J. Abbott Miller or Abbott Miller (born 1962) is an American graphic designer and writer, and a partner at Pentagram, which he joined in 1999.

Biography

Abbott Miller was born in

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and studied at the

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School of Art in

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. In 1989 he founded the multidisciplinary studio Design/Writing/Research where, in collaboration with Ellen Lupton, he pioneered the concept of “designer as author” undertaking projects in which content and form are developed in a symbiotic relationship. He joined the New York office of the design firm Pentagram as a partner in 1999. Miller is married to Ellen Lupton. Miller’s projects are often concerned with the cultural role of design and the public life of the written word. At Pentagram he leads a team designing identities, exhibitions, environmental graphics, books, magazines, and web and interactive projects. He is the designer and editor of ''

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'' magazine.

Recognitions

Miller has received numerous design honors, including medals from the Society for Publication Designers, the Art Directors Club, and the AIGA. In 1994, Miller––together with Ellen Lupton––was awarded the first annual

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. He is also the recipient of the Augustus St. Gaudens Award from

, and received the

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in 2014. He is a visiting critic in the Graduate Design Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. His work is represented in the collections of the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. His work and critical writing has appeared in Eye, Print, I.D., and other publications, and he is the co-author of four books, including ''Design/Writing/Research: Writing on Graphic Design''. A survey of his design work was published by

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in September 2014.

Books

* ''Bathroom, the Kitchen, and the Aesthetics of Waste'', with Ellen Lupton,

, 1996. () * ''Dimensional Typography: Case Studies on The Shape of Letters in Virtual Environments'',

, 1997. () * ''Dance 2wice'', with Patsy Tarr, Phaidon Press, 2004. () * ''Abbott Miller: Design and Content'',

, 2014. ()

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, J. Abbott American graphic designers Design writers Cooper Union alumni Maryland Institute College of Art faculty AIGA medalists 1962 births Living people Pentagram partners (past and present)

Biography

Recognitions

See also

Books

References