Giancarlo Iliprandi

He was a self-taught graphic designer, inspired by Antonio Boggeri, Max Huber, Albe Steiner and Bruno Munari.

[1] In the early 1950s he was able to get commissions from important companies including RAI, Honeywell, Roche, La Rinascente, FIAT, Standa and Electa.

[2][3] Starting from the 1960s, Iliprandi worked as art director for numerous magazines including Popular Photography Italiana, Phototeca, Sci nautico and Interni.

He drew the covers for the records of the label I Dischi del Sole [it], and cured the corporate identity for the companies Cucine RB, Ankerfarm and Stilnovo.

The Compasso d'Oro were in 1979 for the font Modulo and for the instrumental graphic of the Fiat 131 Mirafiori, in 2004 for the cover design of the magazine Arca and in 2011 as a career award.