicola Hamilton and Bierut discuss his first job, working at Vignelli Associates, and what it was like to unravel that influence later in his career.
Welcome to the DesignThinkers Podcast! Join host and RGD President Nicola Hamilton as she digs into the archives of the DesignThinkers conference, reconnecting with past speakers about their talks and ideas that have shaped Canada’s largest graphic design conference. Follow the RGD on Instagram @rgdcanada or visit them at rgd.ca. Purchase tickets to the upcoming DesignThinkers conference at designthinkers.com.