Friday, March 26, 2010

NICOLA Woody Pirtle


Woody Pirtle established "Pirtle Designs" in 1978, in Dallas, Texas. It is said that over the next 10 years, the firm created some of the most celebrated design work of the century. Pirtle's website states that "During that period, the firm created identity programs and marketing materials for Baylor University Medical Center, The Dallas Museum of Art, TGI Friday’s, Dallas Opera, Diamond Shamrock Corporation, National Gypsum, Centex Homes, Gerald D. Hines Interests, Simpson Paper Company and NCR, to name a few."

Later on Pirtle Designs merges with Pentagram, the International Design Consultancy that was founded in London 1972. For years Woody worked as one of the partners of Pentagram, and worked on a number of prestigious projects. Some of these include work for: Bacardi Global Brands, The Rockefeller Foundation, Princeton University, Amnesty International etc.

"Today, Pirtle Design continues to provide unparalleled design and consulting services that run the gamut of business and cultural endeavors, producing work for a diverse range of national and inter-national clients" as the Pirtle Design website states.













Helpful links on Woody Pirtle:-
x Pirtle Designs website
x Wiki
x AIGA
x Little blurb
x Snippet of a workshop

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