CONTRIBUTORS TO GRAPHIS MAGAZINE

All creatives and writers who contributed to over 60 years of Graphis Magazine from 1944 to 2005 are listed below in alphabetical order by last name. These 355 issues give rare insight into the historical emergence of our professions from a start in Fine Art through the evolution to Graphic Design (or commercial art) and Advertising as we know them today. As a reminder, Professional Members gain full access to these priceless archives.



History Of Graphis Magazine — Graphis Magazine, The International Journal of Visual Communication, was designed and published by Walter Herdeg from 1944 through 1985. It originally presented work from Fine Artists such as Picasso, Vasarely, Munch, and many more; later, it presented the evolution of Graphic Design as we know it today, followed by Illustration, Photography, and eventually Advertising.

Herdeg also initiated Graphis Annual (Design integrated with Illustration) in 1952, followed by Photographis (Design integrated with Photography) in 1966, and Graphis Posters in 1973. He also published books on a variety of topics such as Comics, Diagrams, Ephemera, and Television Graphics.

In 1985, Herdeg retired and sold Graphis to B. Martin Pedersen, who redefined the Annuals by separating them into Design, Photography, Advertising, and New Talent for student work. He also began publishing non-Annuals in Typography, Branding, Brochures, Annual Reports, and Logo & Letterhead. Pedersen continued with the Magazine until 2005 when it ceased due to global economic decline.

From 1997-2000, (issues 307-323), Graphis commissioned great writers such as Tom Wolfe (interviewed Milton Glaser in issue 331), Truman Capote (wrote about Richard Avedon’s portraits in issue 86), Pete Hamill (wrote about “The Public and Private Art of David Levine” in issue 321 and Milton Glaser in issue 324), and Paola Antonelli (wrote about Pierluigi Cerri in issue 286, Italo Lupi in issue 276, and Achille Castiglioni in issue 285), among many others. Pedersen relaunched the Magazine as Graphis Journal, which continues to present quality editorial about the talent behind the extraordinary artwork in the industry.


I sincerely believe that much of the Platinum and Gold Award-winning work we have been receiving over the years qualifies as fine art. —B. Martin Pedersen



Below is an alphabetical SEARCH by CONTRIBUTOR or PROFESSION.
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R., C., Author

Raddatz, Prof. Fritz J., Author

Rae, Christine, Author

Ragon, Michel, Author

Rambow, Gunter, Author, Designer

Ramseger, Dr. Georg, Author

Ramseger, Dr. Ingeborg, Author

Rand, Paul, Author, Designer

Rankin, Photographer

Rapp, Prof. Urban, Author

Rashid, Karim, Designer

Rather, Dan, Author

Rau, Hans Jurgen, Art Director, Designer

Rau, Jack, Author

Rauch, Hans-Georg, Artist & Illustrator

Raupp, Gunther, Photographer

Ravilious, Eric, Artist & Illustrator

Raymond Cogniat, Author

Read, Herbert, Author

Reavis, Dick J., Author

Reber, Dr. Werner, Author

Reckitt, Frank, Author

Reed, Lou, Author, Artist & Illustrator

Reed, Robert C., Author

Reed, Walt, Author

Refer, Lyle, Author

Reilly, Paul, Author

Reiner, Imre, Author, Artist & Illustrator

Reisinger, Dan, Designer

Reiss, Manfred, Designer

Remington, R. Roger, Author

Rendon, Maria, Artist & Illustrator

Renfro, Edward, Artist & Illustrator

Renker, Dr. Armin, Author

Rensch, Eberhard G., Artist & Illustrator

Resnais, Alain, Author

Resnick, Elizabeth, Author

Restany, Pierre, Author

Reuter-Brocks, Eike, Author

Revel, Jean-Francois, Author

Rexer, Lyle, Author

Reynolds, Graham, Artist & Illustrator

Reynolds, Jamie, Author

Rhodes, Silas H., Author, Educator

Rhoney, Ann, Photographer

Riboud, Marc, Photographer

Rice, Tamara Talbot, Author

Richardson, Adam, Author

Richardson, Forrest, Author

Richez, Jacques, Author, Designer

Rick, Josef, Author

Ricord, Patrice, Artist & Illustrator

Rieben, John R., Author

Riehle, Jurgen, Author

Rieppel, Dr. F. W., Author

Rifkin, Sherman, Author

Rigassi, Irene, Author

Rigsby, Lana, Designer

Ringi, K.S., Artist & Illustrator

Risbeck, Philip E., Author

Ritter, Enrichetta, Author

Ritts, Herb, Photographer

Rivera, Diego, Artist & Illustrator

Robb, Brian, Author

Robert, Francois, Photographer

Robert, J.P., Author

Roberts, Stanley, Author

Robinson, Phyllis K., Author

Roch, Ernst, Designer

Rockwell, Norman, Artist & Illustrator

Rodenberg, Dr. Julius, Author

Roedl, Urban, Author

Rogers, Bill Arthur, Author

Rogivue, Philippe, Author

Roh, Dr. Juliane, Author

Rohonyi, Charles, Author

Rohse, Otto, Designer

Roiter, Fulvio, Photographer

Roll, Dusan, Author

Rondell, Lester, Author

Rooney, David, Designer

Rose, David, Author

Rosenberg, Harold, Author

Roser, Charles, Author

Rosner, Charles, Author

Ross, Alexander, Designer

Ross, Eric, Author

Rossing, Karl, Author

Roston, Arnold, Author

Roth, Evelyn, Author

Roth, Prof. Richard, Author

Rothenhausler, Paul, Author

Rothstein, Mervyn, Author

Rotzler, Dr. Willy, Author

Rouault, Georges, Artist & Illustrator

Rousseau, Henri, Artist & Illustrator

Roversi, Paolo, Photographer

Rox, Henry, Designer

Roy, Claude, Author

Rozendaal, W. J., Author

Rozhon, Tracy, Author

Rubenstein, Leonard S., Author

Rubin, Ilan, Photographer

Rubin, Laurie, Photographer

Rubin, Marvin, Author

Ruder, Emil, Author

Rudlinger, Arnold, Author

Rudolph, Dirk, Designer

Runyan, Robert Miles, Author, Designer

Ruocco, Alejo, Designer

Ruota, Attilio, Author

Russell, Anthony, Author

Russell, Beverly, Author

Russoli, Franco, Author

Rutti-Morand, Paul, Author

Ryan, Kevin, Author

Rychlicki, Zbigniew, Author

Ryder, John, Author