Number Seventeen was a
Manhattan
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-based
graphic design
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studio formed by
Emily Oberman
Emily Oberman (born 1962) is a New York-based multidisciplinary designer and a partner at design studio Pentagram. Formerly, Oberman was a co-founder of design studio Number Seventeen and a designer at Tibor Kalman's studio M & Co.
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and
Bonnie Siegler Bonnie Siegler (born 1963) is a New York-based graphic designer.
Life
She is the founder of the design studio Eight and a Half and, before that, co-founded the design studio Number Seventeen in 1993. Her clients include Participant Media, Late N ...
, in operation from 1993 to 2012. The studio specialized in graphics for print, film, and television media. Their clients included
Saturday Night Live
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,
Jane Magazine
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(among many others). They were also responsible for creating the iconic
Will and Grace
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...
opening titles.
Before forming Number Seventeen, Oberman worked with
Tibor Kalman
Tibor George Kalman (July 6, 1949 – May 2, 1999) was an American graphic designer of Hungarian origin, well known for his work as editor-in-chief of ''Colors'' magazine.
Early life
Kalman was born on July 6, 1949, in Budapest, to parents Ma ...
at M&Co. Siegler was a design director at
VH1
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.
[''Eye'', Number 39, Volume 10, Spring 2001.]
Number Seventeen was featured in
''Eye'' magazine (No. 39, Vol. 10, Spring 2001) in an article by
Steven Heller. In that article Siegler is quoted:
External links
No. 17 website
References
Graphic design studios
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