Kit Hinrichs

Kit Hinrichs (born November 15, 1941) is an American graphic designer, author, collector, and design educator.

Education Hinrichs studied graphic design at Art Center College of Design (then in Los Angeles, California), where he earned a Bachelor of Professional Arts in 1963.

Career

Professional overview After graduating from Art Center in 1963, Hinrichs served in the Marine Corps. Hinrichs then moved to New York and, after a few years, partnered with Anthony Russell to form Russell and Hinrichs, an independent design consultancy. Seven years later, Hinrichs and his wife, Linda Hinrichs, established Hinrichs Design Associates In 1986 the San Francisco office merged with Pentagram and Hinrichs became a partner at Pentagram. In 2009, Hinrichs founded Studio Hinrichs, an independent design firm in San Francisco, California. Design Within Reach, Crocker Bank, Transamerica, Sony Metreon Entertainment Complex, United Airlines' Hemispheres Magazine, Simpson Paper, Sappi Fine Paper, Muzak, Gymboree, University of Southern California, Safeco, Museum of Glass, Symantec, KQED, the San Francisco Zoo, Restoration Hardware, Columbus Salame, and many more.

Hinrichs is the co-author of seven books: Vegetables, Stars & Stripes: Ninety-six Top Designers and Graphic Artists Offer Their Personal Interpretations of Old Glory, TypeWise, Long May She Wave: A Graphic History of the American Flag, The Pentagram Papers: A Collection of Thirty-six Papers, 100 American Flags: A Unique Collection of Old Glory Memorabilia, and 100 Baseball Icons: From the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archive. He also co-founded @Issue: The Journal of Business and Design with Delphine Hirasuna.

Visual storytelling Philip B. Meggs and Alston W. Purvis describe Hinrichs as a "visual storyteller" whose "designs are distinguished by a keen understanding of the narrative and abundant interpretations on a theme." In 1994, Potlatch papers agreed to underwrite the project, and in 1995 the Corporate Design Foundation became involved as the official publisher of @Issue: The Journal of Business and Design. and includes case studies, interviews, and articles about client-designer collaborations. In 2006, @Issue 's circulation (available only by subscription) reached 100,000, and a spinoff conference was started. the Mercer Museum, and the Nevada Museum of Art. Hinrichs made a guest appearance on Martha Stewart's show Martha to discuss and present his American flag and ephemera collection.

Kit Hinrichs has written and/or designed four books about the American flag: Stars & Stripes: Ninety-six Top Designers and Graphic Artists Offer Their Personal Interpretations of Old Glory,

Awards and recognition Hinrichs has won hundreds of design awards, including the AIGA Medal in 2004 He is represented in several permanent collections including: the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City; the Library of Congress in Washington, DC; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). He has been a featured speaker at national design conferences including the HOW Design Live Conference, Adobe MAX, the Stanford Design Conference, the AIGA National Conferences, as well as at regional AIGA chapters and at universities and design schools across the country. which traveled to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 2009.

Books Hinrichs, Kit, and Delphine Hirasuna. Vegetables. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1985. Print. . Hinrichs, Kit, and Delphine Hirasuna. Stars & Stripes: Ninety-six Top Designers and Graphic Artists Offer Their Personal Interpretations of Old Glory. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1987. Print. . Hinrichs, Kit, and Delphine Hirasuna. TypeWise. Cincinnati, OH: North Light, 1990. Print. . Hinrichs, Kit, Delphine Hirasuna, and Terry Heffernan. Long May She Wave: A Graphic History of the American Flag. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed, 2001. Print. . Hinrichs, Kit, and Delphine Hirasuna. The Pentagram Papers: A Collection of Thirty-six Papers ... London: Thames & Hudson, 2006. Print. . Hinrichs, Kit, Delphine Hirasuna, and Terry Heffernan. 100 American Flags: A Unique Collection of Old Glory Memorabilia. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed, 2008. Print. . Heffernan, Terry, Kit Hinrichs, and Delphine Hirasuna. 100 Baseball Icons: From the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archive. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed, 2008. Print. .