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Robert A. Heinlein Aza Raskin Shawn Lukas Thomas Bohm Robert Bringhurst Bret Victor John Sloan David Ogilvy Ezra Caldwell Ted Turner Viran Anuradha Dayaratne Charles Eames Erika Hall Andy J. Pizza Lou Dorfsman Eleanor Roosevelt Laura Mallonee Josh Lovejoy Alan Turing Cassie Kozyrkov Ellen Ullman Yogesh Kumar Antoine de Saint-Exupery Phil Karlton Josh Collinsworth Tony Stanton Andrea Trew Paula Scher Paula Scher Michel Eyquem de Montaigne Natalya Shelburne Achille Castiglioni Jon Hicks William Childs Gemma O’Brien William Edmund Hick John Maeda George Nelson Ralf Speth Ray Bradbury Massimo Vignelli Hillman Curtis Nicholas Negroponte Andrew Grove Charles Eames Michael Stinson Alexander Isley Anthony Liccione Samadara Ginige Rami Hassan Shawn Lukas Shawn Lukas William Childs Ricardo Zea Michael Stinson Claude Bernard Samadara Ginige John D. Cook Rebecca Rolfe Ralph Caplan Ralph Caplan Vital Lokossou Sir Ken Robinson Elon Musk Martin LeBlanc Startup L. Jackson Pete Episcopo Bruce Ediger Victoria Pater Jennifer Cirpici Alexander Isley Wim Crouwel William Childs Morgan Ashley Michael Bierut Anthony Dunne & Fiona Raby Marty Amsler Nadine Buckley Michael Cina Josh Collinsworth Josh Collinsworth Victor Papanek Victor Papanek Josh Collinsworth Josh Collinsworth Michael Stinson Bill Bernbach Bill Bernbach Bill Bernbach Bill Bernbach Alexander Isley Unknown Richard Saul Wurman Kid Rock Melissa Sisco Randall Munroe Saul Bass Paul Rand Samadara Ginige Wim Hovens Jonathan Ive Kyle Matthew Hansen Stefan Sagmeister Michelangelo Steven Brust Georgia O’Keeffe Martin Scorsese Chad Mazzola Richard Cecil Carol Gilligan GZA Arman Nobari Dmitry Fadeyev Robert Nealan Mark King Havoc Pennington Robert Brunner Neil Gaiman Chuck Jones Barry Roos Mike Monteiro Michael Gagliano Joe Sparano Raymond Loewy Vanessa Workoff Nicholas Burroughs Mat Marquis Drory Ben-Menachem Jeff Bezos Alex White Zuzana Licko Steve Krug Chris Anderson Samadara Ginige Daniel Burka Braden Kowitz Aaron Schwartz Walker Evans John Underkoffler Lisa Manson Brian Eno Marshall McLuhan Steve McGarry Scott Adams Wihan Meerholz Tom Bissel Charles Eames Bob Ross Lisa Manson Karen McGrane Jessica Hische Stephanie Rieger Nicholas Petersen Seth Godin Quentin Tarantino Milton Glaser Stefan Sagmeister Donald Judd Osho Christoph Niemann Miles Redd Frank Chimero Annette Simmons Daniel Burka Loren Brichter Jeffrey Zeldman Michael Bierut Ken Dyment Willie Nelson Sherlock Holmes Marc-Oliver Gern God (from Futurama) Terry Pratchett Kenny Shopsin Walt Disney Matt Mullenweg Alexander Isley George Lois Jonah Lehrer D.H. Lawrence Rachel Hinman Carlos Segura Jonas Downey Andy Warhol Raymond Joseph Teller Lucian Bernhard H. Ross Perot Sam Ward John C Jay Confucius Brandon Mull George Dyson Peter Bilak John Gruber David St. Hubbins Edward Tufte Sharon Moore Doug Cranmer Anthon Beeke Helen Keller Bob Gill Linda Naiman David Ogilvy Chuck Close Neil Gajera Aarron Walter Viran Anuradha Dayaratne Jay Dutta Paul Rand Mark Boulton Eliot Noyes Arman Nobari Arman Nobari Lao Tse David Hockney Michalangelo Anne Lamott Astik Pant Georgia O’Keeffe Steve Jobs Lorinda Mamo Steve Jobs Steve Krug Steve Byers Wayne Dyer Ferdinand A. Porsche Andy Clarke Sammuel Nevarez Christian Lindholm Nasa Munir Jonah Lehrer John Wanamaker Kris Sowersby Jonathan Rez Ron Swanson James Hague Brian Wangila Rebecca Reubens Milton Glaser Rudy VanderLans Andrew Spittle Hristo Panayotov Jay Benjamin Tanner Christensen Henry Dreyfuss Saul Bass Alex