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Jan Tschichold - Master Typographer: His Life, Work & Legacy
Alston W. Purvis
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Description for Jan Tschichold - Master Typographer: His Life, Work & Legacy
Hardback. Few have left a deeper impression on the world of typography than Jan Tschichold, one of the most outstanding and influential designers of the 20th century. This volume covers Tschichold's life and career, placing the designers vision firmly in the rich cultural and historical context of his era. Editor(s): Jong, Cees W. de. Num Pages: 352 pages, 331 illustrations, 278 in colour. BIC Classification: AKB; AKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 331 x 239 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2432.
Few have left a deeper impression on the world of typography than Jan Tschichold (1902-74), one of the most outstanding and influential designers of the 20th century. Not only was he was a master in his field, but he wrote a number of highly influential books and became instrumental in promoting the modernist design strategy called the New Typography. This substantial volume covers Tschichold's life and career, placing the designer's vision firmly in the rich cultural and historical context of his era. Tschichold embraced avant-garde ideas from movements such as the Bauhaus and De Stijl and made them accessible to ... Read more
Few have left a deeper impression on the world of typography than Jan Tschichold (1902-74), one of the most outstanding and influential designers of the 20th century. Not only was he was a master in his field, but he wrote a number of highly influential books and became instrumental in promoting the modernist design strategy called the New Typography. This substantial volume covers Tschichold's life and career, placing the designer's vision firmly in the rich cultural and historical context of his era. Tschichold embraced avant-garde ideas from movements such as the Bauhaus and De Stijl and made them accessible to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
2408g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500513989
SKU
V9780500513989
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About Alston W. Purvis
Cees W. de Jong is Director of the design studio and publishing company V+K Design-Publishing in the Netherlands. He has written a number of books, including Dutch Graphic Design, New Poster Art, Creative Type, Piet Mondrian: The Studios and Sans Serif, all published by Thames & Hudson. Alston W Purvis is an American graphic designer, artist, professor and author. Martijn ... Read more
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