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London, Laurence King, 2005. 239 pp. Col. & b./w. ills. Orig. hardcover (pictorial paper-covered boards). Large 8vo. [ISBN: 9781856694643].An important monograph on Robert Brownjohn (August 8, 1925 - August 1, 1970), an American graphic designer who achieved considerable cult status. Although his career lasted less than a quarter of a century, he created more iconic works than many designers who were active for three times as long, and consistently delivered work of the highest quality.Born in New Jersey in 1925, he studied with Lászlá Moholy-Nagy at the Chicago Institute of Design (formerly the New Bauhaus) in the 1940s. He worked in New York in the 1950s and spent the 1960s in London's vibrant King's Road neighborhood. He is best known for his title sequences for the Bond films From Russia With Love (1963) and Goldfinger (1964), but he produced countless other influential works, and his impact on American and British design was undeniable. Brownjohn's death in 1970 deprived graphic design of one of its most brilliant and original minds.…