Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Artist of the Day, November 24, 2020: Todd Radom, an American graphic designer (#1154)

Todd Radom (1964) is an independent graphic designer specializing in branding for professional sports franchises and events. Todd’s work includes the official logos for Super Bowl XXXVIII and the 2009 NBA All Star Game, as well as the graphic identities for Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels. Among the leading designers in the professional sports industry, his quarter century of work with the NFL, NBA, and Major League Baseball have resulted in some of the most familiar icons of our popular culture.

Born in New York City, Todd is a fourth-generation working artist. He has been inspired and intrigued by the iconography and visual culture of American sports, particularly baseball, since childhood. A series of his baseball ephemera themed illustrations was publicly exhibited in 1979, when he was only 15.

Todd attended the School of Visual Arts and received a BFA in Graphic Design, graduating in 1986. He set off on his own independent professional path in 1990 and has never looked back. In addition to his sports branding work, he continues to work on a range of projects, from poster and book jacket design to apparel design and corporate identity.

Todd is regarded as an expert on graphic design for professional sports, the aesthetics of baseball, and the dynamics of brand loyalty between consumers and professional sports franchises. He regularly speaks to design groups, professional conferences, and to colleges about his work and creative career. He has provided commentary about sports logos and branding for ESPN, National Public Radio, and the New York Times. In addition, he has been profiled or quoted in numerous publications including the Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Sports Illustrated, The Athletic, and Sporting News. Radom is the author of “Winning Ugly: A Visual History of Baseball’s Most Unique Uniforms,” and co-author of “Fabric of the Game: The Stories Behind the NHL’s Names, Logos, and Uniforms.” In 2015, Todd served as co-curator of “The Sports Show” at the SVA Chelsea Gallery in New York, a sports-themed gallery exhibition of more than 140 works from 32 different artists, representing a range of creative disciplines.


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Mr. Todd Radom

 Los Angeles Angels
Identity, 2002

Los Angeles Angels
Identity, 2002

Los Angeles Angels
Identity, 2002

 World Baseball Classic
Identity, 2006

 World Baseball Classic
Identity, 2006

 World Baseball Classic
Identity, 2006

MLB All-Star Game
2014

MLB All-Star Game
2014

MLB All-Star Game
2014

New York Mets
NL Champions Identity, 2015

Big 3
logo, 2016

Big 3
2016

 MLB All-Star Game
2016

 MLB All-Star Game
2016

Chicago White Sox
Premium Tickets, 2017

Chicago White Sox
Premium Tickets, 2017

Chicago White Sox
Premium Tickets, 2017

 Detroit Tigers
Season Tickets, 2018

 Detroit Tigers
Season Tickets, 2018

New York Jets
Limited Edition Gameday Poster, 2019

 Fabric of the Game: The Stories Behind the
NHL’s Names Logos, and Uniforms, 2020

Fabric of the Game: The Stories Behind the
NHL’s Names Logos, and Uniforms, 2020

Wichita Wind Surge
Identity


Wichita Wind Surge
Identity

Legacy Illustration

Legacy Illustration

Legacy Illustration

Legacy Illustration

 

 

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