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Special Feature: Works of Jan Tschichold 1902-74- Prologue “JT Resuscitation” Photograph and Design by Yoshihisa ShiraiIntroduction “Life and work of Jan Tschichold” by Kiyonori Muroga [Japanese Only]- [llustration section] Works of Jan Tschichold / Studies and Early Works / For New Typography / Typographic Posters / Modern Revival of Traditional Typography / Reformation of Penguin Books / Writing and Publishing / Designs for F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. Ltd. / Design of Sabon / Interests in the East / Miscellaneous – [contributed essays]Robin Kinross / Christopher Burke / Martijn F. Le Coultre & Alston W. Purvis / Richard B. Doubleday / Jost Hochuli / Alexander L. Bieri / François Porchez / Christopher Burke / Taro Yamamoto / John D. Berry-Bibliography-Jan Tschichold, ‘Willkürfreie Maßverhältnisse der Buchseite und des Satzspiegels’ [Japanese translation]Translation by Tomoko Takemura-
Special Supplement: Jan Tschichold, ‘Formenwadlungen der & Zeichen’ [Japanese edition] Translation by Tomoko Takemura
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Jan Tschichold was a German typographer, writer, and book designer born in Leipzig in 1902. He believed that design should emulate the dynamism and movement of modern life and held to the idea that design was a force for social change as well as a medium of aesthetic innovation.
Tschichold was influenced by developments in avant-garde circles, in particular the constructivist style from Soviet Russia and the Netherlands. One of his mayor clients was Penguin Books, of whom he redesigned 500 paperback titles.
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Jan Tschichold was a German typographer, writer, and book designer born in Leipzig in 1902. He believed that design should emulate the dynamism and movement of modern life and held to the idea that design was a force for social change as well as a medium of aesthetic innovation.
Tschichold was influenced by developments in avant-garde circles, in particular the constructivist style from Soviet Russia and the Netherlands. One of his mayor clients was Penguin Books, of whom he redesigned 500 paperback titles.
