Designer Lecture Series: The Influence of Graphic Design on the Culture

Please join 2011 Stars of Design winner for Graphic Design, John Van Hamersveld for a discussion on the influence of graphic design on today's culture. A legendary designer of symbolic and iconic art throughout his fifty-year career, John is an artist and designer known worldwide for his enormous catalog of iconic music industry and pop culture-related images. From his early works on the promo poster for the soundtrack for 1966’s... ground-breaking surf culture movie The Endless Summer, John’s images set the path that the rest of the industry followed for style and substance. His image Johnny Face is a seminal inspiration to street artists today. John’s album artwork includes such legendary covers as: ”¢ The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour ”¢ Jefferson Airplane’s Crown of Creation ”¢ The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street ”¢ The Grateful Dead’s Skeletons from the Closet ”¢ KISS’s Hotter than Hell ”¢ Steve Miller’s The Joker and Fly Like an Eagle ”¢ And Blondie’s Eat to the Beat His logos and branding images includes the official poster for the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, Fatburger, Contempo Casuals, and Broadway Deli. All of this impressive work was done before Photoshop was invented. John will give a talk and tour of his show on April 6 at 11:00am as part of the PDC's ongoing Designer Lecture Series. His pop-up gallery is in Suite B200. This event will include an exploration of John's new 150 page book "My Art, My Life" and an examination of the fifty year collection of John's graphic design works, covering from 1961 to the present day. Please rsvp at marketing@pacificdesigncenter.com or 310-360-6408