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designers books rare & out of print books reviewed by designers
Vision + value (Gyorgy kepes, 1965-1966)
Submission by Oliver Tomas
(also author of this post)
28/03/10 – Between 1965 and 1966, New York book publisher George Braziller published a six volume series under the title Vision + Value.
The aim of the series, “…to stimulate the circulation of ideas, to find channels of communication that interconnect various disciplines and offer us a sense of [...]
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DESIGNERS SLEEVES 10 rare and out of print record sleeves
As more and more vinyl exhibitions by art collectors are popping here and there, I have decided to show a design-oriented selection of these highly collectible (but still affordable) items.
Simple but great, the design of this 1976 release from the Playboy Industries, stays uncredited until this day. One of the best solutions I’ve ever seen [...]
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Typokit – Cédric Guarneri & Carolyn Garcia, 2006
Typokit
Cédric Guarneri & Carolyn Garcia
Published by Colophon Editions
Letterpress print
300 copies
Box printed in red ink on silver glossy paper.
Booklets printed in black ink on colored paper.
3 typefaces are presented: Bodoni, Tempo, Garamond.
Mister Homo Sapiens had a goal in his life: COMMUNICATE.
Communication with his peers (yes, us!) depends of his survival.
that’s why, he uses the only tool [...]
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Money will Ruin Everything – Kim Hiortøy (2003)
Money will ruin everything
Publisher: Rune Grammofon
Date: november 2003
96 pages
Binding: hardback
English text
The norwegian label’s way to celebrate its 5 years and some 30 albums was a real treat. Money will ruin everything is an exquisite book designed and edited by Kim Hiorthøy with 2 CDs of mostly exclusive tracks. It features almost all the work of [...]
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All except you (Saul Steinberg & Roland barthes – Maegh, 1983)
Guest post by Loïc Boyer (thanks for sharing this jewel).
All except you
Saul Steinberg & Roland Barthes
Publisher: Maeght, Paris – repères, édition d’art
Date: January 1983
71 pages
Binding: Soft cover
Text in french
Saul Steinberg’s drawings were regularly exhibited at the Galerie Maeght since the ’50s when this book was published in their Repères collection.
The gallery was also a great publisher [...]
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TM issue 6-7 – June-July 1968
Typografische Monatsblätter
Schweizer grafische Mitteilungen
Revue suisse de l’Imprimerie
Issue 6-7, June-July 1968
23 x 31 cm
Written in german, english & french
Published by the Swiss typographers federation for professionnal education
Cover by Hans Ferdinant Egli, Oberwill BL
Former students of the Basle School of Arts and Crafts show their professional work
The industrial Museum at Basle held an exhibition under this title [...]
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Land Registry (North, 2003)
Land Registry
A guide to the new corporate identity
96 pages, with outer wrap/dust jacket
210 x 148mm
Design by North
Photography by Richard Learoyd
Printed by The News Press Ltd.
Paper Artic Matt 115GSM
Printed with black and 8 Pantones
March 2003
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Very few copies are still avaible, you can order at Blanka for £70.50, including VAT.
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The Open University – North, 2009
The Open University
Brand design guidelines
297mm X 210 mm
134 pages with PVC dimple embossed outer cover
Design by North
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Very few copies are still avaible, you can order at Blanka for £82.25, including VAT.
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TM issue 5 – May 1968
Typografische Monatsblätter
Schweizer grafische Mitteilungen
Revue suisse de l’Imprimerie
Issue 5, May 1968
23 x 31 cm
Written in german & french
Published by the Swiss typographers federation for professionnal education
Cover by Hans Ferdinant Egli, Oberwill BL
Most of the pictures taken are part of an article about How is born the book Publicity and graphic design in the chemical industry, written [...]
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Barbican Design Guidelines – North, 2007
Barbican Design Guidelines
Design by North
Photography Leon Chew, Richard Learoyd, North
Copy by Nick Rootes
Print by Vitesse (liquidated in the end of january 2009)
138 page
The Barbican is Europe’s largest multi-arts and conference venue presenting a diverse range of art, music, theatre, dance, film and education events. It is also home to the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Farben in Tirol (Otl Aicher, Albrecht Hotz -Design- 1990)
Farben in Tirol Robert Lobl Tyrolia Verlag Designed by Otl Aicher, Albrecht Hotz Innsbruck: VG/VG 1st Edition 1963, then 1973, 1990 Size: 8.5 x 11″ Hard Cover DJ with Mylar 112 pages German Text Rene Spitz have a nice photoset of Otl Aicher example of swiss inspired layout and guidelines. See the complet set (
Retrographis
Graphis 122, part 4 (1965)
Graphis 122: part 3 Graphis 122: part 2 Graphis 122: part 1 Four Young South American Artists Juan Carlos Distéfano, Sergio Jaguaribe, Roberto J. Pàez & Edgardo Miguel Giménez Article written by Sigwart Blum Published on 10 pages, illustrated by 37 black and white pictures (plus 4 portraits). Lines of the Alphabet
Portrait
Herbert Spencer (1924-2002)
Brownjohn and Margaret Nolan on the set of Goldfinger, London 1964 Photograph by Herbert Spencer, © Mafalda Spencer Born in 22.6.1924 in London, England Graphic designer, photographer, painter, author, teacher 1948: opens his own studio in London, where he designs books, art catalogues, logos, timetables and business repo
Places & peoples
Patrick Wallis Burke
In december 2009, when I was writing the Icographic review, I wrote to Patrick Wallis Burke to have some details about the creation of his magazine. Here’s his reply: Icographic began life at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication which, in 1971, was situated in Chislehurst, a suburb to the south of Lon
Publishers
Graphis press (Herdeg era: 1944-1986)
1944: Creation by Dr. Walter Amstutz and Walter Herdeg, in Zurich, Switzerland. 1952: Amstutz & Herdeg published the first Graphis Annual. Herdeg is invited into AIGA. 1964: Following a split from Dr. Walter Amstutz, Walter Herdeg officially become the sole publisher of Graphis. 1966: Photo Graphis Annual 1973: Graphi