Alvin Lustig
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Alvin Lustig was an American graphic designer and typeface designer. He studied at LACC, Art Center, and independently with Frank Lloyd Wright and Jean Charlot. He began designing for books in 1937. In 1944 he became Director of Visual Research for Look Magazine. He also designed for Fortune, New Directions and Girl Scouts of America. He began teaching in 1945. He went blind from diabetes in 1954 and died in 1955. He was inducted into the Art Directors Club hall of fame in 1986.
Beginning after World War II, New Directions developed a close relationship with artist Alvin Lustig.
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