Bradbury Thompson (1911-1995) was born in Topeka, Kansas and graduated from Washburn College.

With the blending of photography, typography and color, Thompson has expanded the boundries of the printed page and he has influenced the design of a generation of art directors.

The final issues of three wartime magazines, including Victory and USA, were all designed by Thompson in 1945.

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In New York, before the war was over, he had become the art director of Mademoiselle. Thompson worked for the fashion magazine for fifteen years.

Also, Thompson took on the role of design director for Art News and Art News Annual. He held this position for 27 years.

Thompson went on to design a brochure for the Ford Motor Company, and began his experiments in typographic reform by creating his 'monoalphabet.'