It’s the mid 1960’s and graphic design is taking the world by storm. One man, who is working in a small firm in San Francisco, does not realize that he will change the way people look at the world. That man is named Wes Wilson.
Born in San Francisco, California in 1937, Robert Wesley
Wilson grew up “intrigued by nature and outdoors.” He did not have the typical dream of being a graphic designer from childhood. He did not think of a career in graphic design until he dropped out of San Francisco State University in 1963. Wilson’s major had been philosophy.
“The time was late 1965 and early 1966, and the whole San
Francisco alternative culture scene was just emerging. We then bring together Wes Wilson, who had a natural talent for art and an