interview with graphic designer, Paul Rand-Part 1 of 3

1991 interview with legendary graphic designer Paul Rand, creator of logos for IBM, ABC-TV, Westinghouse, UPS and hundreds more.

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#1. June 5th, 2009, at 12:32 AM.

oopsie, I havesigned in under my sisters name! Love, topnotchhumanoid.

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#2. June 6th, 2009, at 5:35 PM.

i think they could have got someone better to interview Mr Rand.

i think its htis guy’s style of interviewing, it doesnt flow together, he looks like he is making it up on the spot.

just a comment thats all.

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#3. June 6th, 2009, at 6:09 PM.

Very inciteful. I was making it up as I went along. Inspite of their popularity, people like Larry King are always caught scanning at their notes for the next question and never listening to their guests answers. I’m just an amateur but I thought spontnaeity would work better for me than a script or a pile of note cards. Thanks for watching. It’s all about the genious that was Paul Rand, not me.

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#4. June 9th, 2009, at 5:25 PM.

wow thats him Paul Rand your the fucking man!!! definitely gives props for him.

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#5. June 16th, 2009, at 8:01 PM.

awesome! who is the host, though?

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#6. July 2nd, 2009, at 12:09 AM.

you know i study graphic design and i couldnt even get a job so i study cad design and now they call me but to hire me they are asshole why why why

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#7. July 3rd, 2009, at 8:26 AM.

the host is a knob!

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#8. July 11th, 2009, at 3:04 PM.

HELP! For 5 years, I wanted to be an architect but after work experience I found it quite solid.. What subjects do you need for graphic design in A level??? I need this quite soon(before my school starts in september) or I’ll have to be an architect lol…

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#9. July 20th, 2009, at 2:47 AM.

The host keeps smacking his lips like he has peanut butter on his gums.

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#10. July 20th, 2009, at 2:54 AM.

The host keeps smacking his lips like he has peanut butter on his gums.

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#11. July 20th, 2009, at 12:42 PM.

haha

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#12. July 21st, 2009, at 7:59 PM.

Who is this host? He sucks.

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#13. July 24th, 2009, at 5:34 PM.

so it was you doing the interview? well it doesnt matter how questions were asked and so on – this interview is still informing and amazing – i didnt know he did all the logo and design work he has done! googled him – he is AMAZING! thank you for posting this miggsb

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#14. August 11th, 2009, at 2:16 PM.

trust me.. be an architect.. architecture is more versatile than graphic design.. you can still do graphic design, but i am sure it would be rather tough the other way. my first love was architecture, but was rejected, ended up marrying graphic design, which is equally fun, but i do miss architecture. cheers

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#15. August 12th, 2009, at 12:56 AM.

thats what most of the people have said to me… and I think ill do that, thanks so much.

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#16. August 26th, 2009, at 1:43 PM.

whay does he keep doing that man? That smackin with his lips?!

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#17. September 5th, 2009, at 3:04 AM.

These loosers are talking cock do graphic design its such a wide subject, if you choose an illustrative version then you have the guidence from your tutors in anything you waant and in time you will learn so many different things all steming from the same core skills of balance composition clarity and impact, after you have them (which is what design is) you have the foundations for everything !!! its by far the best subject !!! lots of room for experiment, !!!

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#18. September 5th, 2009, at 3:05 AM.

Paul rand cant do interviews !!!!

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#19. September 17th, 2009, at 5:56 PM.

Wow the host looks like Ron Perlman

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#20. September 21st, 2009, at 5:30 PM.

host = 90’s version of joker.

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#21. September 21st, 2009, at 6:18 PM.

Moar liek Rand Paul, amirite?

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#22. September 25th, 2009, at 5:46 PM.

i like both lol

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#23. October 5th, 2009, at 3:31 PM.

that host keeps sucking his gums
as though they would fall out if he didnt.

*so* annoying and distracting!

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#24. October 5th, 2009, at 4:01 PM.

OK, I confess. The whole gum-sucking, lip smacling thisng going on with me was because I was so nervous interviewing my design hero that I kept popping Ricola’s in my mouth to keep it from becoming as dry as dirt.

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#25. October 13th, 2009, at 9:14 PM.

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