Main entry:

Purcell, Kerry William.

Title & Author:

Josef Müller-Brockmann / by Kerry William Purcell.

Publication:

New York : Phaidon Press, 2006.

Description:

291 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 30 cm

Notes:
"This project was made in cooperation with Shizuko Yoshikawa and the Josef Müller-Brockmann Archive."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Seriously playful : the art of discovery -- Playfully serious : search for an identity -- Universal style : discovering the essence -- New graphic design : spreading the word -- Education : the objective lesson -- Corporate identity : the image defined.

Summary:

"This volume is the most definitive monograph to be published on Josef Mueller-Brockmann. It traces Mueller-Brockmann's life from childhood through his early training, rarely seen designs for the theater, famous posters for the Zurich art scene, corporate design work for clients like IBM, and, finally, his efforts to educate young designers. With assistance from the Museum fur Gestaltung, Zurich and the Josef Mueller-Brockmann Archive, this book is extensively illustrated with completed works period photography, rare sketches, concept drawings, and personal photos."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0714843490 (hardcover)
9780714843490 (hardcover)

Subject:

Müller-Brockmann, Josef, 1914-1996.
Müller-Brockmann, Josef, 1914- Critique et interprétation.
Graphic artists Switzerland Biography.
Commercial artists Switzerland Biography.
Graphic arts Switzerland.
Dessinateurs publicitaires Suisse Biographies.
Arts graphiques Suisse.
Commercial artists.
Graphic artists.
Graphic arts.
Müller-Brockmann, Josef, 1914- Graphic artists Switzerland Biography Commercial artists Switzerland Biography.
Switzerland.

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies.

Added entries:

Müller-Brockmann, Josef, 1914-1996.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 248501
Call No.: BIB 178042
Status: Available