King Jack Schulze Randall Munroe Philip Glass Sonia Rykiel Wim Crouwel Timothy Samara Leo Burnett Robert Brownjohn (when asked What is graphic design?) Adam Judge Tate Linden Sara Genn William Percy Weston Jonathan Hoefler Cecil B. DeMille Gidsy.com Bruce Lee Jessica Hische Ryan Singer Dan Vore Ryan Nance Charles Limb FAKEGRIMLOCK Fran Lebowitz Simon Collison Winnie The Pooh Cassie McDaniel Rasha Hamdan Davey Coleman Steve Jobs Jordan Manigo Joseph Joubert Paul Rand Charles Eames Dan Meyer Adrian Shaughnessy Benjamin Valbret Kyle Neath Steve Jobs Arthur Koestler Martin Gardner Andrés Segovia Bernard Shaw William Beck Thomas Manss Freeman Thomas David Ogilvy Leo Burnett Paul Arden Gonxalo Blanco Matthew Carter Nate Simpson Khoi Vinh Louis C.K. Gerard Huerta R. Klanten, H. Hellige Jonathan Lethem Milton Glaser Pablo del Valle Greg Breeding Mother Teresa Paul Huizinga Paul Graham Joel Spolsky Jacob Cass Mark Zuckerburg Asher Trotter Nicholas Burroughs Nicholas Burroughs Marco Arment Alex Osborn Andrés Contenti Justin Giovanetti Stephen Fry Jonathan Ive Edward Tufte Robert Bringhurst Johnnie Manzari Oliver Reichenstein David Karp Paul Rand Ernest Hemingway Gilda Radner John Allsopp M.C. Escher Justin Ahrens Zuzana Licko and Rudy VanderLans Truman Capote Dieter Rams Justin Ahrens Bryan Grezeszak Matthew Haeck Chris Anderson Chip Kidd Chip Kidd Tord Boontje Neville Brody Steven Walker Robert A. Heinlein Andrew Hunt Luke Wroblewski Tim Ferriss Rob Morris Rohan Nanavati Woody Allen Marc Grabanski Lukas Mathis Kun-Hee Lee Pete Episcopo George Bernard Shaw Scott Belsky Ana Cummings Trent Walton Kevin Barnett Chet Atkins Rebekah Cox Tony Kim Ethan Marcotte Stephen Anderson Steven Poole James Weaver Neil Hunt Christopher Simmons William Mocca Scott Theisen Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Khoi Vinh Paul Ford Howard Thurman Steve Honey Mike Monteiro Alan Cooper Jesse Thorn Dieter Rams Naoto Fukasawa Warren Buffett Gustave Flaubert Dave Kotler Si Scott Jesse Scaccia Rudy Duke Christopher Peterson Henry Ford Michael Bierut Ira Glass Tao Te Ching Jack White Michael Arrington Erik Spiekermann Fiona Morrison Chad McMillan Cennydd Bowles Josh Olson Paul Boag Ralph Marston Hoss Gifford Jackson Pollock Dave Winer Dragos Roua John Maeda Edward Tufte Francis Bacon Jon Landau Arthur Schopenhauer Stephen King Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres Ellen Lupton Chris Campbell Chris Clark William Strunk Jr. Aarron Walter Winston Churchill Will Rogers Will Rogers Apple Commercial Martin Aquino Robert Peloschek Jeff Croft Maya Angelou Sabo Tercero Samantha LeVan Nolan Bushnell Frank Chimero Jared Spool Tom Preston-Werner Bradford Sherrill Edward Tufte Ken Peters Jack Kerouac Terry Acker Douglas Adams Peter Gabriel Oscar Wilde Jeff Atwood William Childs Salvador Dali Shane Meendering John Carmack Melinda Santillian Paul Scrivens Cameron Moll Michael Bierut John Maeda Bryan Lawson Jay Bradner Photographers’ proverb Armin Vit Scott Adams Charlie Chaplin Santiago Borray Ellen Lupton Ellen Lupton Gary Busey Leonard Bernstein Frank Zappa Hick’s Law Russell Bishop Arlen Britton Jason Santa Maria Derek Vigil Stella Adler Larry Marine Benny Hill John Tanedo Hugh Macleod Pearl S. Buck Nick Longo Gombrowicz Mitch Hedberg Dan Roam Eleanor Roosevelt Marco Suarez Chuck Green Oren Sherman Dmitry Fadeyev Carlo Angelini Paul Klee Erik Adigard Thomas Watson, Jr. Thomas Manss Thomas Manss Gabriel von Satzger Richard C. Trench Stefan Stagmeister Lee Clow’s Beard Dorothy Parker Unknown