Looking closer : critical writings on graphic design

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Author:

Bierut, Michael.

ISBN:

9781880559154

9781880559567

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 25 cm

Contents:

[Vol. 1] Introduction / Steven Heller -- A Natural History of Typography / J. Abbott Miller and Ellen Lupton -- Good History/Bad History / Tibor Kalman, J. Abbott Miller and Karrie Jacobs -- The Time Machine / Steven Heller -- Morality and Myth: The Bauhaus Reassessed / Dietmar R. Winlker -- Some Thoughts on Modernism, Past, Present, and Future / Milton Glaser, Ivan Chermayeff and Rudolf deHarak -- Rethinking Modernism, Revising Functionalism / Katherine McCoy -- Long Live Modernism! / Massimo Vignelli -- Life, Style, and Advocacy / Dan Friedman -- On Overcoming Modernism / Lorraine Wild -- On White Space: When Less is More / Keith Robertson -- Kicking Up a Little Dust / Michael Dooley -- Starting from Zero / Keith Robertson -- Pictures, Phonemes, and Typography / Marc Treib -- Type and Deconstruction in the Digital Era / Rick Poynor -- Logos, Flags, and Escutcheons / Paul Rand -- Reading Outside the Grid: Designers and Society / Frances Butler.

Subject Term:

Commercial art.

Graphic arts.

Added Author:

Bierut, Michael.

Added Corporate Author:

American Institute of Graphic Arts.

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Summary

Looking Closer is a collection of the best contemporary writing about graphic design, including theoretical, practical, business-oriented, philosophical, and humorous essays. Selected by a prestigious editorial committee composed of Michael Bierut, William Drenttel, Steven Heller,and DK Holland, the essays reflect on inspiration, ethics, "isms," the impact of new technology, and the role of design in the larger culture.

Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.