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Rational Simplicity, the first major monograph of Rudolph de Harak by Richard Poulin

"Rudy is one of the unsung pioneers of American mid-century modernist graphic design. He had a unique and definitive point of view that was really never celebrated. This may have been attributed to his strict adherence to the formal principles of modernism and the International Typographic Style."

Corporate Identity & Branding, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Typography & Type Design

• Brazil
• Mid Century Modernism

The Logos and Symbols of Brazilian Designer, Aloísio Magalhães

Magalhães developed over 180 brands and in addition to developing visual identities, he also developed designs for Brazilian notes and coins.

Corporate Identity & Branding, Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content

• Japan
• Japanese Modernism

Yusaku Kamekura and his Mark Design by Masataka Ogawa

The background of Kamekura's mark designs is his boldness in eliminating all the waste, combining simplification derived from Japanese traditional family crests and Western intellectual mechanics of formation with a sharp modern sense of composition.