Thomas Edison Paul Rand David Ogilvy Jenn Loots Joshua Brewer Shaun White Von Glitschka David Leggett Dave McClure Thomas Amador Merlin Mann Otl Aicher Dork Tower James Goldsmith Andy Rutledge Alex Zevallos Blue Saunders Anton Peck Nathan Rice D. Keith Robinson Aristotle Lukas Mathis Denise Harman Frank Chimero Minh D. Tran Frank Chimero Babe Ruth Benjamin Franklin Jessica Hische Otl Aicher Alexander McQueen Jeffrey Brown Gerry McGovern Michael Langham Jonathan Snook Nick Law Anthony Burgess Adrian Shaughnessy Amber Seree Allen Judy Garland Bill Buxton Karen McGrane Des Traynor Joshua Brewer Ken Peters Jared M. Spool Greg Hudson Bill Watterson Pablo Picasso Michael Bierut Justin Davidson Napoleon Hill Anne Morrow Lindbergh Gertrude Stein Aristotle Emil Ruder Arnie Lund Heather Phillips Saul Bass Lukas Mathis Charles Bukowski Rick Cook Rob Curedale Gabe Boning Richard Lenz William Caslon Branch Rickey The Doorknob (Alice In Wonderland) George Carlin Bruce Mau Herb Kelleher Don Norman Buzz Andersen Frank Lloyd Wright Mandy Brown Guy Kawasaki William Allin Albert Einstein Albert Einstein James Joyce Leonardo da Vinci Charles Bukowski Robert Otani Frank Lloyd Wright Chuck Klosterman Kyle Meyer Mark Pilgrim Coach John Wooden Frank Chimero Jim Rohn Dr. Seuss Bob Gill Josef Muller-Brockmann Stewart Brand Eric Gill Sam Brown Dieter Rams David Starr Harley-Davidson Annual Report Howard Aiken Ellen Lupton Joss Whedon Albert Einstein Reinhold Niebuhr Thomas Jefferson Thomas Edison George Patton Ira Glass Donald Rumsfeld Paul Attwood Don Draper Danny Sengers Dale Harris Paul Rand Emigre William Morris Henry Ford Jerry Seinfeld Joshua Blankenship Tom Watson Charles Willson Bruce Tognazzini Pablo Picasso Alrik Koudenburg Bill Moyers Kenya Hara Dan Rubin Joe Croser Andrew Frigo Marshall Bonobos Jakob Nielsen Dan Phillips Sherlock Holmes Steve Krug Paul Heckel Joel Fisher Andy Warhol Frank Lloyd Wright Paul Graham William Butler Yeats Mark Twain Paul Heckel Bill Cosby Alan Cooper Alan Fletcher Andy Clarke Whitney Hess Whitney Hess Hans-Redolf Lutz Erik Spiekermann E.H. Gombrich Jan Michl Luke Wroblewski Yves Behar Kelsey Ruger David A. Stuebe Louis Sullivan John Maeda Marcel Wanders JP Arevalo The Professor (on Futurama) Julia Child Frank Gehry Ben Bleikamp Yoda Derek Sivers Ellen Lupton Jacob Cass Peter Fraterdeus Judd Apatow Don Draper Ryan Singer Lita Albuquerque Joseph Beuys Plato Brittany Grabowski Douglas C. McMurtle Paul Standard Calvin & Hobbes Katherine McCoy Dave Hoover Abraham Maslow Philippe Starck David A. Stuebe Joan Miro Piet Zwart Paula Scher Epictetus Thomas Edison Mike Hicks Michael Schwab Ludwig Wittgenstein Milton Glaser Ross Lovegrove Ingmar Bergman Peter Landt Bryan Tamayo Karrie Jacobs Louis Kahn Neil Gaiman Larry Erickson Philip Gerard Dylan Thomas Albert Einstein Alan Fletcher Salvador Dali William Shakespeare Craig Damrauer James Kingman James Bradley William Firebrace Daniel Hudson Burnham Kristof Orts Victor Papanek Mark Twain Petronius 37 Signals Dan Rubin Paul Rand Stefan Hartwig Meredith Norwood Steven Heller Philip Carrera Shel Silverstein Louis Silverstein Jay-Z Pablo Picasso Ruby Vanderlans Alexander Isley Jeff Croft Rem Koolhaas The Studebaker Brothers Abraham Lincoln Art Chantry Cool Hand Luke Tao Te Ching Craig Frazier James Hetfield Ed Frank Woody Allen Don Draper Josef Muller-Brockmann Ralph Waldo Emerson Chikezie Ejiasi An Autobody Sign Aditya Mahesh Jeffrey Zeldman P.S.C. Trier Rod Knowlton Marissa Mayer Kent Beck Allan Branch Susan Sontag Jim Coudal Paul