Janet Froelich Explained

Janet Froelich
Birth Place:New York, NY
Occupation:Graphic designer
Known For:Publication design

Janet Froelich (born 1946,[1] New York, NY) is an American graphic designer and creative director.

Biography

Janet Froelich received her undergraduate degree from Cooper Union and an MFA from Yale University.[2] She was a designer of Heresies, a feminist journal that was produced from 1977 to 1993 by the New York-based Heresies Collective. Froelich was featured in The Heretics, a film that examines the inside story of the "second wave" of the Women's Movement.[3]

Froelich worked for The New York Times for 22 years, serving as creative director for The New York Times Magazine, as well as . As art director at The New York Times, she was involved in the development of the New York Times Magazine cover illustration[4] that led to the "Tribute in Light" memorial to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack in New York City. Also during her time as art director at the Times, she decided to use a controversial photo of photographer and breast-cancer survivor Matuschka to illustrate a story on the politics of breast cancer. The cover photo, which ran in 1993, sparked controversy due to its graphic nature.[5]

She was creative director at Real Simple[6] magazine from 2009-2014.

Awards

Froelich's work has appeared in the annuals of the AIGA, the Type Directors Club, Graphis, Print, American Photography and American Illustration. She has been featured in Print Magazine, where she was interviewed[7] by Steven Heller, as well as Creative Review.[8]

In 2006, Froelich was inducted into the Art Directors Hall of Fame.[9] She has also been honored[10] by Hall of Femmes, an organization that highlights the work of women in art direction and design. Hall of Femmes also published Hall of Femmes: Janet Froelich, focused on Froelich featuring an interview and examples of her work.[11] [12] Froelich's career in graphic design was part of Women of Design: Influence And Inspiration From The Original Trailblazers To The New Groundbreakers (HOW Books 2009)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Breuer. Gerda. Gerda Breuer. Meer. Julia. Women in graphic design 1890-2012 = Frauen und Grafik-Design [1890-2012]. 2012. Jovis. Berlin. 9783868591538. 449. 825553454. 2nd rev. and corr..
  2. Web site: Bouabana . Samira . Tillman Sperandio . Angela . 27 September 2014 . 2013 . Meeting Janet Froelich . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220524123140/http://halloffemmes.com/2014/09/meeting-janet-froelich/ . 24 May 2022 . 20 April 2022 . . en.
  3. Web site: 2009 . The Heratics (2009) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170319193759/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1499958/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk2 . 19 March 2017 . 18 March 2017 . IMDb.
  4. News: McGaffey . Nicole . 11 September 2015 . Annual 'Tribute in Light' installation returns to NYC tonight . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127080643/https://www.blog.levitt.org/2015/09/annual-tribute-in-light-installation-returns-to-nyc-tonight/ . 27 January 2023 . 18 March 2017 . . en-US.
  5. News: Peterson . Pia . 15 August 2018 . The Times Magazine Cover That Beamed a Light on a Movement . registration . live . https://archive.today/20240604-000523/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/insider/breast-cancer-mastectomy-photo.html . 4 June 2024 . 3 June 2019 . . en-US . 0362-4331 . .
  6. News: Clifford . Stephanie . 8 March 2010 . At 10 Years, A Magazine Finds Time To Celebrate . registration . live . https://archive.today/20240603-235702/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/business/media/08simple.html . 3 June 2024 . 18 March 2017 . . B.6 . 0362-4331 . .
  7. News: Heller . Steven . Steven Heller (design writer) . 2 October 2013 . Janet Froelich @ Hall of Femmes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028115327/https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/janet-froelich-hall-of-femmes/ . 28 October 2021 . 18 March 2017 . . en-US.
  8. News: Esterson . Simon . 31 August 2007 . Changing Times . registration . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170319113718/https://www.creativereview.co.uk/changing-times/ . 19 March 2017 . 18 March 2017 . . en-US.
  9. News: Marzorati . Gerald . Gerald Marzorati . 2006 . ADC Hall of Fame: Janet Froelich . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240221192240/https://www.oneclub.org/adc-hall-of-fame/-bio/janet-froelich . 21 February 2024 . 18 March 2017 . . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2013 . Janet Froelich to Design Talks 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529024835/http://halloffemmes.com/events/speakers/janet-froelich/ . 29 May 2022 . 18 March 2017 . . en-US.
  11. Book: Bouabana . Samira . Hall of Femmes: Janet Froelich . Tillman Sperandio . Angela . Oyster Press . 2013 . 9789197882767 . 858804502.
  12. Web site: 15 March 2023 . 8 October 2013 . 25-Plus Books on Women in Design . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231010184054/https://www.designersandbooks.com/blog/20-books-women-design . 10 October 2023 . 3 June 2024 . Designers & Books . en.

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