april greiman
the book
photography
april
greiman
written contributions:
Lita Albuquerque
Frances Anderton
Jan Angevine
Marian Bantjes
Lyn Bradford
Judith Cahen Crouwel
Donatella Cusmá
Andrea Dietz
Tibbie Dunbar
Kristin Feireiss
Karin Fong
Carolien Glazenburg
Nikki Gonnissen
Jia Yi Gu
Karin Hibma
Gere Kavanaugh
Suzanne Lacy
Anette Lenz
Laurie Makela
Ilaria Mazzoleni
Jennifer Morla
Kali Nikitas
Louise Paradis
Paulette Singley
Elisabeth Workman
"This is important work, This is deep work. Its meaning is under the covers. Not the cover, but under the covers. Young designers should see this and learn.”
— Gere Kavanaugh
about
april greiman is a thinker, designer, and artist whose transmedia projects, which address all areas and scales of design from communications to textiles and from architecture to new media, together with the use of advanced digital technology, have made her studio unique contributors to the design world.
career highlights
2019
india institute of technology (IIT) lecture
experimental typography, keynote lecture
mumbai, india
2018
lifetime achievement award, society of typographic arts (STA)
chicago, illinois
2012
honorary doctorate, art center college of design
pasadena, california
2007
india institute of technology (IIT) lecture + workshop
design local–stops at all stations
mumbai, india
2003
honorary doctorate, academy of art university
san francisco, california
2002
honorary doctorate, lesley university, boston college of art
boston, massachusetts
2001
honorary doctorate, kansas city art institute
kansas city, missouri
1998
chrysler award for design innovation
1989
"graphic design in america: a visual language history"
featured designer in the exhibition, poster and billboard
walker art center
1988
past president and vice-president of los angeles chapter
former AIGA national board member
1987
national endowment for the arts (NEA),
computer graphic studies grant
washington, district of columbia (dc)
1986
invited member, alliance graphique internationale (AGI)
walker art center and MIT press, publication design
design quarterly #133: 'does it make sense?'
1984
olympic organizing committee,
official poster, 1984 olympic games
collaboration with jayme odgers
los angeles, california
1975
museum of modern art (MoMA), "the taxi project"
exhibition and catalogue design with Emilio ambasz, curator
new york city, new york