Saffo Joe Duffy Shawn Leslie Kim Krause Milton Glaser Carl Heaton Jeffrey Zeldman Michelle Obama Andy Altmann Oliveiro Toscani David Ogilvy George Santayana Mike Tyson April Greiman Antoine De Saint Exupery Ivan Chermayeff Martine Moeykens Lorraine Wild Jamie Croft Brian Webb Gunnar Swanson Garth Walker Lowell Williams Alexander Isley Bertrand Russell David Stuart Johanna Drucker Giulio Pinotti Saul Bass Von Glitschka Bill Cahan Diti Katona Paul Howalt Robin Perkins Alejandro Magallanes Art Chantry Paul Rand Ettore Sottsass Peter Saville Mirko Ilic Sean Adams Samuel Antupit Seymour Chwast Brian Yerkes Jim Olen Von R. Glitschka Von R. Glitschka Buckminster Fuller Mariona Lopez Moby Alvin Lustig Robert Bringhurst Robert Henri Marty Neumeier Duane Michals Jeffrey Zeldman Tom Waits Paul Rand Chris Anderson Henry David Thoreau Salvador Dali Micha Commeren Christopher Zeeman Lana Rigsby Henry Ford Bryan Lawson Anton Fokker Jeff Croft Cameron Moll Marc English Stefan G. Bucher David Carson James Victore Ron Miriello Marc Chagall Clint Runge Marty Neumeier Paul Sahre John Maeda Thomas Vasquez Bjarni Wark Marc Johns Andy Rutledge Carolyn Wood Ron Miriello Pierre Auguste Renoir Bernice Fitz-Gibbon Bruce Lee Frank Capra Sonal Nayyar Raphael Henry Kyle Steed Jacob Cass Jack H. Summerford Rian Hughes Marty Neumeier Dr. Seuss Piet Zwart Simon Campbell Ken Cato Mark Gobe Kari Piippo James Victore Douglas Adams Jason M. Blumer Michael Schwab Mark Gobé Colin Chapman Terry Irwin Michael Mistretta Wayne Hunt Robert Louey Ståle Melvær Jan Tschichold Neville Brody Steven Snell Lester Beall David Craib Massimo Vignelli William Addison Dwiggins Stefan Sagmeister Stefan Sagmeister John Mason Brown Fiel Valdez David Ogilvy Anonymous Milton Glaser Felix Sockwell John Gall Frank Chimero Frank Chimero Thomas Vasquez Rian Hughes Joe Sparano Aaron Russell Albert Einstein Brian Reed Rastko Ciric David Airey Jeffrey Zeldman Jennifer Morla Charles Eames Marty Neumeier Scott Stevenson Robin Mathew Carrie Phillips Don Norman Don Norman Kevin Potts Drew Davies Paul Jacques Grillo David Ogilvy Richard P. Gabriel Winston Churchill Michael Osborne Rem Koolhaas Steve Jobs Richard Buckminster Fuller Bill Bernback Kim Goodwin Stefan G. Bucher Peter Phillips Noreen Morioka Milton Glaser Carin Goldberg Carin Goldberg Pablo Picasso Jimi Hendrix Robert L. Peters Rick Tharp Michael Schrage Cameron Moll Wouter Stokkel Charlie Deitch Steve Krug Marty Neumeier Wim Crouwel Stephen Tiano Merlin Mann Eric Karjaluoto Andrew Lewis Charles Mingus Tom Peters Hans Höger Mieke Gerritzen Bruno Munari Milton Glaser Christine Suewon Lee Von R. Glitschka Robert L. Peters Jack Moffet Bertrand Russell Bill Bernbach Shunryu Suzuki Mahatma Gandhi Shunryu Suzuki Ray Eames Charles Mingus John Gruber Paul Rand Tibor Kalman Justin French Despair Poster Paula Scher Valerie Pettis Bill Gardner Rodney Davidson John Gruber Luke Crawford Kevin Rose Douglas Adams Sir Alec Issigonis Henry Ford Leo Frankowski C.A.R. Hoare Stephen King Jim Jarmusch Robynne Raye Juan-Carlos Fernandez Frank Zappa David Craib Colin Wright Dan Lacivita Ellen Lupton W.A. Dwiggins Brian Webb Bill Cahan Leisa Reichelt Dan Brown Human Factors International Daniel Mall Oscar Wilde Mark Boulton Lou Holtz Jeffrey Zeldman Art Webb David Gelernter Benjamin Cavanagh Massimo Vignelli Ellen Lupton Jerry Yang Henrik Fiskar Mark Vonnegut Mat Helme Arthur C. Clarke Jef Raskin Jeremy Allison Brian Fitzpatrick Bill Tregle’s Dad Pablo Picasso Jeffrey Zeldman Isaac Bashevis Singer Mandy Brown