
Area
100 graphic designers, 10 curators, 10 classics
Phaidon Press Ltd
1st Edition
Published on 3. October 2003
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-7148-4325-4 (ISBN)
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Description
A global up-to-the-minute overview of contemporary printed graphic design.
Area presents 100 of the most interesting graphic designers who have emerged internationally over the last five years, chosen by ten influential curators.
From corporate identity to posters, typefaces to compact discs, Area presents trends and talents in visual communication with a new approach. More than 1500 colour images illustrate the designers' projects, accompanied by concise, illuminatting texts by the selecting curators.
Area presents 100 of the most interesting graphic designers who have emerged internationally over the last five years, chosen by ten influential curators.
From corporate identity to posters, typefaces to compact discs, Area presents trends and talents in visual communication with a new approach. More than 1500 colour images illustrate the designers' projects, accompanied by concise, illuminatting texts by the selecting curators.
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Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
1500
1500 farbige Abbildungen
1500 farb. Abb.
Dimensions
Height: 29 cm
Width: 25 cm
Thickness: 44 mm
Weight
2892 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7148-4325-4 (9780714843254)
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Book
03/2005
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Persons
Anthon Beeke (Netherlands): Provocative and acclaimed poster designer, as well as the designer of several Dutch design publications. He is an AGI member and a visiting professor at numerous universities, including the Rhode Island School of Design. Fernando Gutierrez (UK/Spain): A partner at Pentagram, one the most important international design firms, he is considered at the forefront of contemporary magazine design. He is the founder of the influential literary and photographic review Matador and is the creative director of Colors Magazine. Ken Cato (Australia): Founder and Executive Chairman of Cato Purnell Partners, an internationally acclaimed corporate design firm based in Australia with offices in SE Asia and South America. He was also the president of the AGI from 1997-2000. Nick Bell (UK): Artistic Director of Eye Magazine, arguably the most important and influential graphic design publication of the moment. Omar Vulpinari (Italy): Head of the graphic design department at Benetton's innovative Fabrica school, built and funded to encourage and foster some of today's most interesting young talents. Serge Serov (Russia): Considered the spokesman of the design community in the former Eastern Bloc, he is the organiser of the Golden Bee international graphic design biennial held in Moscow. He is also the designer of a Russian design journal (title tbd). Shigeo Fukuda (Japan): One of the masters of modern Japanese poster design. An AGI member and professor at the Tokyo Arts University, Fukuda's work is published and exhibited around the world. He has won numerous international awards. Stefan Sagmeister (USA): Known for his unorthodox approach and commercial work for the music industry. He has designed graphics and packaging for clients such as the Rolling Stones, Lou Reed, and Aerosmith. His outstanding work for bands has received, amongst many other prizes, four Grammy nominations. Uwe Loesch (Germany): One of the key poster designers of the last decades. His work has received many awards and is published and exhibited around the world. He is a professor at Wuppertal University in Germany and a member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale). Werner Jeker (Switzerland): A living legend of Swiss graphic design, he is the co-founder of the studio Les Atelier du Nord in Lausanne and the winner of many international awards. An AGI member, he is also a professor at the universities of Karlsruhe and Lausanne.
Content
Preface - Curator biographies - A-Z of 100 graphic designers - 10 design classics - Index - Illustration credits