Michael Beirut has been a principal of Pentagram since 1990. His sophisticated graphics are the product of a rigorous intellect that skillfully layers multiple meanings with a clean, often minimal design aesthetic. This poster makes use of a white Helvetica Bold font, superimposing the two words to create a strobe effect against a black background. The effect is of "lights on, lights off," metaphorically suggesting illumination.

LIGHT/YEARS: POSTER FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE'S BEAUX ARTS BALL, March 13, 1999, sponsored by Artemide

Designed by Michael Bierut (b. 1957)

1999

Off-set lithograph on white wove paper

Gift of Michael Bierut, 2007-12-2

photo: Matt Flynn