Art Paul's famous Playboy logo

Art (Arthur) Paul (born January 18, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American graphics designer and the designer of the Playboy bunny. Playboy logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Playboy logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... ... Graphic design is the applied art of arranging image and text to communicate a message, or facilitate understanding. ... Classic Playboy logo. ...

Paul studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1940-1943) and at the Institute of Design (1946-1950). He was working as a freelance designer when he in 1953 was contacted by playboy founder Hugh Hefner who needed a logo for his new magazine. It took Art Paul less than an hour to come up with the now famous rabbit wearing a tuxedo bow tie. Paul went on to design the whole first edition of the magazine and was hired by Hefner as Playboy's first art director in 1954, a position he held for 30 years. The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the premier art museums and art schools in the United States, known especially for the extensive collection of Impressionist and American art in its museum. ... Hugh Hefner, mid 1970s. ... A logotype, commonly known as a logo, is the graphic element of a trademark or brand, which is set in a special typeface and/or font, or arranged in a particular, but legible, way. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus The bane of Australian farmers - the wild rabbit Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... Black tie, known in the United Kingdom (and also in the north-eastern United States, and Canada) as a dinner jacket and in the United States generally as a tuxedo, is a dress code for formal evening events that are not formal enough to require white tie. ... One option to tie a bowtie The bowtie is a mens fashion accessory, popularly worn with other formal attire, such as suits. ... The term art director is an overall title for a variety of similar job functions in publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1986 Paul was elected to the Hall of Fame of the Art Directors Club of New York. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ...