Remembering Art Paul 1925-2018

July / August, 2018

REMEMBERING Art Paul 1925-2018WORLD OF PLAYBOYThere would be no Playboy without Hugh Hefner, and there would be no Rabbit Head without Art Paul. We lost a truly irreplaceable member of the Playboy family when the magazine’s founding art director and creator of its storied logo passed away in April at the age of 93. “I designed the logo to depict the lighter side of life,” wrote Paul in an early memo about the Rabbit Head, which remains a case study in design and one of the most recognizable symb...

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