Art Paul, Created Playboy Magazine Bunny Logo, DEAD @ 93

He was art director at Playboy. In 1953 Hugh Hefner was creating a news men’s magazine when he approached Chicago freelance illustrator and designer Art Paul to create modern design for the magazine.

In 1994, Hefner wrote in Playboy, “Art Paul managed to create a striking black-and-white cover design with a red logo,” . “This was just the first example of how Art took ordinary pictures and, through inventive design and the addition of illustrative details, made the magazine and its covers innovative and interesting.”

 

Art Paul created one of the most recognizable logo's in history--well known to this day.