Content includes:
Design and Art Direction ’79, London. The Seventeenth Exhibition of British Advertising and Editorial Art, by Edward Booth-Clibborn, London
The Art Directors Club of New York. The 58th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art, 1979, by John McCormick, New York
Posters for the Struggling Nations. Iraqi Cultural Centre, London, by Ken Baynes, London
Kiyoshi Awazu, by Naoko Nakayama, Vienna
Mural Paintings in Thailand, by Dr Volkmar Zuhlsdorff, Bonn-Bad Godesberg
Jean Carlu: One of the great French poster artists between the wars, by Stanley Mason, Zurich
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From the graphic design archive:
Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
This 1,500 word essay focused on the work of Jan Bons. One of the most prominent figures in Dutch design history. For over three-quarters of a century, he crafted a mass of work with many long-time collaborators.
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Design Archive Feature, Magazines & Publishing, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Each year, leading Dutch artists were commissioned to design the covers and inner pages of Drukkersweekblad en Autolijn. Including designers included Dick Elffers, Willem Sandberg, Jan van Toorn, Wim Crouwel, and Jurriaan Schrofer. The journal documented important design trends and developments in The Netherlands.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content
As part of their marketing strategy, Kast + Ehinger, commissioned a selection of German designers to produce advertisements aimed at the design industry. I have scanned in quite a lot of their advertising matter, all of which were back-page advertisements from three German design magazines. Der Druckspiegel, Gebrauchsgraphik and Graphik – Werbung + Formgebung.
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