Q:Facts: - death place: norwalk , connecticut united states - caption: rand , 1998 . on an apple '' think different '' poster - birth name: peretz rosenbaum - death date: 26 november 1996 - birth date: 15 august 1914 - name: paul rand - nationality: american - image: paul-rand . jpg - birth place: brooklyn , new york united states - occupation: graphic designer professor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of paul rand .
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paul rand -lrb- august 15 , 1914 -- november 26 , 1996 -rrb- was an american art director and graphic designer , best known for his corporate logo designs , including the logos for ibm , ups , enron , morningstar , inc. , westinghouse , abc , and steve jobs 's next .he was one of the first american commercial artists to embrace and practice the swiss style of graphic design .rand was a professor emeritus of graphic design at yale university in new haven , connecticut from 1956 to 1969 , and from 1974 to 1985 .he was inducted into the new york art directors club hall of fame in 1972 .