I can’t actually remember when or where I first happened across the bold & colourful illustrations of John J. Reiss.
He’s the author and illustrator of a trio of young children’s books, Numbers, Shapes and Colors. He also illustrated Statistics a young children’s maths book written by Jane Jonas Srivastava.
Although highly regarded, he doesn’t seem to be that well-known outside of his home city of Milwaukee. He worked extensively there designing exhibition catalogues, launch invitations and ads for the city’s Art Center (now Museum).
There is quite a detailed biography of the designer on the museum’s blog, written only last month.
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