‘The theme of 2008 catalogue is the present, since it forms the second in the trilogy “Past/Present/Future”, planned and designed by Laurenz Brunner and Tan Wälchli. By focusing on theoretical and practical aspects of book design, the publication is the outcome of a selection procedure concerned with questions of aesthetics and production. Jury members were Cornel Windlin, Lars Müller, Paul Neale, Linda van Deursen, and Piär Amrein. Essays by James Goggin, Cynthia Leung, Lisette Smits, Rob Giampietro & David Reinfurt.’
Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Poster Design, Regional Histories
The Paris Poster Hoardings of 1938. Posters gleam forth accentuating the melody of this city as they direct the eye to articles of everyday use and above all to people who are the talk of the hour.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Typography & Type Design
The typographic supplement from Der Druckspiegel, October, 1961 features typographic compositions designed by Herbert Bossin. Bossin has solely used the typeface Folio, to illustrate its flexibility and versatility alongside imagery provided by Lothar Blanvalet Verlag.
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Design Archive Feature, Ephemera, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Collected Japanese ephemera From the late 1920s to the mid-1930s, from Japan's transformative period, with its robust industrial force accompanied by an increase in consumer culture.
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