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Nel vorticoso passare del tempo, il graphic design - con la sua
vivida e nitida sintesi di immagini e idee - ha catturato lo
spirito di ogni epoca. Ogni singolo istante di ogni giorno siamo
circondati da packaging minimalisti, pubblicita pittoresche,
brillanti infografiche ambientali e agili interfacce: ecco dunque
che il graphic design serve tanto a trasmettere informazioni quanto
a riflettere le aspirazioni culturali e i valori di una societa.
Grazie alla sua vasta conoscenza della materia, l'autore Jens
Muller passa in rassegna i progetti piu straordinari di ogni anno,
che rappresentano altrettante pietre miliari nella storia del
design. Questa raccolta di importanti lavori grafici rappresenta
una riflessione ormai imprescindibile sull'evoluzione di un campo
creativo soggetto a continui cambiamenti e sfide. Aiutandoci a
riconoscere l'impatto decisivo del graphic design sulla nostra vita
quotidiana, questi progetti fondamentali fungono da coordinate per
orientarsi nella storia contemporanea. About the series TASCHEN is
40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980,
TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping
bookworms around the world curate their own library of art,
anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we
celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our
company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the
stars of our program-now more compact, friendly in price, and still
realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.
Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to
open our eyes and captivate our curiosity. Ever since the earliest
cave paintings, humans have looked at this Earth that is our home
and endeavored to understand it.This expansive visual atlas
presents the most exciting, creative and inspiring ways of
explaining the world in information graphics. Divided into five
chapters, the book covers the environment, technology, economics,
society, and culture to reveal some of the Earth’s greatest
intricacies in accessible visual form. Featuring more than 280
graphics, reproduced in large scale including seven fold-out
spreads, the collection focuses on the 21st century, but also
includes historical masterpieces to put our current situation into
perspective.Nigel Holmes introduces the book with an exclusive
infographic of his own, while Sandra Rendgen provides an
illustrated historical essay to explore how we have studied and
interpreted our world over the centuries. With graphics drawn from
such sources as Fortune, National Geographic, and The Guardian,
this is not only a showcase of outstanding data design, but also a
fascinating digest of where and how we live.
Since the dawn of modernism, visual and music production have had a
particularly intimate relationship. From Luigi Russolo's 1913
Futurist manifesto L'Arte dei Rumori (The Art of Noise) to Marcel
Duchamp's 1925 double-sided discs Rotoreliefs, the 20th century saw
ever more fertile exchange between sounds and shapes, marks and
melodies, and different fields of composition and performance. In
Francesco Spampinato's unique anthology of artists' record covers,
we discover the rhythm of this particular cultural history. The
book presents 450 covers and records by visual artists from the
1950s through to today, exploring how modernism, Pop Art,
Conceptual Art, postmodernism, and various forms of contemporary
art practice have all informed this collateral field of visual
production and supported the mass distribution of music with
defining imagery that swiftly and suggestively evokes an aural
encounter. Along the way, we find Jean-Michel Basquiat's urban
hieroglyphs for his own Tartown record label, Banksy's stenciled
graffiti for Blur, and a skewered Salvador Dali butterfly on Jackie
Gleason's Lonesome Echo. There are insightful analyses and fact
sheets alongside the covers listing the artist, performer, album
name, label, year of release, and information on the original
artwork. Interviews with Tauba Auerbach, Shepard Fairey, Kim
Gordon, Christian Marclay, Albert Oehlen, and Raymond Pettibon add
personal accounts on the collaborative relationship between artists
and musicians. About the series TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our
work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become
synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the
world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia
at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible
books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents
new editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact,
friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to
impeccable production.
Album art is indelibly linked to our collective musical memories;
when you think of your favorite albums, you picture the covers.
Many photographers, illustrators, and art directors have become
celebrities from their album artworks-the best examples of which
will go down in history as permanent fixtures in popular culture.
