P. Scott Makela

Quick Facts

Date Of Birth	Feb 6, 1960(1960-02-06)
Age	64
Date Of Death	May 7, 1999, Pontiac, MI
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

P. Scott Makela Biography

P. Scott Makela is one of the most popular and richest Designer who was born on February 6, 1960 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. As of June 1, 2023, P. Scott Makela has a net worth approximately $5 Million. In 2013, Haycock Makela presented “Dead History: an era, a typeface and a love story” about her late husband and their work together at Minneapolis College of Art and Design [1] and Cranbrook Academy of Art [2].

P. Scott Makela (February 6, 1960, Saint Paul, Minnesota – May 7, 1999, Pontiac, Michigan) was a graphic designer, multimedia designer and type designer. Among other work, he was especially noted for the design of Dead History, a postmodern typeface (issued by the Emigre digital type foundry) that combined features of a rounded sans serif typeface and a crisp neo- classical serif typeface. With the emergence of the personal computer in the mid-1980s, Makela was among the first to explore digital programs such as Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. As a result, he created an idiosyncratic, original and highly controversial design aesthetic. In particular, his disregard for clean, modernist, problem-solving design agendas—synonymous with contemporary corporate graphic design—caused much debate among powerful, old- guard designers such as Massimo Vignelli, Paul Rand, and Henry Wolf.

Makela’s obituary was penned by design critic Steven Heller for the New York Times. Makela’s graphic design was featured in design magazines around the world including Eye magazine (No. 12, Vol. 3, 1994). Makela and Haycock-Makela were the co-recipients of an AIGA Medal in 2000.

In 1996, Makela and partner and wife, Laurie Haycock Makela became designers- in-residence and co-directors of the graduate program in Graphic Design at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, where they also ran their studio, Words

• Pictures for Business + Culture. Together with writer Lewis Blackwell they authored Whereishere (Ginko Press) an “unprecedented print-website concept that broke from the orthodox approach to understanding two dimensional design.” As a passionate snowboarder and mountain biker, Makela epitomized and expressed early 1990s American youth culture.

P. Scott Makela Net Worth

P. Scott Makela is one of the richest Designer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, P. Scott Makela 's net worth $5 Million.

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P. Scott Makela Wife

According to our records, P. Scott Makela married to Laurie Haycock Makela. As of January 12, 2023, P. Scott Makela’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. P. Scott Makela celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.