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The Art of Graphic Design (Paperback, 30th Anniversary Edition)
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The Art of Graphic Design (Paperback, 30th Anniversary Edition)
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A revered classic of American design delights anew with the
freshness and ingenuity of its approach Bradbury Thompson
(1911-1995) remains one of the most admired and influential graphic
designers of the twentieth century, having trained a generation of
design students while on the faculty of the Yale School of Art for
more than thirty years. The art director of Mademoiselle and design
director of Art News and Art News Annual in the decades after World
War II, Thompson was also a distinguished designer of
limited-edition books, postage stamps, rationalized alphabets,
corporate identification programs, trademarks, and sacred works
(most notably the Washburn College Bible). Thompson also designed
more than sixty issues of Westvaco Inspirations, a magazine that
was published by the Westvaco Corporation and distributed to
thousands of printers, designers, and teachers to show the range
and versatility of printing papers. Thompson was especially revered
for his ability to adapt classic typography for the modern world.
Bradbury Thompson: The Art of Graphic Design is a landmark in the
history of fine bookmaking. First published by Yale University
Press in 1988 and designed by Thompson himself, it was praised by
the New York Times as a book in which "art and design are
gloriously and daringly mixed." Original texts by the author and
other notable designers, critics, and art historians, including J.
Carter Brown, Alvin Eisenman, and Steven Heller, explore Thompson's
methods and design philosophy, and a newly commissioned afterword
by Jessica Helfand attests to the enduring importance of his work.
Both a retrospective and a manifesto, the book surveys Thompson's
timeless contributions to American graphic design, including his
experimental work and his work in magazines, typography, books,
simplified alphabets, and contemporary postage stamps. Published
for the first time in paperback, this classic text is now available
for a new generation of designers and students.
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