Paying tribute to this art form, Rock Covers brings you a
compilation of more than 750 remarkable album covers, from
legendary to rare record releases. Artists as varied as Elvis
Presley, The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, The Cure, Iron
Maiden, and Sonic Youth are gathered together in celebration of the
cover art that defined their albums and their cult status. Each
cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing the art director,
photographer or illustrator, year, label, and more, while nearly
250 records that marked particular turning points for a band, an
artist, or the music genre, are highlighted with short
descriptions. This far-reaching catalog of visualized rock is
contextualized with insider interviews with professionals who
shaped the history of rock, and by top-10 record lists from ten
leading rock collectors. About the series TASCHEN is 40! Since we
started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has
become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms
around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and
aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of
incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40
series presents new editions of some of the stars of our
program-now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized
with the same commitment to impeccable production.
Following the success of Jazz Covers, this epic volume of groove
assembles over 500 legendary covers from a golden era in Black
music. Psychedelia meets Black Power, sexual liberation meets
social conscience, and street portraiture meets fantastical comic
art in this dazzling anthology of visualized funk and soul.
Gathering both classic and rare covers, the collection celebrates
each artwork's ability to capture not only a buyer's interest, but
an entire musical mood. Browse through and discover the brilliant,
the bold, the outlandish and the incredibly beautiful designs that
fans rushed to get their hands on as the likes of Marvin Gaye,
James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Michael Jackson, and Prince changed
the world with their unique and unforgettable sounds. Featuring
interviews with key industry figures, Funk & Soul Covers also
provides cultural context and design analysis for many of the
chosen record covers. About the series TASCHEN is 40! Since we
started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has
become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms
around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and
aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of
incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40
series presents new editions of some of the stars of our
program-now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized
with the same commitment to impeccable production.
Part design history, part trip down musical memory lane, this
anthology of jazz album artwork is above all a treasure trove of
creative and cultural inspiration. Spanning half a century, it
assembles the most daring and dynamic jazz cover designs that
helped make and shape not only a musical genre but also a
particular way of experiencing life. From the 1940s through to the
decline of LP production in the early 1990s, each chosen cover
design is distinct in the way it complements the energy of the
album's music with its own visual rhythms of frame, line, text, and
form. To satisfy even the most demanding of music geeks, each
record cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing performer and
album name, art director, photographer, illustrator, year, label,
and more. About the series TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work
as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous
with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world
curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an
unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books
by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new
editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact,
friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to
impeccable production.
Amid our ever-growing consumption of data visualization, nothing
makes for tastier morsels than the fine art of food and dining.
Ushering the cookbook into the future, this volume gathers together
the best infographics of all things eating, drinking, and cuisine,
from measurement conversion charts and recipes for cookies and
cocktails to stress-free party planning. A must-have for every
21st-century foodie, this is gastro-guidance at its most visually
appealing as much as expert. Want to master sashimi? Know the
secret to perfectly grilled steak? Wow guests with your own dry
martini? Food & Drink Infographics has all the answers and
more, using the best culinary graphics to answer kitchen conundrums
in lively, simple, and memorable form. You'll find infographics on
all the food groups, from grains and pulses to fruit and
vegetables, to fish, meat, and poultry. Recipe ideas include soups,
sandwiches, snacks, sweet treats, and just-right dressings. Other
sections cover flavor pairings, baking, cooking tools and
techniques, and alcohols, coffee, and tea. The book opens with a
foreword by cooking author Michael Ruhlman, followed by a historic
survey of food imagery examining how and where pictures have been
used to enjoy, prepare, and serve food and drink, from Egyptian
tomb paintings showing flatbread being made to 19th-century
classics such as Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. Slick,
smart, and packed full of perfect nuggets of advice, Food &
Drink Infographics rounds up a delightful visual exploration of
food and dining as much as an indispensable collection of everyday
tips, techniques, and temptations.
