
THE POSTWAR WORLD 1950–2000III
MODERNISM AND THE INTERNATIONAL STYLE 1950–19796
JOHN FOLLIS AND
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNING AND GRAPHICS
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNING AND GRAPHICS
New York, New York, USA
John Follis (1923–1994), Author, Designer
Los Angeles, California, USA
1979
John Follis (1923–1994) is considered by many
to be one of the founding fathers of environmen-
tal graphic design. He was born in Pasadena,
California, and studied under Alvin Lustig
(1915–1955; see page 125) at the Art Center
School (est. 1930) in Los Angeles, now known
as Art Center College of Design.
From 1950 to 1960, he was the art director
of Arts & Architecture (1929–1967) magazine— ...