VAS : an opera in Flatland
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Printed in the colors of flesh and blood, VAS: an opera in Flatland - a hybrid image-text novel - demonstrates how differing ways of imagining the body generate diverse stories of history, gender, politics, and, ultimately, the literature of who we are. "VAS" combines a variety of voices, from journalism and libretto to poem and comic book. Often these voices meet in(...)
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January 2004, Chicago
VAS : an opera in Flatland
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Printed in the colors of flesh and blood, VAS: an opera in Flatland - a hybrid image-text novel - demonstrates how differing ways of imagining the body generate diverse stories of history, gender, politics, and, ultimately, the literature of who we are. "VAS" combines a variety of voices, from journalism and libretto to poem and comic book. Often these voices meet in counterpoint, and the meaning of the narrative emerges from their juxtapositions, harmonies, or discords. Utilizing a wide and historical sweep of representations of the body - from pedigree charts to genetic sequences - "VAS" is, finally, the story of finding one's identity within the double helix of language and lineage. A novel by Steve Tomasula. Art & design by Stephen Farrell.
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Chris Ware
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As one of today’s most renowned cartoonists, Chris Ware is widely considered an artist of genius. Combining innovative comic book art, hand lettering, and graphic design, Ware’s uniquely appealing work is characterized by ceaseless experimentation with narrative and graphic forms. The publication of his novel "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth" in 2000 inspired a(...)
Graphic Designers, Monographs
September 2004, New Haven
Chris Ware
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As one of today’s most renowned cartoonists, Chris Ware is widely considered an artist of genius. Combining innovative comic book art, hand lettering, and graphic design, Ware’s uniquely appealing work is characterized by ceaseless experimentation with narrative and graphic forms. The publication of his novel "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth" in 2000 inspired a near avalanche of praise from critics and general readers alike. This book is the first to explore the life and work of Chris Ware.
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The first section of this publication reproduces an extensive selection from the variegated posters and programmes that Reitsma designed since 1990 for 84 different DNO productions. Entire pages from several programmes have been reprinted on the original paper. The second half presents earlier and other work by this designer made for other clients, predominantly from(...)
Graphic Designers, Monographs
December 2001, Amsterdam
Lex Reitsma : 10 years of posters for De Nederlandse Opera and other works
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The first section of this publication reproduces an extensive selection from the variegated posters and programmes that Reitsma designed since 1990 for 84 different DNO productions. Entire pages from several programmes have been reprinted on the original paper. The second half presents earlier and other work by this designer made for other clients, predominantly from the institutional and cultural field. This includes exhibition catalogues as well as books on architecture and photography. This graphic diptych is separated by a text collage composed of statements by and about Reitsma. Contributions by art critic Paul Hefting and dramaturge Klaus Bertisch of De Nederlandse Opera, views expressed by fellow designers, quotes from the professional literature, newspaper articles and- last but not least- Reitsma’s own opinions provide a lively picture of the world of this graphic designer. The reader is given a good impression of the development in Reitsma’s recognizable work and the ideas from which it sprung.
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December 2001, Amsterdam
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First in a new series of monographs on young Dutch design groups that operate at the forefront of a new generation of graphic designers. "From the start Thonik has been at the forefront of a new generation of graphic designers. The designer as director, as conceptual artist, as strategist, as media expert and as obstinate busybody- Thonik cover all these roles with(...)
Graphic Designers, Monographs
October 2001, Amsterdam
Thonik
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First in a new series of monographs on young Dutch design groups that operate at the forefront of a new generation of graphic designers. "From the start Thonik has been at the forefront of a new generation of graphic designers. The designer as director, as conceptual artist, as strategist, as media expert and as obstinate busybody- Thonik cover all these roles with gusto. And with results." (Ineke Schwartz-new Dutch graphic design)
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October 2001, Amsterdam
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Otto Treumann (1919-2001) is regarded as a major pioneer in the modernization of graphic design in the Netherlands. Premised on Swiss typography and the Bauhaus, Treumann's oeuvre is distinguished by an easy-to-read combination of visual elements and an iconoclastic treatment of colour. These benefit from his(...)
Otto Treumann : graphic design in the Netherlands
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Otto Treumann (1919-2001) is regarded as a major pioneer in the modernization of graphic design in the Netherlands. Premised on Swiss typography and the Bauhaus, Treumann's oeuvre is distinguished by an easy-to-read combination of visual elements and an iconoclastic treatment of colour. These benefit from his wide knowledge of printing techniques acquired during the Second World War when he forged documents for the resistance. He enjoyed a special relationship with industrial clients, invariably achieving top quality and innovation in the arena where economics meets culture. His work has proved eminently suitable for house styles and logos, including those for Wolters Noordhoff the publishers, the Kröller-Müller Museum, the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects and El Al Airlines. He also designed posters for the Industries Fair in Utrecht, the Rotterdam Ahoy' and Tattoo in Delft. The book is designed by Irma Boom.
