Book Reviews & Press Releases

A new interpretation of the work of Bramante, suggesting an agenda for contemporary architectural practice.

A new interpretation of the work of Bramante, suggesting an agenda for contemporary architectural practice.

Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories

• United Kingdom
• Mid Century Modernism, British Modernism

Functional Beauty: British Industrial Brochures from the 1960s

The clear, rational, and functional design of 1960s industrial design brochures.

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

• Netherlands
• Rise of Corporate Identity, Dutch Modernism, Mid Century Modernism

Wim Crouwel and the Stedelijk Museum

Crouwel was the successor to Willem Sandberg who used an avant-garde approach in his work, utilising torn-paper montage, mixing of sans serif and old Egyptian typefaces and often off-center positioning. Crouwel steered away from this artistic approach and implemented a cohesive design system and a strong identity that emulated the corporate identity boom of the 1950s and 60s.