George Lois
By: Paolino Curto
Bio
-Art director and designer
-Born in NYC
-Attended Pratt Institute for one year
-Worked for CBS
-Prolific advertising communicator
-Marketing campaigns have changed American and world culture (Tommy
Hilfiger, Jiffy Lube, USA Today)
-Winning political ad campaigns for four U.S. Senators: Jacob Javits (R-
NY); Warren Magnuson (D-WA); Minority Leader Hugh Scott (R-PA);
Robert Kennedy (D-NY).
-”I Want My MTV” campaign
-Creation of VH1
-Jokerman by Bob Dylan (MTV music video of the year 1983)
-All 38 esquire covers in the museum of modern art
Awards
-Art Directors Hall of Fame
-One Club Creative Hall of Fame
-Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of
Graphic Arts and the Society of Public designers
Works Cited
http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/tommy-hilfiger-success-billboard
http://www.georgelois.com