• The Art of Graphic Design

The Art of Graphic Design

Bradbury Thompson

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…

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. moreThe 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). 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. Published for the first time in paperback, this classic text is now available for a new generation of designers and students.

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Autor: Bradbury Thompson
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2018
Origin: United States
Language: English
Pages: 219
Length × Width × Height: 34 × 24,5 × 1,8 cm

Article Number: 22603
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