Jasmyne, Perez
City Tech College
Fall 2019
Professor: Thelma Bauer
Research Paper

April Greiman Research Paper

Throughout history there have been many great graphic artists. However none of them could compare to April Greiman and her brilliant ideas. April is an influential contemporary American graphic designer. She was considered one of the first designers to see computer art from a different perspective. Her most popular works include the ‘New Wave’ design in the U.S. and “Made in Space” in Los Angeles.

New wave Design Made in space design

April was born on September 10, 1948. She grew up in New York City from 1966 to 1970. She attended Kansas City Art Institute during her undergraduate studies and graphic design. April greiman states that her work was so new and so unthought of that it was “freeing”. There wasn’t an aesthetic for what she had created, so it was very revolutionary. April says she “stopped being a graphic designer during the year 1984”. Greiman was so infatuated with the texture of technology that she started creating intangible art.

April was the first to manipulate computers to create art the way she saw it. “She made use of pixelation and other digitization “errors” as integral parts of digital art. She has been exploring and spreading the idea of involving advanced technology in the arts and design process. The California Institute of the Arts appointed her the head of the design department, in 1981.” April opened a new world in the art community with the help of a computer.

April then had purchased a macintosh and was given “Mac World’s First Macintosh Masters in Art Competition”. In 1986, she published, it was notable for its development of graphic design, Design Quarterly. The Walker Art Center published her edition, titled Does it Make Sense. She owns a desert spa retreat, It represents the three-dimensional design of space in natural landscapes which her recent works are based on. The image below shows what would have been revolutionary work if the internet existed during this time.

In conclusion April Grieman was a revolutionary artist who opened a new world with the macintosh. She brought a new light to the art industry with the designs she created. Currently, April Greiman is appointed at Woodbury University, School of Architecture as an art instructor. She also teaches at the Southern California Institute of Architecture.