Frank Chimero is a contemporary illustrator and graphic designer from Springfield, Missouri.http://blog.defgrip.net/2010/03/qa-frank-chimero/ He currently works and resides in Portland, Oregon.http://www.printmag.com/Article/Frank-Chimero#axzz11buFzax1 Before moving to Portland, he taught design at Missouri State University.http://grainedit.com/2009/03/12/frank-chimero-interview/ His work resembles that of mid-century modern artist, Saul Bass, whom Frank lists as an inspiration.http://faq.frankchimero.com/ Frank is a traditional artist, he sketches his concepts on paper first before using the computer as a medium. He is known for his edging, which he states is all done by hand and scanned into Illustrator later.http://grainedit.com/2009/03/12/frank-chimero-interview/ Print Magazine named Frank one of 2010's New Visual Artists.http://www.printmag.com/Article/Frank-Chimero#axzz11c0HbDut

Frank was commissioned by Microsoft in 2003 to design a supplementary Windows Media Player interface.http://www.printmag.com/Article/Frank-Chimero#axzz11buFzax1 Wired Magazine had Frank create three images for a how-to editorial in 2009.http://work.frankchimero.com/#176332/Wired Frank has also created artwork for FastCompany, BusinessWeek, and Glamour Italia. In 2010, he created editorial illustrations for American Way, American Airlines' in-flight magazine to educate fliers about productivity, golfing, and Twitter.http://work.frankchimero.com/#176215/American-Way Most recently, he designed editorials for the New York Times teaching the benefits of uni-tasking, the public perception of millionaires, Windows Vista, and luxury travel deals.http://work.frankchimero.com/#176275/New-York-Times Frank is currently working on The States, a self-initiated project whereby he redesigns each of the United States' 50 states in a creative way.http://work.frankchimero.com/#23040/The-States

Frank Chimero and a group of other illustrators and typographers were commissioned to design a website for Microsoft that showcased Internet Explorer 9's ability to handle webfonts. The project was dubbled, Lost World's Fair, and Frank was given the responsibility to design the Atlantis portion. Through a collaborative effort, Frank created the artwork and the website was launched on September 15, 2010.http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/1127143052/friends-of-mighty-operation-condor-and-ie9http://lostworldsfairs.com/atlantis/