Michael Bierut

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1957– | BORN: Cleveland, Ohio | EDUCATION: University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning

Designs bold identities

Co-founded online forum for design

“I admire creative people who don’t wait for inspiration or strokes of genius, but who can simply show up for work every day and do the best they can,” says Michael Bierut of his creative influences. “My favorite example is the Motown songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland. They had no idea they were making timeless contributions to popular culture, but rather were just grinding out song after song for the Four Tops, the Supremes, and the Vandellas. Yet ...

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