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This is a unique, absorbing compilation of the best design books of the last 100 years. Covering a huge range of material – from historic titles by pioneering type foundries to the best of recent monographs from today’s leading studios – it provides a striking insight into the evolution of graphic design in the twentieth century.
Bibliographic: 100 Classic Graphic Design Books
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This is a unique, absorbing compilation of the best design books of the last 100 years. Covering a huge range of material – from historic titles by pioneering type foundries to the best of recent monographs from today’s leading studios – it provides a striking insight into the evolution of graphic design in the twentieth century.
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Anselmo, Boetti, Calzolari, Fabro, Kounellis, Mario and Marisa Merz, Paolini, Pascali, Penone, Pistoletto, Prini, Zorio: the protagonists of the most important italian artistic movement in the second half of the XX century are introduced not by their “traditional” works, but from a particular point of view : their publishing production. These artists’ books were(...)
Arte Povera, 1966-1980 : books and documents
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Anselmo, Boetti, Calzolari, Fabro, Kounellis, Mario and Marisa Merz, Paolini, Pascali, Penone, Pistoletto, Prini, Zorio: the protagonists of the most important italian artistic movement in the second half of the XX century are introduced not by their “traditional” works, but from a particular point of view : their publishing production. These artists’ books were conceived, built and re-invented as works of art themselves, and some of them had a very important role in defining the aims and beliefs of the whole artistic movement. A detailed introduction analyses “diagonally” people, times, places and texts involved in the Arte Povera movement and their mutual relationships; then, each artist is individually presented through his books and one-person exhibitions, along with several photos of the mentioned documents. The book is completed by an accurate chronology of the collective exhibitions (1966-2005) and a detailed bibliography of the books, essays and articles about the "poveristi” (1966-2006).
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December 2007
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This publication annually showcases the results of the competition ‘The Most Beautiful Swiss Books’, coordinated by the Swiss Ministry of Culture and aimed at promoting Swiss book design. The catalogue presents the award-winning books and their technical facts and figures, as well as the jury’s verdict. Moreover, it serves as a platform for discourse about book design and(...)
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The most beautiful swiss books 2009: the future issue
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This publication annually showcases the results of the competition ‘The Most Beautiful Swiss Books’, coordinated by the Swiss Ministry of Culture and aimed at promoting Swiss book design. The catalogue presents the award-winning books and their technical facts and figures, as well as the jury’s verdict. Moreover, it serves as a platform for discourse about book design and production and is in itself an example of contemporary graphic design trends. ‘The Future Issue’ is the third catalogue in the Back To The Future Trilogy, concerned with the past, present and future of book design.
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Endlessly diverse, bookplates (also called ex libris, Latin for "from the books of") are small decorative labels to be pasted inside a book's cover to express personal ownership. Originating in their modern printed form in 16th-century Germany, where books were highly valuable and treasured, bookplates became an art form practiced by artists across Europe and beyond. This(...)
Ex Libris: the art of bookplates
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Endlessly diverse, bookplates (also called ex libris, Latin for "from the books of") are small decorative labels to be pasted inside a book's cover to express personal ownership. Originating in their modern printed form in 16th-century Germany, where books were highly valuable and treasured, bookplates became an art form practiced by artists across Europe and beyond. This book traces the evolution of bookplate design over time and across national boundaries, showcasing 100 key examples of ex libris art.
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The book examines the key factors that distinguish various zines. It introduces projects in which the printing process significantly influences aesthetics or in which limited distribution to a small, clearly defined target audience becomes part of the overall concept. Through interviews with people involved in zine production and distribution, the book sheds light on(...)
Behind the zines: Self-publishing culture
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The book examines the key factors that distinguish various zines. It introduces projects in which the printing process significantly influences aesthetics or in which limited distribution to a small, clearly defined target audience becomes part of the overall concept. Through interviews with people involved in zine production and distribution, the book sheds light on various strategies for this evolving media form.
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Presents an overview of the hundred-year old Dutch private press-movement: a relatively small, yet exceedingly dynamic, creative and influential part of the Dutch book culture. Passionate booklovers were and still are producing extraordinary editions at home. These books appeared in limited editions, printed on extraordinary paper, often with specially created fonts and(...)
