David Hillman (born 12 February 1943) is a British graphic designer. He was a partner at design firm Pentagram between 1978 and 2006.

Early life Hillman was born 12 February 1943 in Oxford, England. His father worked at Pathé News and supplied newsreels to cinemas. Hillman attended Aristotle Central School in London. He later moved to The London School of Printing and Graphic Arts and studied from 1959 to 1962 under Tom Eckersley.

Career David Hillman began his career in graphic design at the age of 19, shortly after completing his education at the LSP. His first professional role was with the newly established The Sunday Times Magazine under editor Mark Boxer. Alongside the daily work at the magazine, Mark and David also worked together with David Bailey to produce David Bailey's box of pin-ups. In 1965 he left to join the editorial team at London Life as art editor. He later returned to The Sunday Times, where he contributed to the design direction of both the newspaper as well as its magazine supplement.

Hillman moved onto Nova magazine in 1968, overseeing art direction while also serving as deputy editor. Following the closure of Nova in 1975, he launched an independent studio, where one of his notable commissions was an overhaul of the French daily Le Matin de Paris, the first computerised daily newspaper.

During this period Hillman was elected to the Alliance Graphique Internationale (1977). An organisation of which he would later take on two leadership roles – serving as its UK President from 1996 to 2000 and as International President between 2000 and 2003.

Hillman became a partner at Pentagram Design in 1978 and remained with the firm until 2006. As a Pentagram partner – along jobs including the Phaidon identity, Tate Identity and Il Sole 24 Ore redesign – he undertook "one of the most influential redesigns of a national newspaper in the modern era" – The Guardian.

During his time at Pentagram Design, Hillman also authored several books on visual puzzles, starting with Puzzlegrams in 1989.

Hillman established his own studio, Studio David Hillman, after leaving the design consultancy. Over the course of his career, he has received several honours: in 1997, he was appointed a Royal Designer for Industry, and in 2004, he was named a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art. In 2012, he was recognised by D&AD as its Most Awarded Designer.

Work

Editorial designs Newspapers The Guardian Il Sole 24 Ore De Volkskrant 1993 Le Matin de Paris Sunday Express Colour Magazine

Magazines Nova (magazine) IRM Building Design (Design Council) 1990 Big Paper (Design Council) People (magazine) Times Higher Education Classic FM Magazine New Statesman National Trust Nursing Times Business City Limits (London magazine) 1989

Books David Bailey Box of Pin-Ups Terence Donovan The Photographs Terence Donovan Fashion Terence Donovan Portraits Terence Donovan 100 Fashion Photos Terence Donovan 100 Faces Nova 1965–1975 The English Sunrise Century Makers Puzzlegrams Puzzlegrams Too! Pentagames Phantasmagrams Pentamagic Yes Logo A Visual Feast Tables, Boxes, Screens, Cabinets... - Adrian Quan Wonders of the Stereoscope Paris en 3D Pentagram Compendium Taking His Time The State Hermitage The Splendour of Iran Essays on Design The Health and Beauty Book The Sixties Play the Game Hand & Machine The Salvation Army D&AD Annual 1974 with John McConnell Stanley Spencer, The Complete Catalogue of Painting European Photography 81 European Photography Eighty Two, Eighty Three

Brand identity designs Royal College of Nursing Ideal Standard Editorial Intelligence Bocconi, Milan IDI World Advertising Research Centre (WARC) Sekonda The Wing, Hong Kong Liverpool Biennial, 2006 Skandia

Marks and logotypes Arup Building Marja Kurki Dragonfly Tea Dragonfly Cloud Tea Wave Obongo Mark Borkowski Ez'ech Trevi World Advertising Research Centre (WARC) Sekonda Spaghetti Records Cedric Lisney Associates Royal College of Nursing Golden Grove Scottish Trade Centre Stratos Viscom The Guardian Sunday Times Magazine Phaidon

Packaging Ideal-Standard Dragonfly Tea Tick Tock

Calendars Ideal-Standard Wakefield Fortune

Signage Canary Wharf, London Stockley Park, Middlesex National Maritime Museum, London Bull Ring, Birmingham Chiswick Park, London Tate Modern Tate Milbank Tate Liverpool Tate St. Ives Liverpool Biennial 2006 Angel Building, London Selfridges, Manchester

Exhibition designs The Colorado International Invitation Poster Exhibition 1983

Exhibition graphics Modernism, V&A Liverpool Biennial 2006

One man shows Hillman in Print. The Hub, Sleaford, 2009

Posters The Turner Prize 1991, The Tate Gallery One Classic Ground 1990, The Tate Gallery Modernism V&A Kenneth Grange V&A Design Magazine IDI Liverpool Biennial Fondazione Napoli Novantanove

Stamps The Royal Diamond Jubilee Wedding Freedom Stamp Millennium 2000 (48)

Retail Wakefield Fortune Travel

Honours 1972 D&AD Silver Editorial Design 1972 D&AD Silver Art direction 1973 D&AD Gold Most outstanding piece of Design 1973 D&AD Silver Book Design 1973 D&AD Silver Editorial Design 1975 D&AD Silver Editorial Design 1983 D&AD Silver Retail Design 1984 D&AD Silver Editorial Design 1988 D&AD Silver Newspaper Design 1993 D&AD Silver Poster Design 2000 D&AD Silver Stamp Design 1997 Royal Designer to Industry 2004 Senior Fellow Royal College of Art 1989 New York Art Directs club Silver Book design 2012 D&AD Most Awarded designer The Art Director's 6th International Exhibition Silver Award for Book Design, USA 1989 Society of Newspaper Designers – The Guardian Re-design Silver Award, USA 1999 Sign Design Awards Grandprix for the Most Outstanding Entry

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