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Olle Eksell, swedish graphic designer
by Olle Eksell, published by Pie Books, Tokyo (JP) (2007); 240 pages, 18 x 26 cm, about 400 color illustrations; softcover; ISBN 978-4-89444-547-5; in japanese; Euro 30 (about US$ 39). "This book collects about 400 outstanding graphic design works of Olle Eksell, one of the most respected and distinguished swedish graphic designer". Buy it now from amazon.de or amazon.com.uk or amazon.fr or amazon.com | 2007.12.24 |
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Vilna Ghetto Posters
by by Jevgenija Biber, Rocha Kostanian and Judita Rozina , published by Baltos Lankos, Vilnius (LT) (2006); 327 pages, hundreds of illustrations, 83 full page color reproductions; hardcover; ISBN 9955-230584; in lithuanian and english; Euro 50 (about US$ 72). The album includes a detailed cumulative list of 83 Vilna Ghetto posters stored in the Lithuanian State Central Archives and the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum, from 1942 to 1943, when the Ghetto in Vilnius was liquidated. Read a review with five examples of the posters, or read another review of a similar catalogue published in 2002. | 2007.12.23 |
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Gunter Rambow Plakate Posters
by Eva Linhart, published by Edition Axel Menges, Stuttgart (DE) (2007); 176 pages, 23 x 33 cm, about 200 color illustrations, many photos from the exhibition; hardcover; ISBN 978-3-936681-19-2; in german and english; Euro 59 (about US$ 79). Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Museum fuer Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt/m (DE)in 2007, with text contributions by Volker Fischer, Anita Kuehnel, Eva Linhart, Ulrich Schneider and Alain Weill, a detailed but unreadable index of illustrations, a biography, bibliography, list of awards. A fine book. Buy it now from amazon.de or amazon.com.uk or amazon.fr or amazon.com | 2007.12.23 |
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Jules Alexandre Grün - The posters, les affiches
by Alain Weill and Israel Perry, published by Queen Art Publishers (2005); 144 pages, 25 x 31 cm, about 120 color illustrations; hardcover; ISBN 0-9712059-7-3; in english and french; Euro 55 (about US$ 60) J.A. Grün (1868-1938) took an active part in the pleasures of the Belle Epoque and "systematically and thoroughly challenged censorship" with his posters about the beautiful women he met on Montmartre in Paris. Each poster is commented in detail, and there is a text and poster index. | 2007.12.21 |
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Posters NL
by Cees W. de Jong, Martijn F. le Coultre, Alston W. Purvis, published by VK Projects, Laren (NL) (2007), available from Nijhoff & Lee; 288 pages, 26 x 35 cm, about 400 color illustrations, mostly full page; hardcover; ISBN 978-90-5212-005-8; in dutch; Euro 39.90 (about US$ 57) with 30 text pages, and an index of posters and designers. The book was made in cooperation with the ReclameArsenaal and MullerVisual Communication in Amsterdam to celebrate their 75 years of printing. It contains Dutch commercial and product posters from the last 120 years. | 2007.12.20 |
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Italia - modern italian poster exhibition, Ogaki 2007
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Poster Museum in Ogaki (JP), curated by Noboru Matsuura, with an introduction by Gianfranco Torri; 72 pages, 21 x 30 cm, about 150 color illustrations; softcover; in japanese and english Posters from 2000 to 2007, many from designers little known outside Italy, but including Balan, Bortolotti, Rauch, Sonnoli, Rovai, Lupi, with portraits of all 32 designers. | 2007.12.15 |
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Soviet posters - The Sergo Grigorian collection
text by Maria Lafont, published by Prestel (2007); 286 pages, 20 x 24 cm, 250 full page color illustrations; softcover; ISBN 978-3-7913-3752-4; in english; US$ 25. Mostly political posters from 1920 to 1980, many previously unpublished, with a 5 page introduction, and a list of posters with short explanations. Buy it now from amazon.de or amazon.com.uk or amazon.fr or amazon.com | 2007.12.11 |
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Jan Tschichold - Posters of the Avantgarde
by Martijn F. Le Coultre, with an introduction by Alston W. Purvis, published by VK Projects, Laren (NL) (2007), avaiable from Birkhaeuser; 240 pages, 23 x 32 cm, 261 illustrations, 221 in color; softcover; ISBN 978-90-5212-003-4; in english, a dutch version is also available; EUR 42 (about US$ 62). "This book is an analytical examination of Tschichold’s posters. It contains his own collection of posters, with works by Hans Arp, El Lissitzky, László Moholy-Nagy, Oskar Schlemmer, and others, as well as the approximately 70 posters he designed himself." Buy it now from amazon.de or amazon.com.uk or amazon.fr or amazon.com | 2007.12.02 |
