Download or read book Thonik by Max Bruinsma written by Hugues C. Boekraad and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Thonik written by Ed van Hinte and published by Netherlands Design Institute. This book was released on 2001 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in a new series of monographs that will be devoted to the most successful young designers in the Netherlands. Thonik, formerly known as Gonnissen en Widdershoven, finds itself in the exclusive company of a group top Dutch design agencies that have been able to attract attention and acclaim from their international peers. Thonik's style is not easily defined but it could be said that their designs are deceptively simple. In each work, underlying a minimum of graphic devices, is a hidden expressive gesture that brings agility and cheek to conceptual precision. In 1998 they won an award from ID Magazine for a book they designed titled "Eternally Yours," the subject of which was sustainable product development. In an environment where so much loud shouting is required to capture public attention the work of Thonik provides welcome relief.

Download or read book Make It Bigger written by Paula Scher and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2002-08 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scher reveals her thoughts on design practice, drawing on her experiences as a leading designer in the USA. The book includes a survey of Scher's work, from her designs as art director at Columbia Records, to her identity for New York's Public Theater.

Download or read book Blueprint written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Jan Van Toorn written by Rick Poynor and published by 010 Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan van Toorn is one of the most significant and influential Dutch graphic designers to have emerged since the early 1960s. His designs persistently call attention to their status as visual contrivances, obliging the viewer to make an effort to process their complexities. Van Toorn wants the public to measure the motives of both the client and the designer who mediates the client's message against their own experiences of the world. He hoped in this way to stimulate a more active and skeptical view of art, communication, media ownership and society. Projects such as Van Toorn's posters and catalogues for the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven and his long-running series of calendars for the printing firm Mart.Spruijt are powerful demonstrations of graphic design used as a means of commentary and as a tool of critique. Later, as director of the Jan van Eyck Academy, Van Toorn drew together all the strands of his critical practice into a multi-levelled educational initiative that urged designers to think harder about design's role in shaping contemporary reality.

Download or read book Recollected Work written by Armand Mevis and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing about Dutch graphic design duo Mevis & van Deursen conforms to type. Praised for their innovative but clear presentation, they have designed everything from artist's books for Gabriel Orozco and Rineke Dijkstra to an official government stamp commemorating the marriage of Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, based on the number two, since the wedding date was 02-02-02. This book represents a range of work from the past 15 years, mostly books but also posters and smaller pieces. However, the artists have chosen not simply to present the work again but to make it new through collage and reinterpretative interplay, thus "recycling" their innovative design.

Download or read book Dutch Type written by Jan Middendorp and published by 010 Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overzicht van vooral de 20e-eeuwse Nederlandse typografie.

Download or read book Power of the Poster written by Margaret Timmers and published by Victoria & Albert Museum. This book was released on 2003-08-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its 19th-century beginnings to sophisticated modern developments, the poster has not only been a powerful communications tool but has also reflected and shaped society. This fascinating account of the evolution of the poster reproduces 250 of the best examples of poster art from around the world. The book is divided into three sections, which look at the poster as a political statement, as a tool of advertising and consumerism, and as a work of art in its own right. Also discussed are graphic vocabulary, design, methods of production, and usage. Among the works featured are the fin-de-siecle masterpieces of Toulouse-Lautrec and Mucha; psychedelic posters of the 1960s; propaganda posters from the United States, Russia, Germany, Eastern Europe, and China; and iconic commercial posters for Levis, Haagen-Dazs, Wonderbra, and many others. Capturing the essence of their time, these posters speak out again in this colorful collection.

Download or read book Now is the Time written by Terry Eagleton and published by Nai010 Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthology of essays about seven pressing social and art-specific themes that encompass the full scope of the force-field of the visual arts. Renowned international theorists and promising young art critics and curators share their visions on a range of issues in accessible essays: What is the impact of 9/11 on our visual culture and the visual arts? What role does religion play in polarization? What are the consequences of ongoing globalization for the visual arts? How can we explain the revival of interest in canons and what function do they attribute to art? These socially engaged themes are alternated with topics that are traditionally more rooted in art, such as the return of Romanticism, the relative novelty of new media in the 'post-medium' era, and the utopian ideals of design. With such a varied selection of subjects and authors, the book builds a bridge between art and theory as well as between art and society, at a level attuned to academic discourse yet at the same time accessible for a wide-ranging public with an interest in art.

Download or read book About Learning and Design written by Giorgio Camuffo and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Made with FontFont written by Jan Middendorp and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proves why FontFont has made an indelible impression on type and typography trends.

Download or read book Elegant Display Alphabets written by Dan X. Solo and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Type fonts selected to add formal elegance, precision and grace to graphic projects that require a more reserved and thoughtful approach. Most of the fonts include both upper- and lowercase alphabets, numbers, punctuation marks and typographical ornaments.

Download or read book Super written by Andreas Berg and published by Gestalten Verlag. This book was released on 2003 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 2002, designers from 13 European graphic arts studios met in Zurich. This book is the result - the most open-ended outlook possible of and on graphic design in Europe 2002.

Download or read book Graphic Design History and Practice written by G. Camuffo and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Victorian Display Alphabets written by Dan X. Solo and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artists, crafters, and designers will rejoice in 100 unusual and authentic Victorian type fonts. Plain and decorative alphabets include Calliope, Buffalo Bill, Shaded Barnum, Fargo, Jackpot, and Burlesque. Styles range from bold Bohemia and Broadside to delicate Aeolian Open and Arboret. Many include lowercase letters and numbers, plus Victorian printer's ornaments.