The Art of Graphic Design
248 pages, 24.6 x 33.8 cm , 1442 g.
The Art of Graphic Design
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A revered classic of American design delights anew with the freshness and ingenuity of its approach.

Bradbury Thompson (1911-1995) remains one of the most admired and influential graphic designers of the twentieth century, having trained a generation of design students while on the faculty of the Yale School of Art for more than thirty years. The art director of Mademoiselle and design director of Art News and Art News Annual in the decades after World War II, Thompson was also a distinguished designer of limited-edition books, postage stamps, rationalized alphabets, corporate identification programs, trademarks, and sacred works (most notably the Washburn College Bible).

The Art of Graphic Design is a landmark in the history of fine bookmaking. Original texts by the author and other notable designers, critics, and art historians, including J. Carter Brown, Alvin Eisenman, and Steven Heller, explore Thompson's methods and design philosophy, and a newly commissioned afterword by Jessica Helfand attests to the enduring importance of his work.

Both a retrospective and a manifesto, the book surveys Thompson's timeless contributions to American graphic design, including his experimental work and his work in magazines, typography, books, simplified alphabets, and contemporary postage stamps.
PublisherYale University Press
Year
CoverPaperback with flaps
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-0-300-23857-0
Author(s)Bradbury Thompson
Article IDart-31850

 

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