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Comix! Poster Collection 16, Museum fuer Gestaltung Zuerich
with texts by Pascal Lefevre and Bettina Richter, published by Lars Mueller Publishers, Baden (CH) (2007); 96 pages, 17 x 24 cm, 103 color illustrations, many full page; softcover; ISBN 978-3-03778-099-2; in english and german; CHF 36 (about US$ 32). Catalogue of the current poster exhibition at the Museum fuer Gestaltung Zuerich, Switzerland Buy it now from amazon.de | 2007.11.16 |
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Designer Portraits
by Melchior Imboden, with introductions by Uwe Loesch and Marco Meier, published by Hesign, Berlin & Shanghai (September 2007), available in Europe from Niggli Verlag, Sulgen (CH) ; 532 pages, 20 x 30 cm, more than 120 full page b/w portraits and 240 full page color illustrations; softcover; ISBN 978-3-7212-0644-9; in english; Euro 49 (about US$ 72). The book shows more than 120 portraits of well known international designers which were photographed by Melchior Imboden on his travels around the world, together with two posters each. Buy it now from amazon.de | 2007.11.16 |
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Come to Finland
Posters & Travel Tales 1851 - 1965 by Magnus Londen, Joakim Enegren and Ant Simons, with introductions by Diana Webster and Ulla Aartomaa, published by Edita, Helsinki (2007), available from Adlibris and www.cometofinland.fi; 252 pages, 25 x 32 cm, more than 200 full page color illustrations; hardcover; ISBN 9789513751074; in english, a scandinavian edition in swedish and finnish is also available; Euro 43.43 (about US$ 63). The unknown but rich field of finnish travel posters has been well documented here with love and care, see the web site of the book www.cometofinland.fi for more information. | 2007.11.13 |
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Massin
By Laetitia Wolff, published by Phaidon, London (GB) (2007); 216 pages, 29 x 25 cm, about 450 color illustrations; hardcover; in english; ISBN 978-0-7148-4811-2; GBP 39.95 (about 82 US$) "The first monograph published in English on the work of the celebrated and influential French graphic artist Robert Massin (b.1925), one of the key exponents of the development of graphic design since WWII." Buy it now from amazon.de or amazon.com.uk or amazon.fr or amazon.com | 2007.11.12 |
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Mon travail ce n'est pas mon travail
Pierre Bernard, Design pour le domaine public Text by Hugues Boekraad, published by Lars Mueller Publishers, Baden (CH) (2006); 320 pages, 24 x 17 cm, about 200 full page color illustrations; softcover; in french, also available in an english edition; ISBN 978-3-03778-0862-2; EUR 42.69 (about 62 US$) Published on the occasion of the Erasmus Prize 2006 for Pierre Bernard. The book has created some controversy about how the credit between Bernard and the former group Grapus should be shared for the work that is presented. Buy it now from amazon.de or amazon.com.uk or amazon.fr or amazon.com | 2007.11.10 |
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Otl Aicher
By Markus Rathgeb, published by Phaidon, London (GB) (2006); 240 pages, 25 x 29 cm, about 300 color reproductions; hardcover; ISBN 0714843962; english; GBP 45 (about US$ 94) "Long-awaited first monograph on German graphic designer and educator Otl Aicher (1922-1991), a key international figure in postwar design and a pioneer in the field of corporate identity and visual communication systems", best known for his work on the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. | 2007.11.04 |
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Gitte Kath - Unplugged Design
By Gitte Kath, published by and available from Dansk Plakatmuseum Forlag, Arhus (DK) (2007); 210 pages, 22 x 30 cm, about 90 full page color reproductions and 200 small photographs; hardcover; ISBN 83-90552-20-2; in danish and english; DKK 325 DKK (about US$ 58) A selection of posters, mostly for the theater, from 1982 - 2006, with texts by Leif Hjernoe, Erik Meistrup, and comments by Gitte Kath about each poster, a list of posters, and a short biography. | 2007.06.14 |
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Werner Jeker, Master of design
Edited by Jianping He, published by Pageone, Singapore (2006), available from info@hesign.com; 336 pages, 19 x 25 cm, more than 300 color illustrations; softcover in hard plastic case; ISBN 981-245-428-4; in english, a chinese version is also available; Euro 35.00 (about US$ 48). Werner Jeker is a graphic designer, exhibition designer and co-head at Berne University of arts. | 2007.05.05 |
