The form of the book book
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A collection of essays, analyses and examples regarding the theory and production of bound volumes, this small but dense publication includes contributions by Catherine de Smet, James Goggin, Richard Hollis, Sarah Gottlieb, Armand Mevis and Chrissie Charlton, and ranges in topic from the Matta-Clark Complex and Le Corbusier as book designer to the Most Beautiful Swiss(...)
The form of the book book
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$28.00
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A collection of essays, analyses and examples regarding the theory and production of bound volumes, this small but dense publication includes contributions by Catherine de Smet, James Goggin, Richard Hollis, Sarah Gottlieb, Armand Mevis and Chrissie Charlton, and ranges in topic from the Matta-Clark Complex and Le Corbusier as book designer to the Most Beautiful Swiss Books in retrospect, modern typographer Herbert Spencer and essential notes for designers.
Book Design
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Tracing the history of graphic design over the past 30 years, this dense and informative reader presents a large selection of essays which address the origins and purposes of the field. Originally intended to accompany a May 2011 conference in London, the investigation expanded its scope as one text lead to another and further relevant input was discovered. The first(...)
Graphic Design and Typography
November 2014
Graphic design: history in the writing, 1983-2011
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Tracing the history of graphic design over the past 30 years, this dense and informative reader presents a large selection of essays which address the origins and purposes of the field. Originally intended to accompany a May 2011 conference in London, the investigation expanded its scope as one text lead to another and further relevant input was discovered. The first anthology of its kind, this reader comprises some of the most influential published texts about graphic design history, underscoring the aesthetic, theoretical, politcal and social tensions that have underpinned it from the beginning. Included are texts by Steve Baker, Wen Huei Chou, Johanna Drucker, Victor Margolin, Catherine de Smet and numerous others.
Graphic Design and Typography