David Hillman

David Hillman (born 12 February 1943) is a British graphic designer. He was a partner at design firm Pentagram between 1978 and 2006.

Early life Hillman was born 12 February 1943 in Oxford, England. His father worked at Pathé News and supplied newsreels to cinemas. Hillman attended Aristotle Central School in London. He later moved to The London School of Printing and Graphic Arts and studied from 1959 to 1962 under Tom Eckersley.

Career David Hillman began his career in graphic design at the age of 19, shortly after completing his education at the LSP. His first professional role was with the newly established The Sunday Times Magazine under editor Mark Boxer. Alongside the daily work at the magazine, Mark and David also worked together with David Bailey to produce David Bailey's box of pin-ups. In 1965 he left to join the editorial team at London Life as art editor. He later returned to The Sunday Times, where he contributed to the design direction of both the newspaper as well as its magazine supplement. Following the closure of Nova in 1975, he launched an independent studio, where one of his notable commissions was an overhaul of the French daily Le Matin de Paris, the first computerised daily newspaper.

During this period Hillman was elected to the Alliance Graphique Internationale (1977). An organisation of which he would later take on two leadership roles – serving as its UK President from 1996 to 2000 and as International President between 2000 and 2003. and Il Sole 24 Ore redesign – he undertook "one of the most influential redesigns of a national newspaper in the modern era" – The Guardian. In 2012, he was recognised by D&AD as its Most Awarded Designer.

Work

Editorial designs Newspapers The Guardian Design (Design Council) 1990 Big Paper (Design Council) Classic FM Magazine New Statesman National Trust Business

Books David Bailey Box of Pin-Ups Terence Donovan Fashion Terence Donovan Portraits The English Sunrise Century Makers Puzzlegrams Yes Logo A Visual Feast Tables, Boxes, Screens, Cabinets... - Adrian Quan Wonders of the Stereoscope Paris en 3D Pentagram Compendium The State Hermitage The Splendour of Iran Essays on Design The Health and Beauty Book The Sixties The Salvation Army D&AD Annual 1974 with John McConnell Stanley Spencer, The Complete Catalogue of Painting European Photography Eighty Two, Eighty Three

Brand identity designs Royal College of Nursing IDI Sekonda The Wing, Hong Kong Liverpool Biennial, 2006 Skandia Ez'ech Cedric Lisney Associates

Calendars Ideal-Standard Stockley Park, Middlesex Bull Ring, Birmingham Tate Modern Selfridges, Manchester

Exhibition designs The Colorado International Invitation Poster Exhibition 1983

Exhibition graphics Modernism, V&A

Posters The Turner Prize 1991, The Tate Gallery

Stamps The Royal Diamond Jubilee Wedding Freedom Stamp 1972 D&AD Silver Art direction 1989 Society of Newspaper Designers – The Guardian Re-design Silver Award, USA 1999 Sign Design Awards Grandprix for the Most Outstanding Entry

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