Richard Coyne (artist)
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Richard S. Coyne was the co-founder, editor
and designer
of Communication Arts magazine, the largest international trade journal
of visual communications.
Born in Seattle, Washington, in 1926, Coyne studied engineering at the University of Colorado
. He served in the United States Navy
from 1943 to 1946. After World War II
, he studied commercial art
at the Cornish School and marketing
at the University of Washington
.
He held positions as agency art director, copywriter and corporate advertising/art director before opening his own design/advertising firm, Coyne & Blanchard, Inc., in Palo Alto, California in 1953. Communication Arts was conceived and developed in that firm and the first issue was published in 1959.
During his tenure as editor and designer of Communication Arts, Coyne received medals and distinctive merits from the art directors clubs of Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles
, Chicago
and New York
, and also AIGA
, STA
and Society of Typographic Designers for his art direction and for his contributions to the industry. He also served on the U.S. Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
.
Prior to his death in 1990, Coyne co-founded the Richard and Jean Coyne Family Foundation, to increase diversity
in the field of visual communications. The foundation currently funds seventeen programs managed by educational institutions and non-profit trade organizations that help economically disadvantaged high-school students develop portfolios to qualify for admission to art school and/or provide college scholarships for economically disadvantaged students to study graphic design, advertising, photography and illustration.
He is the father of Patrick Coyne
, the current editor and designer of Communication Arts.
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
and designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
of Communication Arts magazine, the largest international trade journal
Trade journal
A trade magazine, also called a professional magazine, is a magazine published with the intention of target marketing to a specific industry or type of trade. The collective term for this area of publishing is the trade press....
of visual communications.
Born in Seattle, Washington, in 1926, Coyne studied engineering at the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
. He served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
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from 1943 to 1946. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he studied commercial art
Commercial art
Commercial art is historically a subsector of creative services, referring to art created for commercial purposes, primarily advertising. The term has become increasingly anachronistic in favor of more contemporary terms such as graphic design and advertising art.Commercial art traditionally...
at the Cornish School and marketing
Marketing
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at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
.
He held positions as agency art director, copywriter and corporate advertising/art director before opening his own design/advertising firm, Coyne & Blanchard, Inc., in Palo Alto, California in 1953. Communication Arts was conceived and developed in that firm and the first issue was published in 1959.
During his tenure as editor and designer of Communication Arts, Coyne received medals and distinctive merits from the art directors clubs of Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and New York
New York
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, and also AIGA
Aiga
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, STA
STA
-Organizations:*Sail Training Association*Samoa Tourism Authority*SkillsTech Australia *Spokane Transit Authority*State Transit Authority *State Transport Authority...
and Society of Typographic Designers for his art direction and for his contributions to the industry. He also served on the U.S. Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
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.
Prior to his death in 1990, Coyne co-founded the Richard and Jean Coyne Family Foundation, to increase diversity
Diversity (business)
The "business case for diversity" stems from the progression of the models of diversity within the workplace since the 1960's. The original model for diversity was situated around affirmative action drawing strength from the law and a need to comply with equal employment opportunity objectives...
in the field of visual communications. The foundation currently funds seventeen programs managed by educational institutions and non-profit trade organizations that help economically disadvantaged high-school students develop portfolios to qualify for admission to art school and/or provide college scholarships for economically disadvantaged students to study graphic design, advertising, photography and illustration.
He is the father of Patrick Coyne
Patrick Coyne
Patrick S. Coyne is the editor and designer of Communication Arts magazine, the largest international trade journal of visual communications, that was co-founded by his father, Richard Coyne, in 1959....
, the current editor and designer of Communication Arts.