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Greiman
“April,
you can’t
fake
the
cha-cha.”
1948
Born in Rockville Center, NY
Early Life
1966-1970
BFA Graphic Design
Kansas City Art Institute
(minor in Ceramics)
Allgemeine Kunstgewerbeschule
1970-1971
Basel, Switzerland
Studied under
Wolfgang Weingart and
Armin Hofmann
School Years
POST-MODERNISM
Dates: 1970-2009
1982-1984
Head of design department at
California Institute of the Arts
(Cal Arts)
1977
Professional Work
1984
Completed a poster
for Ron Rezek titled
“Iris Light”
1984
Professional Work
“It makes sense if you give it
sense.” — Wittenstein
Professional Work
1990
Published a book
“Hybrid Imagery: The Fusion
of Technology and Graphic
Design”
1995
Commissioned by the US
Postal Service to design a
commemorative stamp for
the 19th Amendment
Professional Work
1997
Became co-owner of
Miracle Manor Retreat
in Joshua Tree
Published a book
2001
“Something from
Nothing”
Published a book
“April Greiman:
1998
Professional Work
2002
Forms a multi-disciplinary
design firm “Made in Space”
2003
AIGA Fellowship
Professional Work
SCI-Arc Admissions
Selected Works
April Greiman @ UCLA Summer Sessions Pacific Design Center / Westweek
Arc en Reve, Centre 3D Poster with glasses
d’Architecture
Bordeaux, France
Selected Works
Pikes Peak Big Fishy
CalArts
The Modern Poster, MOMA
Selected Works
Vertigo Logo, Business Cards
Accenture Tower
Environmental, Signage
Inventing Flight
Selected Works Dizin
“Design must
seduce, shape,
and perhaps
more importantly,
evoke an
emotional
response.”