Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Bettina Richter (eds.)

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Poster Collection 22

This publication casts light on the spectrum of the script poster, using consistent reduction to type and without any illustrative or geometrical elements. The script poster enjoyed its first heyday around 1915, with the discovery of the letter as a design element. Starting with examples influenced b the Bauhaus and its successors, the series continues to the present day. Technical developments in the spheres of design and printing also influence visual expression. The contemporary script poster offers a mixture of different trends showing effortless skill in handling different creative approaches.

This publication casts light on the spectrum of the script poster, using consistent reduction to type and without any illustrative or geometrical elements. The script poster enjoyed its first heyday around 1915, with the discovery of the letter as a design element. Starting with examples influenced b the Bauhaus and its successors, the series continues to the present day. Technical developments in the spheres of design and printing also influence visual expression. The contemporary script poster offers a mixture of different trends showing effortless skill in handling different creative approaches.

This book is part of the Poster Collection series. Get the complete series here

Edited by Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Bettina Richter

With an essay by Emily King

Design: Integral Lars Müller

16,5 x 24 cm, 6 ½ x 9 ½ in

96 Seiten pages, 114 illustrations

paperback

2010, 978-3-03778-206-4, German
English
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Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Bettina Richter (eds.)

Niklaus Troxler

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En Vogue

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Stop Motion

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Self-Promotion

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Herbert Leupin

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Help!

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Head to Head

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Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Bettina Richter (eds.)

Photo Graphics

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Comix!

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Typo China

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Handmade

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Revue 1926

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