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Jens Müller (ed.)

A5/03
Celestino Piatti und dtv

Die Einheit des Programms / The Unity of the Program

For more than 30 years, Swiss designer Celestino Piatti (1922-2007) endowed the covers of books published by Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag dtv with a singular look. With more than 6300 covers to his credit, amounting collectively to a total of 200 million volumes, Piatti was one of the most productive designers of all time. Concentrating on the years 1960 to 1990, this volume shows a large number of outstanding book covers that confirm Piatti's creative diversity. The selection is complemented by hitherto unpublished designs and advertising material from the dtv archives.

For more than 30 years, Swiss designer Celestino Piatti (1922-2007) endowed the covers of books published by Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag dtv with a singular look. With more than 6300 covers to his credit, amounting collectively to a total of 200 million volumes, Piatti was one of the most productive designers of all time. Concentrating on the years 1960 to 1990, this volume shows a large number of outstanding book covers that confirm Piatti's creative diversity. The selection is complemented by hitherto unpublished designs and advertising material from the dtv archives.

Winner of the 'Die schönsten deutschen Bücher 2009' Award

Edited by Jens Müller, labor visuell at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf

Design: Jens Müller

14,8 x 21,0 cm, 5 ¾ x 8 ¼ in

128 pages, 196 illustrations

paperback

2009, 978-3-03778-178-4, German
English
Graphic Design Corporate Design A5 Series
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Jens Müller

Jens Müller (*1982) studied communication design in Düsseldorf and then founded the design studio Optik (since 2019: vista) that works for a wide variety of clients from the cultural and corporate sector. In 2013, he won the renowned corporate design competition for Kieler Woche (Kiel Week) together with Karen Weiland-Adams. He teaches at the Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences, Arts/Peter Behrens School of Arts, and the Department of Design at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts. As an author and editor, Jens Müller contributed to a number of widely acclaimed reference books on the history of international graphic design, including the "A5" book series (2009-2014), "Logo Modernism" (2015) and "The History of Graphic Design" (2017/2018).

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