The New Typography

Zusatztext "A splendid examination of classical Modernist design. . . . The New Typography is an outstanding source of inspiration! which . . . deserves every inch of its legendary status." Informationen zum Autor Jan Tschichold (1902-1974) worked as a typographer and teacher in Germany, Switzerland, and England. He became internationally known in 1925 with the publication of Elementary Typography and oversaw the typographic reform of Penguin Books. Ruari McLean, a Scottish typographer and scholar, is the author of Jan Tschichold: Typographer . Robin Kinross is a London typographer. Richard Hendel is Design and Production Manager at University of North Carolina Press. Klappentext Probably the most important work on typography and graphic design in the twentieth century.--Carl Zahn, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Zusammenfassung First published in English in 1995, with an introduction by Robin Kinross, this edition includes a foreword by Rich Hendel, who considers the contemporary thinking about Tschichold's life and work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Translator's Foreword-Ruari McLean Introduction to the English-Language Edition-Robin Kinross Foreword to the 2006 Edition-Richard Hendel The New Typography

Product details

• Authors: J Tschichold, Jan Tschichold, Tschichold Jan
• Assisted by: Richard Hendel (Foreword), Hendel Richard (Foreword), Robin Kinross (Introduction), Kinross Robin (Introduction), Ruari McLean (Translation), McLean Ruari (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.2006
• EAN: 9780520250123
• ISBN: 978-0-520-25012-3
• No. of pages: 286
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Weimar and Now: German Cultura; Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism; Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism (CAUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Non-fiction book; Europe, Cultural Studies, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Typography, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Typography & lettering, Typography and lettering