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9781904313243
This book presents, in a portable, affordable format, a critical overview ofhe most influential figures in international design of the 20th century,rom artists such as Alexander Rodchenko to graphic designers such as Pauland. The author, Sergio Polano, is a respected historian and critic ofrchitecture and design, and his texts are both historical in nature andimed for a popular rather than a specialist audience. Some of the essays inhis book are well known, having been published previously; others wereriginally delivered as lectures; and still others are previously unpublished.The book opens with a summary of the main problems faced by a designerorking in the field of graphics. This is followed by a series of concise,xtensively illustrated sections examining the work of the principal graphicesigners of the 20th century, from Peter Behrens to Tibor Kalman, from Elissitzky to Max Huber, and from Alexander Rodchenko to Ed Fella. The imagesnd extended captions selected and compiled by Pierpaolo Vetta supplement andllustrate the subjects covered by the texts.Polano, Sergio is the author of 'ABC of 20th Century Graphics' with ISBN 9781904313243 and ISBN 1904313248.
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