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Niklaus Troxler, Master of design
Edited by Jianping He, published by Pageone, Singapore (2006), available from info@hesign.com; 336 pages, 19 x 25 cm, more than 300 color illustrations; softcover in hard plastic case; ISBN 981-245-430-6; in english, a chinese version is also available; Euro 35.00 (about US$ 48). Niklaus Troxler is a graphic designer, the founder of Jazz Festival Willsau and a professor at the National Academy of Arts, Stuttgart, Gemany. | 2007.05.05 |
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Eiko Ishioka, Master of design
Edited by Jianping He, published by Pageone, Singapore (2006), available from info@hesign.com; 336 pages, 19 x 25 cm, more than 300 color illustrations; softcover in hard plastic case; ISBN 981-245-429-2; in english, a chinese version is also available; Euro 35.00 (about US$ 48). Eiko Ishioka is a graphic designer and stage designer and stage costume designer. | 2007.05.05 |
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Pierre Bernard, Master of design
Edited by Jianping He, published by Pageone, Singapore (2006), available from info@hesign.com; 336 pages, 19 x 25 cm, more than 300 color illustrations; softcover in hard plastic case; ISBN 981-245-431-4; in english, a chinese version is also available; Euro 35.00 (about US$ 48). Pierre Bernard is a graphic designer who has been working for Museum Louvre and Pompidou Centre and a teacher at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. | 2007.05.05 |
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Dizajn u Bosni i Hercegovini - Design in Bosnia-Herzegovina
published by the Association of Applied Artists and Designers of Bosnia and Herzegovina ULUPUBiH Sarajevo (BA)(2006); 380 pages, 16 x 22 cm, about 400 color reproductions; softcover; ISBN 978-9958-9148-0-5; in bosnian and english On the 50th anniversary of it's foundation, the association published it's first book, showing the works of about 300 of it's current members, graphic designers, illustrators and photographers, interior, product, and textile designers. Included are artist biographies, a 60 page history of the association, and about 60 posters. A good and inspiring publication, a Phoenix from the ashes of Sarajevo. | 2007.04.26 |
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The 7. Gniezno Encounter with the Poster: Japan
Catalogue of an exhibition of danish posters from the collection of the National Museum in Poznan (PL), in Gniezno (PL), curated by Irena Przymus, with texts by Zdzyslaw Schubert and Kenya Hara, published by the Museum of the Origins of the Polish State (2006); 112 pages, 21 x 30 cm, 113 color reproductions and 342 b/w thumbnails; softcover; ISBN 83-921201-7-5; in polish and english I said it before: "Like the previous six catalogues (on Poland, France, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark) these small books are models of poster documentation, reflecting the diligence and passion of the three curators Schubert, Grabowska and Przymus in Poznan and the full power of their thoroughly computerized poster collection". | 2007.03.14 |
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I manifesti di Paul Davis
by Paul Davis, published by Nuages, Milan (IT) (Oct 2006); 80 pages, 27 x 24 cm; softcover; in italian and english; ISBN 8886178506; EUR 28.00 (about US$ 37) Catalogue of an exhibition in Vicenza in 2006 of the famous american illustrator and poster designer , mainly theater posters. | 2007.02.24 |
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L'Era di moda, attraverso i manifesti storico della Racolta Bertarelli
by Giovanna Mori, published by Silvana Editoriale, Milan (IT) (2005); 64 pages, 24 x 17 cm, about 40 color reproductions; softcover; in italian; ISBN 88-8215-942-6; EUR 12.00 (about US$ 16) Catalogue of an exhibition of fashion posters at the Castello Sforzesco in Milan in 2005, with works by Marcello Dudovich, Leopoldo Metlicovitz, Luciano Achille Mauzan, Leonetto Cappiello, and Sepo (Severo Pozzati). | 2007.02.24 |
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Le vacanze degli italiani, attraverso i manifesti storico della Racolta Bertarelli
by Giovanna Mori, published by Silvana Editoriale, Milan (IT) (2004); 64 pages, 24 x 17 cm, about 35 color reproductions; softcover; in italian; ISBN 88-8215-789-X; EUR 12.00 (about US$ 16) Catalogue of an exhibition of tourist posters at the Castello Sforzesco in Milan in 2004, with works by Cappiello, Dudovich, Metlicovitz, Steiner and others | 2007.02.24 |
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Joerg Immendorff's posters
