Content includes:
Allen Hurlburt – The Typographic Genesis of A Modern Bible, Annuario Generale: Pictograms for the Touring Club Italiano and Equus: Visual Interpretations by LCP Students
John Gorman – George Mayhew: Master of the Poster
The Brothers Quaij – Suburbs of the Heart
Martin and Clery Ashley – Political Posters: Republican Party of Italy
Donald Rooum – Cyril Burt’s A Psychological Study of Typography: A Reappraisal
Gunnlaugur SE Briem – Höfdaletur: The Icelandic Lettering You Cannot Read
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Kohei Sugiura’s work spans an impressive range of mediums, including record jackets, publication covers, posters, exhibition catalogues, and stamps. He perfectly merged functionality and data visualisation with aesthetics. Drawing on his background in architecture, Sugiura applied a systematic, programmatic methodology to graphic design, similar to the approach of Swiss designer Karl Gerstner.
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Advertising Design, Corporate Identity & Branding, Design Archive Feature, Regional Histories
An advertising programme is fully integrated only when its effect is powerful enough to play a major part in determining a corporate image. Geigy advertising is an example of this successful integration.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Ephemera, Illustration, Members Only Content
Beyond his books, Dick Bruna's vivid colour and simplified forms found their way onto posters, packaging, murals and stamps, many of which feature in my growing collection.
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