Bradbury Thompson
1911–1995 | BORN: Topeka, Kansas | EDUCATION: Washburn College
Recycled vintage elements in modern design
Designed and art directed 30-plus magazines
Developed new concept for the alphabet
Low budgets didn’t limit Bradbury Thompson’s creativity. Taking vintage letterpress type and found imagery, he used his background in printing and his deep knowledge of typography and color to develop projects that still look fresh today.
After graduating with a degree in economics, Thompson worked in the printing industry in his native Kansas. Always a fan of magazines growing up, he moved to New York and became art director at Mademoiselle ...
Get Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
