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Graphis 249, 1987

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Content includes:
Willy Fleckhaus: The modern master of magazine design.
Vigon Seireeni: New wave design in California.
Photographis ’87: A preview of the new international yearbook of photography.
Stephen Alcorn: Old world woodblock art succeeds in the new world.
Dan Weaks: The timeless journey of an extraordinary photographer.
Absolut Vodka: About that absolutely fantastic Absolut advertising.

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Tom Vack
  • Year: 1987
  • Client/Publisher: Graphis Press
  • Size: 235mm x 300mm

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Graphis 249, 1987
Graphis 249, 1987
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