{"id":66934,"date":"2011-09-22T13:23:08","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T11:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grapheine.com\/graphic-design-en\/interview-du-designer-des-logos-ac-dc-et-hbo-gerard-huerta"},"modified":"2023-06-19T15:44:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T13:44:00","slug":"interview-with-the-designer-of-the-ac-dc-and-hbo-logos-gerard-huerta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grapheine.com\/en\/logo-news\/interview-with-the-designer-of-the-ac-dc-and-hbo-logos-gerard-huerta","title":{"rendered":"Interview with the designer of the AC\/DC and HBO logos: Gerard Huerta"},"content":{"rendered":"
It is with pleasure (and not without a certain honor) that the following interview inaugurates a series of interviews with the most famous graphic designers on the planet.<\/strong><\/p>\n You would meet him in the street, you would not recognize him. The most passionate of graphic designers might possibly know his name. And yet, almost everyone has worn, looked at, read one of his logos. Gerard Huerta<\/a><\/strong>, born in California, is indeed recognized as one of the greatest graphic designers of his generation, and if his name means nothing to you, perhaps his logos will speak to you better. AC\/DC, HBO, PC Magazine, Time, Adweek, Eternity<\/strong> by Calvin Klein, Spelling Entertainment<\/strong>, or even the SuperBowl<\/strong>, all have in common a logo designed by Gerard Huerta, who agreed to answer ActuLogo's questions:<\/p>\n The AC\/DC logo, surely G. Huerta's most famous work<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Gerard Huerta<\/p><\/div>\n ActuLogo :\u00a0<\/strong>What does the logo represent for you today?<\/em><\/p>\n G. Huerta :<\/strong> A logo should simply be an instant, positive identifier of a brand or company. This comes down to two things: great design and strong exposure of that design. Its uniqueness aspect is especially important these days, as we are bombarded with so much visual imagery.<\/p>\n AL :\u00a0<\/strong>You have designed many world famous logos, such as those of AC\/DC, HBO, Spelling Entertainment, as well as numerous press titles. What is your creative process for a logo ?<\/p>\n G.H. :<\/strong> I like to find something in the verb, words or symbols that would become a unique visual. I bring this to life with the old-fashioned pencil and paper drawing method, and with lots of outlines. Then I select those I want to present and I scan them to redraw them in Adobe Illustrator.<\/p>\nGerard Huerta, the man of logos<\/h2>\n
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