Arthur Leydin, who died in February 2010, was a dominant presence on the Australian design landscape from the 1960s to the 1980s, particularly in corporate design and branding. He will be remembered as one of Australia’s leading ‘design thinkers’. He had a strong design philosophy, and his many articles, talks and discussions on ‘design process’ were commanding and erudite.

Over five decades he opened offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns. His practice covered branding, packaging, publications, architectural signage and the design of exhibitions, posters, products and stamps. From 1966-1968 he was Vice President and Director of Design of the influential ‘modernist’ design firm Unimark International at their Chicago and Detroit offices.

Graham Rendoth is founder of Reno Design in Sydney. As a student and then collaborator of influential designer and design thinker Arthur Leydin, his presentation will include highlights of Leydin’s career and insights into his practice.