Art & Design in Chicago
Give the Customer What They Want
Episode 3 | 27m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode profiles Chicago's graphic designers, industrial designers, and advertising.
Hosted by Alisa Wolfson, Head of Design at Leo Burnett Chicago, subjects include: typeface designer Robert Hunter Middleton; advertising designer Charles Clarence Dawson; Marshall Field’s department store; graphic designers Dorothy & Otis Shepard; Depression-era creator of high-end serving dishes Helen Hughes Dulany; potter/wood carver Jesus Torres; television commercial director Joe Sedelmaier.
Art & Design in Chicago
Give the Customer What They Want
Episode 3 | 27m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Hosted by Alisa Wolfson, Head of Design at Leo Burnett Chicago, subjects include: typeface designer Robert Hunter Middleton; advertising designer Charles Clarence Dawson; Marshall Field’s department store; graphic designers Dorothy & Otis Shepard; Depression-era creator of high-end serving dishes Helen Hughes Dulany; potter/wood carver Jesus Torres; television commercial director Joe Sedelmaier.
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The Marshall Field Company was an early innovator of advertising and marketing. (3m 14s)
Artisan Jesús Torres & Edgar Miller
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Jesús Torres was an early pioneer in bridging modern art to ancient indigenous cultures. (3m 58s)
Artist/Designer Charles Dawson
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Dawson saw his work as part of building a black community in Chicago. (4m 46s)
Designers Dorothy & Otis Shepard
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The husband and wife design duo famous for their Wrigley Chewing Gum campaigns. (3m 43s)
Industrial Designer Helen Hughes Dulany
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Helen Hughes Dulany was one of the first female industrial designers. (2m 4s)
The TV Commercials of Joe Sedelmaier
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Joe Sedelmaier explains how he made entertaining commercials using regular people. (4m 4s)
Typeface Designer Robert Hunter Middleton
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Middleton was Ludlow Typesetting Machine Co.'s star typeface designer. (3m 12s)
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