Review of Otl Aicher by Markus Rathgeb
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Cover: ‘Psychographics’, Design by HDR Visual Communication
Jacket: ‘Very Familiar Messages’, Design by HDR Visual Communication
Book | Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo |
Review of Otl Aicher by Markus Rathgeb
Editorial |
Dysfunctionalandoutofsyncexperiments inreadingandseeing |
Ivan Chermayeff |
Experiment in typographic communication. Common everyday messages designed against the conventional rules of readability in order to make people read/look and think.
Control Print 2 | Malcom Clarke |
‘Bits, bytes and pixels are part of the terminology of the computer. Ink, paper, lines and dots are the language of print’. The second part of the feature investigates the semantic meanings of the term ‘digital’ printing.
Titling Home Movies, Mitten’s Way | Steven Heller |
Charming American ‘Film Titlers’ and their imaginative use in the 1950s American home movies.
The Art of Psychographics | Kerry William Purcell |
The familiarity of designs which we find on maps, posters, stamps, signs or packaging can trigger thoughts, feelings and influences us in our creative everyday work.
The artist’s books of Ken Campbell | Ken Garland |
The ‘artist’ book, functions as container, medium and ‘canvas’ for experimentation and expression. The feature highlights the artist’s individuality, in style, subject matter and format.
Women in Print | Dr. Caroline Archer |
Female print bosses defy the odds to elbow their way into positions of recognition. The route to the top is down to personality and ability.
UCA at Maidstone: Expanding the page | Mark Sanderson |
The new research cluster at the University for Creative Arts (UCA), Maidstone Campus, researches and investigates the ‘book as object’ in view of digital and other competing media.
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