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The early twentieth century was a time of extraordinary change in Europe. War and revolution shattered the traditional cohesion of European civilisation, while the machine age brought mass production and distribution and a new sense of internationalism. This ‘heroic’ period of modernity found particularly forceful expression in graphic design and photomontage throughout(...)
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October 2004, London
Avant-garde graphics 1918- 1934
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The early twentieth century was a time of extraordinary change in Europe. War and revolution shattered the traditional cohesion of European civilisation, while the machine age brought mass production and distribution and a new sense of internationalism. This ‘heroic’ period of modernity found particularly forceful expression in graphic design and photomontage throughout Europe, where new techniques allowed a fusion of typography, painting and photography, evoking the dynamism and fragmentation of cinema. "Avant-garde Graphics: 1918 – 34" showcases the work of many of the leading practitioners of the Modern movement, from Italian Futurists, the Dutch members of De Stijl and the German Bauhaus, to the Constructivists of Russia and central Europe. Drawn from the collection of Merrill C. Berman, one of the greatest collections of twentieth-century graphic art in the world, this book features colour reproductions of original posters, prints, book designs and political and commercial ephemera, together with original designers’ layouts and photomontages.
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Swiss graphic design and “the Swiss Style” are crucial elements in the history of modernism. During the 1920s and ’30s, skills traditionally associated with Swiss industry, particularly pharmaceuticals and mechanical engineering, were matched by those of the country’s graphic designers, who produced their advertising and technical literature. These pioneering graphic(...)
Swiss graphic design : the origins and growth of an international style 1920-1965
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Swiss graphic design and “the Swiss Style” are crucial elements in the history of modernism. During the 1920s and ’30s, skills traditionally associated with Swiss industry, particularly pharmaceuticals and mechanical engineering, were matched by those of the country’s graphic designers, who produced their advertising and technical literature. These pioneering graphic artists saw design as part of industrial production and searched for anonymous, objective visual communication. They chose photographic images rather than illustration, and typefaces that were industrial-looking rather than those designed for books. This volume looks at graphic language developed by such Swiss designers as Theo Ballmer, Max Bill, Adrian Frutiger, Karl Gerstner, Armin Hoffman, Ernst Keller, Herbert Matter, Josef Müller-Brockmann, and Jan Tschichold. The style of these artists received worldwide admiration for its formal discipline : images and text were organized by geometrical grids. Adopted internationally, the grid and sans serif typefaces such as Helvetica became the classic emblems of Swiss graphic design. This book shows design work across a range of media, including posters, magazines, exhibition displays, brochures, advertisements, books, and film.
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Graphic design : a concise history
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March 2001, London
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Featuring a comprehensive selection of writings by renowned graphic designer, graphic design theorist and historian Richard Hollis, this densely illustrated book includes a wide array of interviews, essays, letters, articles and lectures. It covers virtually everything regarding the field and history of graphic design, from Soviet revolutionary posters and designers in(...)
About graphic design: Richard Hollis writings
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Featuring a comprehensive selection of writings by renowned graphic designer, graphic design theorist and historian Richard Hollis, this densely illustrated book includes a wide array of interviews, essays, letters, articles and lectures. It covers virtually everything regarding the field and history of graphic design, from Soviet revolutionary posters and designers in Nazi Germany to Penguin book covers, New 'New' Typography, Max Bill and Nicolete Gray.
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Des affiches de la fin du XIXe siècle aux créations numériques les plus récentes, l’auteur présente une chronologie des arts graphiques pays par pays – méthode qui rend possible une description claire et précise des nombreux mouvements ainsi qu’une mise en contexte des innovateurs les plus importants. Plus de 800 reproductions – affiches, couvertures de livre, pochettes(...)
Le graphisme de 1890 à nos jours
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Des affiches de la fin du XIXe siècle aux créations numériques les plus récentes, l’auteur présente une chronologie des arts graphiques pays par pays – méthode qui rend possible une description claire et précise des nombreux mouvements ainsi qu’une mise en contexte des innovateurs les plus importants. Plus de 800 reproductions – affiches, couvertures de livre, pochettes de disque, publicités, logotypes, identités visuelles – viennent illustrer de façon parfaitement synchronisée les propos du graphiste Richard Hollis. Un nouveau chapitre consacré aux années 1990 et au début du millénaire a été ajouté en fin de volume.
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