The ideal book: private presses in the Netherlands, 1910-2010
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Presents an overview of the hundred-year old Dutch private press-movement: a relatively small, yet exceedingly dynamic, creative and influential part of the Dutch book culture. Passionate booklovers were and still are producing extraordinary editions at home. These books appeared in limited editions, printed on extraordinary paper, often with specially created fonts and designed with care. This illustrated survey starts with the pioneers J.C. Bloem, J. Greshoff, P.N. van Eyck and J.F. van Royen – continues via internationally known artists such as S.H. de Roos and H.N. Werkman to the pragmatic printers who now operate in the margins of the book trade. Edited by Paul van Capelleveen en Clemens de Wolf.
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Books: a living history
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From the first scribbling on papyrus to the emergence of the e-book, this wide-ranging overview of the history of the book provides a fascinating look at one of the most efficient, versatile, and enduring technologies ever developed. The author traces the evolution of the book from the rarefied world of the hand-copied and illuminated volume in ancient and medieval times,(...)
Books: a living history
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From the first scribbling on papyrus to the emergence of the e-book, this wide-ranging overview of the history of the book provides a fascinating look at one of the most efficient, versatile, and enduring technologies ever developed. The author traces the evolution of the book from the rarefied world of the hand-copied and illuminated volume in ancient and medieval times, through the revolutionary impact of Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press, to the rise of a publishing culture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the subsequent impact of new technologies on this culture. Many of the great individual titles of the past two millennia are discussed as well as the range of book types and formats that have emerged in the last few hundred years, from serial and dime novels to paperbacks, children’s books, and Japanese manga. The volume ends with a discussion of the digital revolution in book production and distribution and the ramifications for book lovers, who can’t help but wonder whether the book will thrive—or even survive—in a form they recognize. Martyn Lyons is professor of history at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and the author of A History of Reading and Writing in the Western World (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009) and Reading Culture and Writing Practices in Nineteenth-Century France (University of Toronto Press, 2008).
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The Most Beautiful Swiss Books’ is one of the most reputed competitions of its kind worldwide and has helped build up the international recognition enjoyed by contemporary Swiss book design. Prize winning designers include Adéla Svobodová, Anna Haas, Julia Born (who also won the Jan Tschichold Award), Kay Bachmann, Aude Lehmann, and sofie’s Kommunikationsdesign among(...)
The most beautiful Swiss books, 2010
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The Most Beautiful Swiss Books’ is one of the most reputed competitions of its kind worldwide and has helped build up the international recognition enjoyed by contemporary Swiss book design. Prize winning designers include Adéla Svobodová, Anna Haas, Julia Born (who also won the Jan Tschichold Award), Kay Bachmann, Aude Lehmann, and sofie’s Kommunikationsdesign among others. With an essay by Adam Szymczyk and introduction by Anisha Imhasly.
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For the yearly Best Book Designs competition and the exhibition at the Temporary Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, thirtysix books published in the Netherlands in 2010 selected for the quality of their design, typography, printing, illustration and production. This book contains extended photographic profiles of the winning books, plus an illuminating introduction and(...)
The best Dutch book designs 2010
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For the yearly Best Book Designs competition and the exhibition at the Temporary Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, thirtysix books published in the Netherlands in 2010 selected for the quality of their design, typography, printing, illustration and production. This book contains extended photographic profiles of the winning books, plus an illuminating introduction and judges’ report. Designed by Niels Schrader.
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The book as art: artists' books from the National Museum of Women in the arts, second edition
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"The Book as Art" presents more than one hundred limited-edition volumes held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC. These books take every conceivable form as they engage a wide variety of subjects from food and family to politics and poetry. Twelve recent acquisitions are included in this new, updated paperback edition.
The book as art: artists' books from the National Museum of Women in the arts, second edition
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"The Book as Art" presents more than one hundred limited-edition volumes held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC. These books take every conceivable form as they engage a wide variety of subjects from food and family to politics and poetry. Twelve recent acquisitions are included in this new, updated paperback edition.
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