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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
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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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.
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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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Make it bigger
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An outspoken voice in the world of graphic design for more than twenty years, Paula Scher has developed a worldwide reputation for her bold, modern graphics and her incisive, sometimes stinging, critiques of the design profession. In "Make in Bigger", Scher candidly reveals her thoughts on design practice, drawing on her own experiences as one of the leading designers in(...)
Make it bigger
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An outspoken voice in the world of graphic design for more than twenty years, Paula Scher has developed a worldwide reputation for her bold, modern graphics and her incisive, sometimes stinging, critiques of the design profession. In "Make in Bigger", Scher candidly reveals her thoughts on design practice, drawing on her own experiences as one of the leading designers in the United States, and possibly the most famous female graphic designer in the world. Pointed and funny, it is an instructive guide for all those who navigate the difficult path between clients, employees, corporate structures, artists, and design professionals. "Make it Bigger" provides a survey of Scher's groundbreaking work, from her designs as art director at Columbia Records, to her identity for New York's Public Theater, to her recent work for the New York Times, Herman Miller, and the American Museum of Natural History's Rose Center planetarium. Paula Scher is a partner in the design firm Pentagram and a member of the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the Chrysler Design Award and an AIGA Medal for distinguished service to the profession. Her album cover designs have earned her 4 Grammy award nominations.
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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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Profile Pentagram design
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Pentagram, founded in 1972, is one of the most influential graphic, product, and architectural design firms in the world. Included is a foreword on Pentagram’s history and evolution by Rick Poynor, founder of the British graphic-design magazine Eye.
Graphic Designers, Monographs
July 2004, London, New York
Profile Pentagram design
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Pentagram, founded in 1972, is one of the most influential graphic, product, and architectural design firms in the world. Included is a foreword on Pentagram’s history and evolution by Rick Poynor, founder of the British graphic-design magazine Eye.
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As Bruno Munari wrote in 1961, “The biggest hindrance to understanding a work of art is wanting to understand.” And so he has written this diminutive book of theorems, this witty, sincere book of enlightening poems, for the struggling art viewer. To excerpt from individual poems written between 1945 and 1960: if leonardo's gioconda/had legs/she would leave art/and return(...)
Bruno Munari : teoremi sull'arte / art theorems / art théorèmes
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As Bruno Munari wrote in 1961, “The biggest hindrance to understanding a work of art is wanting to understand.” And so he has written this diminutive book of theorems, this witty, sincere book of enlightening poems, for the struggling art viewer. To excerpt from individual poems written between 1945 and 1960: if leonardo's gioconda/had legs/she would leave art/and return to reality ... is the choice of subject important?/raphael's marriage of the virgin/art/john brown's marriage of the virgin/not art/art isn't the subject ... a hundred lovers can even understand realism/a million admirers/will reject concrete art/with all their might ... in italy art is supposed to be italian/in poland polish/in turkey turkish/and if a turk goes to paint in poland/what sort of art should he do?/and what if poland occupies turkey? ... ministers and dictators/noblemen/the bored rich/sportsmen/dissatisfied professionals/worldly galleries/obliging critics/welcoming newspapers/opening cocktails/lots of people/art no.
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Godard : this way that way
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Keith Godard (b. 1940) is one of the most unusual personalities on the graphic design scene. His New York practice deals mainly with exhibition design. His poster also create sensations on a regular basis, All his work shares a striking degree of cheerfulness in form and colour, and a sense of humour that gives a hint of Godard’s British origins. Despite this, the(...)
Graphic Designers, Monographs
February 2002, Baden
Godard : this way that way
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Keith Godard (b. 1940) is one of the most unusual personalities on the graphic design scene. His New York practice deals mainly with exhibition design. His poster also create sensations on a regular basis, All his work shares a striking degree of cheerfulness in form and colour, and a sense of humour that gives a hint of Godard’s British origins. Despite this, the designer is committed to function and reduced graphics. He trust the power of the idea. This small-format book is conceived as something that will inspire designers with courage.
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February 2002, Baden
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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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
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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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
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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(...)
Graphic Designers, Monographs
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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