In its debut edition in 1983, "A History of Graphic Design" received accolades from the Association of American Publishers as a publishing landmark. Now in its Fourth Edition, this unrivalled, seminal work continues its long tradition of providing balanced insight and thorough historical background. Widely accepted as the most authoritative book ...
The story of Melvin Purvis, the once-iconic G-man and public hero destroyed not by villains but by the jealousy of his boss, J Edgar Hoover By the end of 1934 Melvin Purvis was, after President Roosevelt, the most famous man in America. Just thirty-one years old, he presided over the FBI's remarkable sweep of the great Public Enemies of the ...
This is the true account of Special Agent Melvin Purvis' success at sweeping out Public Enemies of the American Depression and attempts by FBI boss to bring him down. In "The Vendetta", author Alston Purvis recounts the story of his father, Melvin Purvis, the iconic G-man and public hero made famous by his remarkable sweep of the great Public ...
This volume traces the graphic design history that took place in the Netherlands between the two World Wars. Illustrations and discussion demonstrate how developments during this period led to the current Dutch graphic design language.
Dutch designer and printmaker Hendrik Werkman (1882-1945) is best known for his innovative printing techniques and avant-garde typography. As publisher of "De Blauwe Schuitt, "a series of underground booklets produced by Jewish dissident poets and writers during the Nazi occupation of Holland, Werkman was imprisoned by German secret police in 1945 ...
Bringing together over 400 colour reproductions, this volume represents a pictorial record of the development of poster art and graphic design during the years 1880 to 1980. In addition to their artistic merit, posters can be powerful expressions of by-gone eras that help narrate historical change. In the time before mass media, posters were a ...
Jan Tschichold (1902-1974 ) was one of the most outstanding and influential graphic artists and typographers of the 20th century. Throughout his life, he stood in the service of print and writing, first as a talented young calligrapher and designer of some 70 posters and then, later on, as a self-critical typographer and typeface designer. In his ...
With its first issue in January of 1918 Wendingen set a new standard in arts publishing. The pioneering journal sought out the newest ideas by the most creative practitioners in all of the visual arts--architecture, graphics, typography, sculpture, ceramics, glass, and theatrical design--and then reproduced them in sumptuous, hand-bound editions ...
Accessible and easy to use, this handy reference book gives a detailed visual record of the evolution of typefaces over the last century, focusing in particular on developments in the last fifteen years.
Few have left a deeper impression on the world of typography than Jan Tschichold (1902-74), one of the most outstanding and influential designers of the 20th century. Not only was he was a master in his field, but he wrote a number of highly influential books and became instrumental in promoting the modernist design strategy called the New ...
Jan Tschichold (1902-1974) kann als einer der herausragendsten und einflussreichsten Grafiker und Typografen des 20. Jahrhunderts bezeichnet werden. Zeit seines Lebens stand er im Dienst der Schrift, sowohl als junger talentierter Kalligraph und Gestalter von rund 70 Plakaten, als auch spAter als selbstkritischer Typograf und Entwerfer von ...
This book offers a richly illustrated overview of the Netherlands' distinguished graphic design history, from 1890 to the present day. From the 'Nieuwe Kunst' at the turn of the 20th century through De Stijl and postwar graphics to the contemporary avant-garde, the book presents a feast of visual imagery that will delight all graphic designers, ...
With over five hundred color reproductions, "Graphic Design 20th Century" represents a pictorial history of the last hundred years in graphic design. Alston Purvis presents all the significant designers of the twentieth century as well as the many styles that characterized this rich and tumultuous period: Art Nouveau, Arts and Craft, the Viennese ...
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