Henry Steiner

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Henry Steiner is a world renowned graphic designer 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 given the honor of designing the citys' bank notes by the Hong Kong government. Steiner was educated at the Sorbonne and at Yale (where he studied with Paul Rand). In 1964, he founded "Steiner&Co", one of the world’s leading brand consultancies.

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

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is world recognized brand for banking, finance, brokerage, and insurance. In 1983, Henry Steiner developed a corporate identity for the bank based on its St.Andrew’s cross flag. Showcasing the connections and points of the compass, the brand mark exhibits HSBC's tremendous expansion.

Today, the brand mark is of immense value and is universally recognized. It stands out on even the most crowded streets of the world’s busiest cities.

Hong Kong Bank Notes

For a city built on its economy and commerce, bank notes provide a unique opportunity for branding. In 1975, Henry Steiner designed notes based on Chinese mythology. 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.

Recoginition

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)