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Aviogei Brand Guidelines: The Rome-Area GSE Maker Born From OML in 1969–70
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TUG (Textron GSE) Brand Guidelines: Kennesaw Tractors, Douglas Pushbacks & Textron GSE
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Charlatte Brand Guidelines: The Yonne Electric Baggage Tractor Maker, Owned by Fayat Since 1999
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Cobus Brand Guidelines: The Wiesbaden Apron Bus Born at Zurich Airport
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From the Museum
Design guides to art movements and great artists, illustrated with public-domain works — what to look at, and how to borrow it for your own work.
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Storm Thorgerson: Surreal Album Art Made for Real
Quick answerStorm Thorgerson (1944–2013) was a British designer who co-founded the studio Hipgnosis and made record sleeves for…
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Juan de Pareja: Signature, Colour and Baroque Staging
Quick answerJuan de Pareja (about 1610–1670) was a Spanish Baroque painter from Antequera, enslaved in Diego Velázquez’s household…
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Jeanne Hébuterne: Artist Behind Modigliani’s Portraits
Quick answerJeanne Hébuterne (1898–1920) was a French artist who trained at the Académie Colarossi in Paris and became…
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Hans Hartung: Gesture, Scratch and Speed for Designers
Quick answerHans Hartung was a French painter and printmaker, born in Leipzig in 1904 and died in Antibes…
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Han van Meegeren: Style, Forgery and Visual Trust
Quick answerHan van Meegeren (1889–1947) was a Dutch painter who forged pictures and sold them as works by…
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Emanuel Leutze: Staging History for Designers
Quick answerEmanuel Leutze (1816–1868) was a German-born American history painter, trained in Düsseldorf, who painted Washington Crossing the…
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