Martin J. Weber

Martin J. Weber (March 7, 1905 June 9, 2007) was the inventor of the graphic arts technique known as posterization.

Biography

He was born in 1905 in New York City. In 1962 he designed a 4-cent United States stamp commemorating Dag Hammarskjöld. [1]

References

  1. "Martin J. Weber, 102, Dies; Innovator in Graphic Techniques". New York Times. June 16, 2007. Martin J. Weber, a graphic artist, typographer and art director who invented a widely adopted technique that gave two-dimensional images the illusion of appearing in three dimensions, died last Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 102. His death was announced by his son, Dr. Carl Weber, a surgeon in White Plains.
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