Content includes:
Marilyn Hoffner, New York: Typomundus 20. International Exhibition of 20th Century Typography
Hans Neuburg, Zürich: Art Directors Club of New York 44th Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art
William B. McDonald, Zürich: Geigy Chemical Corporation, USA. An Example of Intergrated Advertising
Nino Weinstock, Basel: Sixth International Cartoon Film Festival, 1965
Alan L. Wilkinson, Montreal: Graphica ’65 First National Exhibition of Graphic Design in Canada
Pierre Quiniou, Quimper: Carved Ornament on Breton Furniture
Margit Staber, Zürich: Vision 65
Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Magazines & Publishing, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Many influential British designers have made their names in the history books. Abram Games, Alan Fletcher, Tom Eckersley and Derek Birdsall, to name a few. But one designer that has always influenced me, not only as inspiration from their design output, but as an example of the role of a designer and the importance of having strong ethics, is Ken Garland. He is known for his innovative and socially responsible approach to graphic design and his involvement in the design community through his teaching, writing and activism. In the second instalment of this series, I will discuss Ken Garland's magazine work from my collection.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
I first came across Kens work in the Unit Edition’s superb monograph, Structure and Substance, published in 2012. Although I had owned a few of the British industrial design magazines, Design, for a few years before, in which Ken had designed numerous covers for.
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Book Reviews & Press Releases, Magazines & Publishing
As a champion of graphic design history, I was thrilled to find the upcoming book "Penrose 1964-73: The Herbert Spencer Years," a captivating visual anthology dedicated to honouring Spencer's legacy as a trailblazer in modern typography. Spanning 288 pages, this book commemorates Spencer's influential editorship at the Penrose Annual from 1964 to 1973.
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