Henry Steiner
Encyclopedia
Henry Steiner is an Austrian
graphic design
er, best known for his corporate identity
designs. He has created designs for some of the most identifiable brands, such as IBM
, Hyatt Regency, Hilton Hotels
, Dow Jones, HSBC
, Standard Chartered, Unilever
, and was commissioned to design the city's bank notes by the Hong Kong government in 1975. Steiner was educated at the Sorbonne and at Yale. In 1964, he founded his own consultancy firm, Steiner&Co, in Hong Kong.
Henry Steiner pioneered the expression of identity through branding, particularly in Asia where his skill for incorporating Eastern cultural symbols into Western design has garnered international acclaim
. Steiner was included in Icograda’s list of the Masters of the 20th Century in 2002, and was named a World Master by Idea magazine.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is world recognized brand for banking, finance, brokerage, and insurance. In 1984, Henry Steiner developed a corporate identity for the bank based on its St.Andrew’s cross flag.
since 1975. In 2003, Henry Steiner updated the designs incorporating the latest anti-counterfeiting technology. The notes appear in five denominations and showcase a hierarchy of aquatic, amphibious, terrestrial, and celestial creatures. The reverse features Hong Kong’s dynamic harbor from various time periods.
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
er, best known for his corporate identity
Corporate identity
In Corporate Communications, a corporate identity is the "persona" of a corporation which is designed to accord with and facilitate the attainment of business objectives...
designs. He has created designs for some of the most identifiable brands, such as IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
, Hyatt Regency, Hilton Hotels
Hilton Hotels
Hilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...
, Dow Jones, HSBC
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
, Standard Chartered, Unilever
Unilever
Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
, and was commissioned to design the city's bank notes by the Hong Kong government in 1975. Steiner was educated at the Sorbonne and at Yale. In 1964, he founded his own consultancy firm, Steiner&Co, in Hong Kong.
Henry Steiner pioneered the expression of identity through branding, particularly in Asia where his skill for incorporating Eastern cultural symbols into Western design has garnered international acclaim
. Steiner was included in Icograda’s list of the Masters of the 20th Century in 2002, and was named a World Master by Idea magazine.
HSBC
Hong Kong Bank Notes
Henry Steiner designs banknotes for the Standard Chartered BankStandard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)
Standard Chartered Bank Limited is a licensed bank incorporated in Hong Kong, part of Standard Chartered Bank...
since 1975. In 2003, Henry Steiner updated the designs incorporating the latest anti-counterfeiting technology. The notes appear in five denominations and showcase a hierarchy of aquatic, amphibious, terrestrial, and celestial creatures. The reverse features Hong Kong’s dynamic harbor from various time periods.
Honors
- President of Alliance Graphique Internationale
- Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers
- Fellow of the Hong Kong Designers Association
- Honorary member of Design Austria
- Member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts
- Member of the New York Art Directors Club
- Awarded an honorary Doctorate by Hong Kong Baptist University
- Awarded the Hong Kong Print Outstanding Achievement Award
- Awarded the Asia-Europe Foundation Logo Award
- Awarded the Golden Decoration of Honor of the Republic of Austria for design achievement and service to the Austrian community
- Honorary professor at the University of Hong Kong’s School of Architecture
- Honorary professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Design
- Named Hong Kong Designer of the Year
- Named a World Master by Japan’s Idea magazine
- Listed a Masters of the 20th Century by Icograda
- Cited as one of the 100 most important people affecting Hong Kong's development since 1841 by Next magazine
Awards
- Outstanding Entries, Fourth Asian Advertising Congress, Hong Kong (1964)
- Award of Excellence, Typomundus 20 (1966)
- Excellence, The Mead Library of Ideas, Annual Report Shows, USA (1969 to 1985)
- Creative Awards, Asian Advertising Congress (1968 to 1974)
- Governor's Award for Hong Kong Design (1970)
- First Prize, Seventh Asian Advertising Congress, New Delhi (1970)
- Bronze Medal, Biennale des Arts Graphique, Brno, Czechoslovakia (1972)
- Award, International Poster Biennale, Warsaw (1972, 1976)
- Outstanding Packaging Award, Hong Kong Packaging Council (1973)
- First Prize, Festival of Hong Kong Stamp Exhibition (1973)
- Asiastar Packaging Award, The Asian Packaging Federation (1974)
- First Prize, Financial Advertising, The Times, London (1974)
- Award of Excellence, Communication Arts, USA (1974 to 1992)
- Gold, Bronze, Silver Awards, Hongkong Designers Association (1975 to 1999)
- Design Excellence, Print Casebooks (1975 to 1978)
- The One Show Merit Award, The Art Directors Club, New York (1976)
- Merit Award, Hong Kong Packaging Council (1976)
- Merit Awards, The New York Art Directors Club (1976, 1990)
- Awards, Asian Graphic Design Biennale, Tehran (1978)
- Awards of Excellence, Society of Typographic Arts USA (1978 to 1980)
- Typographic Excellence, Type Directors Club, New York (1979 to 1988)
- Silver Award,Association of Accredited Advertising Agents, Hong Kong (1983, 1984)
- Bronze Medal, Book Art Biennale, Brno, Czechoslovakia (1984)
- Gold Award, TTF Paper Creative Award, Hong Kong (1988)
- Excellence, The Best of International Self-Promotion, Australia (1989)
- Designer of the Year, Hong Kong Artists' Guild (1990)
- Silver Award, Annual Report, Hong Kong Print Awards (1990)
- Sponsor's Award, The 33rd All-Japan Poster Exhibition (1991)
- Awards of Excellence, The Best of International Self-Promotion, USA (1993)
- 'Best in Business Publication' Award, Chartered Society of Hong Kong (1995)
- Premier Award, std International TypoGraphic Awards, England (1998)
- Gold Award, Hong Kong Designers Associations (2000)
- Golden Decoration of Honor of the Republic of Austria (2006)