Graphic Design. 1890-1959 - Volume 1 - Rilegato

Müller, Jens; Wiedemann, Julius

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ISBN 10: 383656307X ISBN 13: 9783836563079

Casa editrice: Taschen, 2021

Riassunto

History is a complex business. Fortunes boom and bust, empires wax and wane, and change—whether social, political, or technological—has its winners, its losers, its advocates, and its enemies. Through all the turbulent passage of time, graphic design—with its vivid, neat synthesis of image and idea—has distilled the spirit of each age.

This book is an in-depth history of graphic design from the end of the 19th century to the ’50s. It traces the evolution of this creative field from its beginning as poster design to its further development into advertising, corporate identity, packaging, and editorial design. Organized chronologically, the volume features over 2,500 seminal designs from all over the world, 71 of which are profiled in detail besides 61 leaders in the field, including Alphonse Mucha (chocolate advertisements), Edward Johnston (London Underground logo and typeface), El Lissitzky (constructivist graphics), Herbert Matter (photomontage travel posters from Switzerland), Saul Bass (animated opening titles), and A. M. Cassandre (art deco posters).

With his sweeping knowledge of the field, author Jens Müller curates the standout designs for each year alongside a running sequence of design milestones. Meanwhile, in his introductory essay, David Jury situates graphic design from its point of origin in early printing, engraving, and lithography to striking creative developments in the 19th century. Each consecutive decade is then prefaced by a succinct overview as well as a stunning visual timeline, offering a vivid display of the variety of graphic production in each decade as well as the global landscape which it at once described and defined.

As we move on from and reflect upon the 20th century, this first volume examines the foundations of what would influence some of the fastest-changing creative fields. Combined with Volume Two—which spans from the 1960s until today—the tomes offer the most comprehensive exploration of graphic design to date and a long-overdue recognition of its enormous contribution to economics, politics, social causes, the arts, media, and the way we see the world.

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Recensione:

Die rund 6000 Grafiken zeigen eindrucksvoll die enorme Bandbreite. ... Die 1000 Seiten bieten eine Zeitreise durch eineinhalb Jahrhunderte gesellschaftliche Entwicklung. Die technische und künstlerische Entwicklung des Grafikdesigns steht natürlich im Vordergrund der Bilderflut, aber die Alltagsgeschichte, die die Bilder transportiert, garantiert eine spannende und immer wieder überraschende Erinnerungstour. --dpa, Berlin

Dass die Geschichte dieser visuellen Form der Wissensprosa nie so einfach war, lässt sich nun einem Prachtband mit dem Titel History of Information Graphics ausführlich entnehmen. ... History of Information Graphics, das Kompendium der vergangenen zwölf Jahrhunderte. --Die Welt, Berlin

L'autore:

Jens Müller, geboren 1982 in Koblenz, hat in Düsseldorf Grafikdesign studiert und gewann bereits zahlreiche nationale und internationale Design Awards. Müller ist Creative Director des Designstudios vista, Herausgeber der Buchreihe A5, die sich mit der Geschichte des Grafikdesigns beschäftigt und Autor von Logo Modernism. Er unterrichtet als Gastdozent an der Peter Behrens School of Arts in Düsseldorf und am Fachbereich Design an der Fachhochschule Dortmund.

Julius Wiedemann studierte Grafikdesign und Marketing und arbeitete in Tokio als Kunstredakteur für digitale Medien und Designmagazine. Zu seinen TASCHEN-Titeln zählen Illustration Now!, Logo Design, Jazz Covers und Information Graphics.

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• Editore: Taschen
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• ISBN 10: 383656307X
• ISBN 13: 9783836563079
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 480