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June 2001, Rotterdam
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From illustrator Kvta Pacovská comes an innovative creation: an expandable book nearly twenty feet in length, including geometric die-cuts, surprising pop-up elements, rich colors, squiggles, squares, and quirky faces.
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April 2005, San Francisco
Unfold / enfold : an art book by Kveta Pacovska
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From illustrator Kvta Pacovská comes an innovative creation: an expandable book nearly twenty feet in length, including geometric die-cuts, surprising pop-up elements, rich colors, squiggles, squares, and quirky faces.
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Kyle Cooper
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Kyle Cooper is acclaimed as one of the most innovative and important designer of film titles since Saul Bass. This attractive and informative book offers the first critical and historical assessment of Cooper's impressive design achievements. In this book, Andrea Codrington relates that Cooper's work first garnered major attention in 1995 with his creation of the(...)
Graphic Designers, Monographs
September 2003, New Haven
Kyle Cooper
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Kyle Cooper is acclaimed as one of the most innovative and important designer of film titles since Saul Bass. This attractive and informative book offers the first critical and historical assessment of Cooper's impressive design achievements. In this book, Andrea Codrington relates that Cooper's work first garnered major attention in 1995 with his creation of the extraordinary title sequence for the horror thriller "Seven", which is credited with bringing about a renaissance in innovative film title design. Seven's titles were touted as short films in their own right-not merely a "design solution" but a metaphorical representation of the film as a whole. Codrington also discusses Cooper's work at the titles specialist R.Greenberg before he founded in 1996 his own Los Angeles based company, Imaginary Forces. As creative director there, Cooper now oversees a ninety-person team and has designed a stunning succession of highly regarded titles for such films as "Eraser", "Mission impossible", "Twister", "The mummy", "The horse whisperer", "The negotiator", and "Arlington road".
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Space graphysm
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Presents recent Japanese architectural projects for which graphic design plays the leading role. With the frequently award-winning designs of Hiromura Masaaki. The projects are showcased and discussed in four sections : System - information design to clarify the structure of buildings. Graphysm - the use of typography in spaces to clarify the purpose of the(...)
Space graphysm
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Presents recent Japanese architectural projects for which graphic design plays the leading role. With the frequently award-winning designs of Hiromura Masaaki. The projects are showcased and discussed in four sections : System - information design to clarify the structure of buildings. Graphysm - the use of typography in spaces to clarify the purpose of the space. Presentation - graphic design for exhibitions and installations. Visual Identity - creating a visual identity for a space or building.
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Ruedi Baur fonde en 1989 Intégral Ruedi Baur et associés. Son champs d'activité se concentre principalement sur l'identité visuelle et la signalétique - il est notamment l'auteur de la signalétique du centre Georges-Pompidou. Ce livre accompagne l'exposition "Quotidien visuel" présentée à la galerie Anatome à Paris.
Intégral Ruedi Baur et associés
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Ruedi Baur fonde en 1989 Intégral Ruedi Baur et associés. Son champs d'activité se concentre principalement sur l'identité visuelle et la signalétique - il est notamment l'auteur de la signalétique du centre Georges-Pompidou. Ce livre accompagne l'exposition "Quotidien visuel" présentée à la galerie Anatome à Paris.
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Roman Cieslewicz
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S'il fallait caractériser, vite, le talent de ce surdoué polonais émigré en France dès 1963, c'est le mot «jaillissement» qui s'imposerait tant son œuvre témoigne, dès ses débuts, d'une effervescence de l'imagination servie par une surprenante aisance à manier les signes graphiques, lettres et couleurs incluses, des signes qu'il mène à un point d'exaspération d'une(...)
Roman Cieslewicz
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S'il fallait caractériser, vite, le talent de ce surdoué polonais émigré en France dès 1963, c'est le mot «jaillissement» qui s'imposerait tant son œuvre témoigne, dès ses débuts, d'une effervescence de l'imagination servie par une surprenante aisance à manier les signes graphiques, lettres et couleurs incluses, des signes qu'il mène à un point d'exaspération d'une stupéfiante efficacité. Ses noirs cernent rigoureusement le propos, ses rouges font flamber la page. Les directeurs de communication et ceux de la presse illustrée ne s'y sont pas trompés qui l'ont chargé de donner à leurs produits une image de modernité et d'extrême spécificité. Affiches de cirques et d'opéras, de musées et de films, campagnes publicitaires, logotypes et alphabets, photomontages et collages, tout lui est bon à démontrer, avec une audace parfaitement contrôlée, son exceptionnelle virtuosité.
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