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Massin
Laetitia Wolff
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Description for Massin
Hardcover. A unique insight into the creativity of graphic designer, Massin. Translator(s): Selous, Trista. Num Pages: 208 pages, 445 col & 28 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 264 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1708.
This is the first monograph to be published in English on the highly influential French graphic designer Robert Massin (b. 1925), popularly known only as Massin. The book covers his extensive career, which encompasses book publishing, art direction and experimental typography, and also includes a chapter exploring the home and creative world of one of France’s most celebrated graphic artists. The book is richly illustrated to show Massin’s contributions to graphic design, tracing his projects through conception to final realisation, and has been written by the curator and journalist Laetitia Wolff.
Product Details
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714848112
SKU
V9780714848112
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99-50
About Laetitia Wolff
Laetitia Wolff is a writer, curator, and design consultant, who has had unrivalled access to the Massin collection as well as the designer’s personal archives. Currently editorial director at Surface magazine, she is the author of the book series Design Focus (Gingko Press), and has also been involved with several graphic design exhibitions, including the first retrospective of the work ... Read more
Reviews for Massin
"Typographic design isn't often in the headlines... It's fair to say that those who graphically render text for a living rarely merit a 238-page tribute book. Then again, few have made a 60-year contribution to the form like French graphic-design legend Robert Massin... Laetitia Wolff's book is the story of one man's lasting and pervading influence in his field. "I ... Read more