Mixing messages : graphic design in contemporary culture / Ellen Lupton.

Main entry:

Lupton, Ellen.

Title & Author:

Mixing messages : graphic design in contemporary culture / Ellen Lupton.

Publication:

New York : Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution : Princeton Architectural Press, 1996.

Description:

176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Catalog to an exhibition of the same name at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Street -- Typography -- Identity -- Publishing.

Summary:

"Graphic Design shapes the meaning and impact of all we see and read. Mixing Messages traces how both the aesthetic value and overall pervasiveness of graphic design have changed over the past fifteen years. In this period, technological innovation and, especially, the rise of the personal computer have drastically altered graphic design practice, triggering explosions of creativity in all forms of visual communication. From the independent producer operating out of the home to the publishing conglomerate, a more diverse design community is creating the images that affect us every day. From the printed page to the Internet, typefaces, colors, logos, and images transmit information and ideas, generating a literacy of the eye that affects us every day. In this important new book, a critical text accompanied by over 300 color illustrations explores the aesthetic, cultural, and technological issues that are shaping the future of graphic design. Featured is work by numerous designers, including Charles S. Anderson, Fabien Baron, Art Chantry, Stephen Doyle, Edward Fella, Tobias Frere-Jones, Dan Friedman, April Greiman, Jonathan Hoefler, Tibor Kalman, Zuzana Licko, Katherine McCoy, Paula Scher, and such global design offices as Landor Associates, Lippincott & Margulies, and Siegel & Gale. From this diverse array of practices, Mixing Messages constructs a rich picture of graphic design today."--The publisher.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1568980981 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9781568980980 (cloth ; alk. paper)
156898099X (paper ; alk. paper)
9781568980997 (paper ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Commercial art United States History 20th century Exhibitions.
Visual communication United States Exhibitions.
Graphic arts United States History 20th century Exhibitions.
Art publicitaire États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Expositions.
Communication visuelle États-Unis Expositions.
Arts graphiques États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Expositions.
Commercial art
Graphic arts
Visual communication
Grafikdesign
Ausstellung
Grafische vormgeving.
United States
USA
Corporate identity
Printing, Practical
Type and type-founding
Typography

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
History
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Cooper-Hewitt Museum.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 202143
Call No.: NC998.5.A1 L8 1996
Status: Available

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