Jan Tschichold, Designer: The Penguin Years

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Oak Knoll Press, 2006 - Book design - 218 pages
Shortly after the end of the Second World War, Penguin Books made the bold decision to completely redesign its publications. Examining how Jan Tschichold took on the Herculean task of creating a uniform design, this title surveys the typographic revolution that Tschichold masterminded at Penguin.

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Contents

Tschicholds Graphic Design Foundation I
1
French Rococo Era
16
Penguin Books 19351946
19
Copyright

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Jan Tschichold, Designer: The Penguin Years
Richard B. Doubleday
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About the author (2006)

Richard B. Doubleday is an Assistant Professor of Art in the department of graphic design at the College of Fine Arts, Boston University and teaches in the London Summer British Programmes. He is an award-winning designer and his posters have been featured in International exhibitions. He was a contributing writer for the 4th edition of Meggs' A History of Graphic Design and has been published in Print and Baseline magazines. His research interests include the history of British graphic design.

Bibliographic information

TitleJan Tschichold, Designer: The Penguin Years
AuthorRichard B. Doubleday
Editionillustrated
PublisherOak Knoll Press, 2006
Original fromthe University of California
DigitizedSep 14, 2010
ISBN1584561785, 9781584561781
Length218 pages
  
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