Bob Noorda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bob Noorda

Dutch graphic designer

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1927

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 11-Jan-2010

Profession: architect, graphic designer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Bob Noorda

  • Bob Noorda (July 15, 1927 – January 11, 2010) was a Dutch-born Italian graphic designer who lived and worked primarily in Milan from 1954 until his death.
  • Steven Heller, in his The New York Times obituary of Noorda, called him "an internationally known graphic designer who helped introduce a Modernist look to advertising posters, corporate logos and, in the 1960s, the entire New York City subway system." His works included design projects for major corporations and large-scale retail chains, publishing houses as well as public works such as the Milan Metro and NYC subway sign and image systems.
  • During his career as a designer, Noorda created more than 170 logos for clients like Feltrinelli, Eni, Zucchi, Touring Club Italiano, Ermenegildo Zegna, and many others.
  • In addition to design practice, Noorda was a professor in graphic design at the Industrial Design School in Venice, Società Umanitaria in Milan, ISIA Urbino (Higher Institute for Artistic Industries in Urbino) and IED (European Institute of Design) in Milan .
  • From 1996 to 2001 he was a professor of visual communication at Politecnico di Milano.Mario Piazza notes that for Bob Noorda "a logo that worked was a simple sign, as easy to read as a child's picture book.
  • It could be abstract or take the form of a monogram or pictogram, but it had to have immediacy, to be readily understood." Bob Noorda reflected on graphic design: "You can do graphic design anywhere, at a small desk as well as a big one.
  • You don't need a lot of equipment, just a few pencils, and it takes your whole life".

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