John Gall (designer)

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John Gall (born 1963 in New Jersey), is an American graphic designer known primarily for the design of book covers.

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He is a graduate of Rutgers University. [1]

Gall is currently the creative director of Alfred A. Knopf. He was formerly creative director of Abrams Books, and prior to that, vice president and art director for Vintage Books and Anchor Books, both imprints of Random House. He is well known for the minimal wit in his design style and is notable for the sheer number of book covers he has designed. His awards include over 60 AIGA Annual Awards. [2] He has also worked with Alfred A. Knopf, Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Grove Press. Gall has also designed CD covers for Nonesuch Records.[ citation needed ]

Among the authors for whom Gall has designed several covers are Haruki Murakami, [3] Margaret Atwood, and Don DeLillo.[ citation needed ]

His work is featured in By Its Cover: Modern American Book Cover Design by Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger, Less is More: The New Simplicity in Graphic Design by Steve Heller and Anne Fink. In addition to his work as art director and designer, Gall is an instructor at the School of Visual Arts. [4]

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  1. "VINTAGE John Gall". August 19, 2010. Archived from the original on August 19, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "AIGA Design Archives".
  3. Yellowtrace, Team (November 27, 2016). "Kissa Tanto Restaurant & Bar in Vancouver by Ste. Marie". Yellowtrace. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  4. "Design Observer". Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  5. Gall, John; Engel, Gary (February 16, 2006). Sayonara Home Run!: The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card. Chronicle Books. ISBN   9780811849456.
  6. Gall, John (November 20, 2018). John Gall Collages 2008-2018. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN   9781419738012.
  7. "a book review by Cindy Helms: John Gall Collages 2008–2018". www.nyjournalofbooks.com. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

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