(Preface) ‘Compiled and edited by Max Kisman, Word of Image highlights the many aspects of graphic design approaches and principles found in Dutch design, and not necessarily through the most obvious examples. Rather than attempting to present the spectrum of developments in Dutch design and typography, it gives a selection of thoughts, visions and impressions by 26 Dutch and American artists and designers. Essays by Max Bruinsma, Frans Oosterhof, Jan Middendorp and Gert Staal elaborate upon its underlying theme: metaphorical thinking and the language of imagination. Also included: Dutch Doubles, an alphabet with designs by 37 Dutch designers.’
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Winter + Bischoff’s work blends fine art and graphic design and is a fine example of commercial design featuring a heavy use of stylistic illustration. In fact a lot of German graphic design in the 1960s has this strong relationship of commercial and professional typographic layout with the roughness and organicness of art.
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Walter Ballmer was a Swiss graphic designer born in Liestal, Switzerland in 1923. He worked across various design disciplines including advertising design, packaging, typography and exhibition design.
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Japanese modern design was heavily influenced by European art movements, particularly modernism and the Bauhaus school. As Japan's advertising industry expanded, it increasingly drew from Western culture, especially television and film, resulting in designs that were eclectic, vibrant, and infused with modernist energy.
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