by Lars Morell, published by The Danish Poster Museum, Arhus (DK) (2006); 80 pages, 21 x 15 cm, 25 color and b/w illustrations; softcover; in english; ISBN 87-90552-19-9 A catalogue raisonne of 106 poster made between 1969 and 2006 by the famous german painter and student of Joseph Beuys Joerg Immendorff, with 22 pages of carefully researched text on Immendorff's life and poster work. | 2007.02.22 |
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Pierre Mendell. Plakate fuer die Oper
by Pierre Mendell, published by Lars Mueller Publishers, Baden (CH) (2006); 160 pages, 22 x 16 cm, about 100 full page color illustrations; hardcover; in german and english; ISBN 3-03778-082-7; EUR 24.90 (US$ 21.75) The well designed book accompanies the exhibition "Posters for the Bavarian State Opera" at the neue Sammlung in Munich in 2006, and shows opera posters from 1994 to 2006. With texts by Peter Jonas, Florian Hufnagel, Ulrike Hessler, Karl Michael Armer and Lars Mueller, a one page biography, but no list of posters. Buy it now from amazon.de or amazon.com.uk or amazon.fr or amazon.com | 2007.02.22 |
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Zeitzeiger - Plakate aus zwei Jahrhunderten
Catalogue of an exhibition from the Deutsches Plakat Museum at the Museum Folkwang in Essen (DE) in 2007, curated by Rene Grohnert, published by Hermann Schmidt, Mainz (DE) (Feb 2007); 256 pages, 33 x 23 cm, about 300 color reproductions; softcover; in german; Museum edition ISBN 978-3-87439-736-0; EUR 29.80 (about US$ 39); Bookshop edition under the title "Ein Leben nach dem Kleben", hardcover, ISBN 978-3874397254; EUR 39.80 (about US$ 52) An excellent and thourough presentation of 288 highlights from the 340'000 posters in the collection of the German Poster Museum, with text contributions by Bernhard Denscher, Juergen Doering, Rene Grohnert, Lars Herzog-Wodtke, Anita Kuehnel, Hellmut Rademacher, Bettina Richter und Dieter Vorsteher. See the web exhibition for more details. Buy it now from amazon.de | 2007.02.19 |
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Work from China
Catalogue of an exhibition accompanying the 22. Biennale of Graphic Design in Brno (CZ) in 2006, curated by Ung Vai Meng and Marta Sylvestrova, published by the Macao Museum of Art and the Moravian Gallery Brno (CZ) (2006); 106 pages, 28 x 28 cm, about 100 color reproductions; softcover; in czech, chinese and english; ISBN 99937-54-84-6 Showing works, mainly posters and books, by Bi Xuefeng, Chen Fang, Cheong Kuok Wai, Chu Cheok Son, Han Jiaying, Han Xu, Han Zhanning, He Jianping, Ieong Chi Kin, Kan Tai Keung, Lee Ken Tsai, Tommy Li, Liang Xiaowu, Lo Ka Chon, Lu Jingren, Victor Hugo Marreiros, Shen Haopeng, Shih Ling Hung Sophia, Tsui Tak Meng, Wang Xu, Wang Yuefei, Yuan Youmin and Zhang Dali. | 2007.02.19 |
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Zwischen Werbung und Propaganda
Die Plakatsammlung des Kieler Stadt- und Schifffahrtsmuseums by Katrin Kroll, published by Verlag Ludwig, Kiel (DE) (2006); 150 pages, 28 x 22 cm, 32 full page color reproductions and 177 b/w thumbnails; hardcover; in german; ISBN 978-3-937719-37-5; EUR 17.80 (about US$ 23) With a 40 page introduction on poster history in Germany, the book shows and describes 177 posters in the collection of the museum, from about 1890 to the 1980s, including some of the famous "Kieler Woche" posters. It is also the catalogue of an exhibition in Kiel in 2006. Buy it now from amazon.de | 2007.02.15 |
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New visual culture of modern Iran
by Reza Abedini and Hans Wolbers, published by BIS Publishers, Amsterdam (NL) (2006); 160 pages, 28 x 24 cm, more than 350 color illustrations; hardcover; in english; ISBN 90-6369-097-5; EUR 39.00 (about US$ 51) "This book was made in cooperation with the best photographers, illustrators and designers of the Islamic Republic of Iran. They all currently live and work in Iran, and as a result this publication contains no (direct) political statements. ... This book highlights the contemporary visual culture of an extraordinary country in the world." Buy it now from amazon.de or amazon.com.uk or amazon.fr or amazon.com | 2007.02.14 |
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Uwe Loesch
Catalogue of a poster exhibition curated by Zhao Yan and Chen Zhengda at the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou (CN) (2006); 152 pages, 21 x 20 cm, about 150 color reproductions; softcover; in chinese and english Including a 10 page list of exhibitions, publications and awards, and a 13 page interview concluding with the advice to young graphic designers: "Don't let me impress you! Trust yourself! Just do it!" | 2007.02.12 |
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Japanese graphics now!
