National Theatre Posters: A Design History, Unit Editions, 2017

National Theatre Posters: A Design History is written and compiled by design writer Rick Poynor, and offers a comprehensive survey of the theatre’s best posters from the 1960s to the present day.

Details

  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Spin
  • Year 2017
  • Client/Publisher Unit Editions
  • Size 216mm x 310mm
Spin
Spin is a London-based graphic design studio founded by Tony Brook and Patricia Finegan in 1992. Their work spans identity, print, art direction, and publishing, with clients including the Barbican, Nike, and the British Film Institute. Spin are also the founders of Unit Editions, one of the most important publishers of graphic design books working today. Explore related designers including Why Not Associates and The Designers Republic. See also Postmodernism and British graphic design history.

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National Theatre Posters: A Design History, Unit Editions, 2017
National Theatre Posters: A Design History, Unit Editions, 2017
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