Deborah Sussman

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Deborah Sussman
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationDoctorate of Humane Letters at Bard College (1998)

Institute of Design
, Chicago (1950–1959)
Hochschule für Gestaltung, Ulm, Germany (1957–1958)
BFA, visual arts and acting Bard College, (1948–1950)

Environmental graphic design
Notable work1984 Summer Olympics
AwardsAIGA medal (2004)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Deborah Sussman (May 26, 1931 – August 20, 2014) was an American designer and a pioneer in the field of

environmental graphic design.[1][2]
Her work incorporated graphic design into architectural and public spaces.

Early life and education

Deborah Sussman was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 26, 1931.[3] Her father worked as a skilled commercial artist.

Sussman took classes at the

Institute of Design in Chicago that was established in 1939 by Bauhaus painter and photographer László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946), where she earned a degree in graphic design, .[3][5] She went on to earn a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Bard College in 1998.[6]
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Career

In 1953, Sussman began her career in the offices of

Fulbright Scholarship that allowed her to study at the Ulm School of Design in Germany.[10]

In 1968, Sussman started her own practice. Four years later, in 1972, she met and married architect and urban planner Paul Prejza.[3] Sussman and Prejza formed the firm Sussman/Prejza & Co. in 1980 in Santa Monica, CA before moving to Culver City, CA in1986.[11] Their "urban branding" projects included city identities for Philadelphia and Santa Monica, as well as the look and architectural landscape of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[12][5]

In 1983, Sussman helped found the

AIGA chapter of Los Angeles with Saul Bass and others.[6]
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Disney World, and McCaw Hall. The company was later renamed Sussman-Prejza. [citation needed
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Sussman was known for her bold and colorful work that includes an integration of typography in the environmental landscape.[12] She was awarded an AIGA medal in 2004.[10] In 2013 the WUHO Gallery hosted the first retrospective of Deborah Sussman's early work, spanning her days at Eames Studio up to the 1984 Olympics.[14]

Sussman was named a Fellow at the Society for Experimental Graphic Design in 1991, and she was later recognized with SEGD's Golden Arrow Award in 2006.[15] In 1995, she became the first woman to exhibit in New York’s School of Visual Arts’ “Master Series”.[16]

Her archives is now at (1931-1968) is now owned by the Getty Research Institute.

Work

1984 Olympic Games

Before Sussman became involved, the 1984 Olympic design consisted of a red, white, and blue "star-in-motion" logo that was considered inappropriate because of its nationalistic expression of the United States. Sussman and her designers, along with the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, decided a new logo should express the culture of Los Angeles and Southern California‍—‌particularly Mexico, Japan, Indonesia, and India. By combining the traditional elements of the U.S. flag with new colors and forms, they achieved what architect Jon Jerde referred to as "Festive Federalism." In total, there were 150 designs creating the visual language for the 1984 games.[6]: 17 [17] This work won Time magazine's award for "Best of the Decade."[18]

Other design contributions

Death

Sussman died of breast cancer at the age of 83 on August 19, 2014.[20][21]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-61058-032-8
    . Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. ISBN 978-1-59253-779-2
    . Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0-19-533579-8
    . Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Black Mountain College application, Western Reg. Archives, NC State Archives.
  5. ^ a b "R.I.P. Deborah Sussman, Who Made Graphic Design Larger Than Life". August 21, 2014.
  6. ^
    ISBN 978-1-60061-085-1
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  7. ^ "Artist Interviews: Deborah Sussman". Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  8. ISBN 978-0-262-01607-0
    . Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  9. ISBN 978-1-56898-769-9
    . Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Deborah Sussman". AIGA. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  11. ISBN 1-58180-555-1
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  12. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4521-1313-5
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  13. ISBN 978-0-8118-3346-2
    . Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  14. ^ "Deborah Sussman Loves LA". WUHO. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  15. ^ Society for Experimental Design: Deborah Sussman: Design Experience
  16. ^ Listen Notes: Deborah Sussman
  17. ISBN 978-1-59253-779-2
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  18. ISBN 978-1-59253-779-2
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  19. ^ a b "Deborah Sussman's Iconic Design | Unframed". September 17, 2014.
  20. ^ "Graphic designer Deborah Sussman has died aged 83". designboom.com. August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  21. ^ Colker, David (August 22, 2014). "Deborah Sussman dies at 83; L.A. designer known for bold use of color". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 23, 2014.

External links

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