by Gisela Kozak and Julius Wiedemann, published by Taschen Books (2006); about 352 pages, 17 x 22 cm, about 700 color illustrations; hardcover; ISBN 978-3-8228-5088-6 (German, French, English); ISBN 978-3-8228-5087-9 (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese); EUR 9.99 (about US$ 12.99). This is the special edition without DVD, following the first edition in 2003. A selection of current japanese graphic design, about half of the book is on posters, the rest on packaging and print. Some big names like Nagai, Yokoo, U.G. Sato, Kenya Hara or Ken Miki are included, but most of the work is from Agencies or less well known designers. Very polished work shown in superb printing at an incredibly low price. Buy it now from amazon.de or amazon.com.uk or amazon.fr or amazon.com | 2007.02.12 |
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Agenda 2007 - Design & Koinonia
by Dimitris Arvanitis, published by Scooterbooks, Athens (GR) (2006), Tel.210 6458990; about 130 pages, 14 x 20 cm, 10 full page color and many b/w illustrations; softcover; in greek; ISBN 960-89447-1-6; The agenda has each week on a double page and is decorated with small b/w vignettes, and also shows the latest posters, a biography and a portrait of greek master Dimitris Arvanitis. | 2007.01.27 |
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Morteza Momayez - Graphic Design, Photography, Painting 1957 - 2005
published by Nazar Research and Cultural Institute, Tehran (IR) (2005), available from BookCity, Tehran; 240 pages, 22 x 30 cm, about 500 bw and color illustrations; softcover; in iranian and english; ISBN 964-6994-38-5; IRR 240'000 (about US$ 26) The artworks in this book had been exhibited in the retrospective of Morteza Momayez at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in 2003. It is an extensive biography, with a 10 page bibliography, many of Momayez's designs in high quality reproductions, portraits of the artist and texts by Momayez on his life, work and philosophy. | 2007.01.23 |
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The 6th Ogaki International Invitational Poster Exhibition
Catalogue of the exhibition in Ogaki (JP) in 2006 curated by Noboru Matsuura, published by Ogaki Poster Museum, Ogaki (JP) (2006), 90 pages, 24 x 22 cm, about 156 color reproduction; softcover; in japanese and english; The exhibition celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Ogaki Poster Museum with a good cross section of contemporary international poster design. | 2007.01.15 |
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H.N. Werkman
by Alston W. Purvis, published by Laurence King, London (GB) (2004), 112 pages, 19 x 24 cm, about 130 color and bw illustrations; softcover; in english; ISBN 978-1856693899; EUR 24.90 (about US$ 32) (a Euro 17.90 edition is also available ) "This is the first monograph in english on the work of the renowned dutch printer and typographer Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (1882-1945), who is celebrated for his asymmetric typographic compositions and for his experimentation with letterpress printing techniques". With a 2 page bibliography. Buy it now from amazon.de or amazon.com.uk or amazon.fr or amazon.com | 2007.01.10 |
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Max Huber
by Stanislaus von Moos, Mara Campagna and Giampiero Bosoni, published by Phaidon Press, London (GB) (2006), 240 pages, 25 x 29 cm, 350 color and 100 bw illustrations; hardcover; in english; ISBN 0-7148-4547-7; GBP 45 (about US$ 75) The swiss graphic designer Max Huber (1919 - 1992) spent most of his life in the italian design capital Milan, and is well known for his posters, book covers, exhibition designs, and above all for his logo for the la Rinascente departement store. The book has an index, but no biography, no bibliography, no list of works. Buy it now from amazon.de or amazon.com.uk or amazon.fr or amazon.com | 2007.01.07 |
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Graphic Design
La storia, i protagonisti e i temi dall'Ottocento ai giorni nostri by Andrea Rauch, published by Mondadori Electa, Milan (IT) (2006); 192 pages, 15 x 25 cm, about 400 color illustrations; hardcover; in italian; ISBN 88-370-4044-X; Euro 25.00 (about US$ 33) A compact and refreshing survey of posters and graphic design from the Belle Epoque to Yossi Lemel, from France to Poland with a special chapter on Italy, by well known italian author and graphic designer Andrea Rauch, with an index of 350 names and a one page bibliography. | 2007.01.07 |