Colibris

It was in the early 20th-century renaissance of the decorative arts that modern graphic design was born, art made to serve the global expansion of business and industry.

Alain Weill traces the history of commercial imagemaking and typography in Europe and the United States, from the earliest poster artists to the radical avant-garde influences of Dada and Constructivism, De Stijl and the Bauhaus, from the political and social consciousness of the 1960s to the digital age.

With an extremely readable text, hundreds of colour illustrations and additional documents by distinguished authors on ‘Early Writings on Graphic Design’, ‘Advertising: The Mother of Graphic Design’ and ‘The Future of Graphic Design?’, this is a treasure trove for students and practising artists and designers.

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In the last five years a new wave of designers have put Scandinavia at the forefront of graphic design. Their prolific output, especially on the web, has influenced designers and design audiences worldwide. Many are now working abroad in cities such as London and New York. Scandinavian designers are producing cult sites, for example the Danish k10k.com (designed by Toke Nygaard and Michael Schmidt) and Swedish collective Acne’s online gaming community netbabyworld.com. At the other end of the scale is Norwegian illustrator Kim Hiorthoy, an important and original new voice in graphic design whose work is distinguished by its seeming rejection of the perfection of digital design in favour of painting, collage and photography. Through a sequence of varied work, 55[degrees] North reveals what contemporary Scandinavian graphic design is, who produces it, where they live, which media they use, and what influences them in their work.
About author
Patrick Sundqvist studied in Sweden and the States.. After graduating, he returned to Europe and has worked for both Head New Media and Vir2L Studios Europe, both based in London. Today he works independently and is one of the founding members of The Embassy of Code and Form, a freelance design collective made up of talented individuals from Europe, the USA and Australia.

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Moscow Style is the first book to showcase the latest work of talented young Muscovites in the fields of graphic design, architecture, furniture design, fashion, music and interior design. In the fifteen years since the demise of the Soviet Union, Russia’s capital has undergone extraordinary transformations - politically, socially and creatively. Moscow has long been associated with innovative creative talent, starting in the early Soviet period with such names as Tatlin and Rodchenko: here is a chance to meet the 21st-century successors to those famous innovators. By bringing together the best of Moscow’s young, creative talent, and showing the unique synthesis of Western and Russian influences, this book is set to become the benchmark of new-millennium Russian design.

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The world of music has often been where today’s designer superstars have forged their graphic design language. From jazz cover art to club flyers, from CD-packaging to fly posters, the culture of music offers unlimited possibilities for visual experimentation. Sonic Graphics / Seeing Sound not only showcases this rich genre, but is the first book to get to the heart of the relationship between music and its successful graphic expression. Exemplary work from studios around the world is presented in three sections: Notation analyses the use of sign and symbol systems in creating identity and branding for music artists, recording projects and performances; Material considers how products can package the intrinsic nature of the music they contain; and Atmosphere looks at how space and multidimensional environments can be used to visualize sound. A reference section includes studio websites and a glossary.

About author

Matt Woolman is Assistant Professor of Communication Design at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he is also Design Director of the Center for Design Studies. He is co-author with Jeff Bellantoni of Type in Motion, also published by Thames & Hudson.

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