Paul Renner : the art of typography / Christopher Burke.

Main entry:

Burke, Christopher, 1967-

Title & Author:

Paul Renner : the art of typography / Christopher Burke.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index.
Rejuvenation, 1900-1924 -- Renewal, 1924-1932 -- Futura and the modern letter in Germany -- Crisis, 1932-1933 -- Typography in a dictatorship, 1933-1945 -- Survival, 1945-1956.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"German typographer Paul Renner is best known as the designer of the typeface Futura, which stands as a landmark of modern graphic design. This is the first study of Renner's typographic career, detailing his life and work to reveal the breadth of his accomplishment and influence." "Renner was a central figure in the German artistic movements of the 1920s and 1930s, becoming an early and prominent member of the Deutscher Werkbund while creating his first book designs for various Munich-based publishers. As the author of numerous texts such as Typografie als Kunst (Typography as Art) and Die Kunst der Typographie (The Art of Typography) he created a new set of guidelines for balanced book design. Renner taught with Jan Tschichold in the 1930s and was a key participant in the heated ideological and artistic debates of that time. Arrested and dismissed from his post by the Nazis, he eventually emerged as a voice of experience and reason in the postwar years. Throughout this tumultuous period he produced a body of work of the highest distinction."--Jacket.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

1568981589 (alk. paper)
9781568981581 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Renner, Paul, 1878-1956.
Renner, Paul, né 1878.
Renner, Paul Künstler.
Renner, Paul, b. 1878
Deutscher Werkbund
Book design Germany History 20th century.
Type and type-founding Germany History 20th century.
Makeup (Printing) Germany History 20th century.
Printing Germany History 20th century.
Diseño de libros Alemania Historia Siglo XX.
Mise en pages Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Caractères d'imprimerie Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Typographie Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Imprimerie Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Printing
Makeup (Printing)
Book design
Type and type-founding
Buchgestaltung
Typografie
Mise en page.
Histoire.
Typographie.
Caractère typographique.
20e siècle.
Tipos de imprenta Alemania Historia Siglo XX.
Germany
Allemagne.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 205926
Call No.: NK44.R414 B8 1998
Status: Available

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