Special features : Fumio Tachibana(Tokyo); Original Artworks+layout+text “BODE” by Tachibana, SEA(London);Original layout+design works by SEA, Reggie Pedro(Amsterdam),KesselsKramer (amsterdam) do-create etc., Felix Janssens(Rotterdam), “Wolfgang Weingart’s(typo) graphic landscapes” Text+Design by Helmut Schmid, Wolfgang Weingart; Question on Typographic Education interviewed by Elizabeth Resnick,Tadanori Yokoo – Original Back Cover Art, Serials: Kyoichi Tsuzuki -When Pig Design vol.6, For Alternative Communication vol.5 by Kijyuro Yahagi, Shinro Ohtake – special bound-in poster
Last month (March 2022), I spoke to over fifty Graphic Design undergraduates about the archive and my passion for design history, after which the students had full access to items in the collection and participated in discourse amongst their peers and lecturers. As part of their critical studies unit, the students will be producing essays and content related to the impact, history and aesthetics of selected artefacts.
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Design Archive Feature, Ephemera, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
The designer is unstated on these postcards, which were designed during the mid to late 1970s, but these playful illustrations alongside what looks to be Frankfurter Bold definitely fit the criteria of friendliness and efficiency
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Design Archive Feature, Corporate Identity & Branding, Members Only Content
Paul Rand, one of the most acclaimed American designers is known for his iconic corporate identities, playful illustration and commercial art. Paul wrote the preface for Yusaku Kamakura's book, Trademarks of the World, 1958. He states his influence of Japanese art and design, trademarks as a universal language and his struggles with English grammar.
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