The story of the evolution of machines in computer history is full
of the disruptive innovations that have led to today’s world.
From the early beginnings of computing to the bulky mainframe to
the personal computer era, we now live in an almost entirely
digital age. The Computer explores steps from the first ideas of a
calculating machine in the 19th century and early experiments with
autonomous driving in the 1920s to oversized office computers in
the 1950s to laptops and wearables of today. Jens Müller delivers
a visual understanding of the emergence of the Information Age that
hasn’t been shown before. Tracing the stories of tech
visionaries, pioneers, and entrepreneurs, the book combines
compelling visuals, historical documents, and in-depth explanations
to reveal significant events in computer history. Encompassing the
invention of machines, coding, and software development, as well as
technology's influence on today's political landscape. This survey
presents creations from Ada Lovelace, Charles Babbage, Alan Turing,
Grace Hopper, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs. Showcasing forgotten
gadgets and prototypes connecting iconic products such as the Apple
Macintosh and the Sony Play Station. As well as remembering
milestones in software development, videogaming, and the web.
Infographics explain wireless communication and other fundamental
technical concepts, while the history of corporations such as IBM,
Apple, Microsoft, Atari, Amazon, and Google is retraced through
rare photographs and advertising campaigns. A fascinating read,
this book acknowledges the computer’s stupendous power and social
impact. For techies and everyone interested in culture, economics,
politics, and science, it illustrates how we got here today and
helps us ask better questions about where we will be tomorrow.
Following up on the best-selling Bibliotheca Universalis logo
manual, this second volume focuses on corporate identity. In a
globalized world, more and more symbols convey values such as
trust, quality, or reliability. This catalog comprehensively breaks
down how texts, images, and ideas are condensed into distinctive
brands. From airlines and groceries, sportswear and computers,
museums, and magazines, to car brands, music labels,
pharmaceuticals, and internet portals, this band offers around
4,500 brand logos including complete background information about
designers, year of origin, and country, as well as brands and
companies. A great reference book for anyone interested in the
ideas and concepts that branding is based on. About the series
Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating
the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
Packaging is a highly underrated art form. As the first thing a
consumer sees when looking at a product, it can make or break a
sale. Every year, the Pentawards celebrate the art of the package
by recognizing the world's most groundbreaking and influential
designs. Designers compete in five main categories - beverages,
food, body, luxury, and other markets - and no fewer than 50
sub-categories. Featuring a selection of hundreds of works, this
book brings together Pentawards winners from 2008 to 2016,
providing a vivid demonstration of creativity in every form of
packaging. Readers will discover, through product descriptions and
plenty of images, what drives design industry leaders and agencies
behind these creations, which permeate all aspects of our everyday
lives. This well of inspiration will not just serve design and
marketing professionals, but anyone with an interest in the
creative process of packaging. About the series Bibliotheca
Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic
TASCHEN universe!
The field of package design never ceases to expand and innovate,
making it one of the most vibrant, competitive, and fast-evolving
areas in design today. It is influenced by various factors such as
the consumer’s requirements, the ever-increasing marketing
demands, evolving environmental policies, and the practice of
adhering to the context of cultural aspects and diversity. By
developing at such a demanding and rapid pace, package design
encompasses many different elements and specialists, including
designers, service providers, material suppliers, and printers. As
a result, it has become a universe in itself. Pentawards has
capitalized on this to create the most dynamic and diverse award in
the field, which has existed for 15 years. The Pentawards sets a
global benchmark for quality each year by scouting the area’s
cleverest and most eclectic designs. The Package Design Book –
Volume 2 presents winners from the past decade in celebrating
packaging as a kaleidoscopic art form. It showcases not only the
new and unexpected developments but also a clear vision of the
evolution of the entire industry, especially in the areas of new
materials and sustainability. About the series Bibliotheca
Universalis — Compact cultural companions celebrating the
eclectic TASCHEN universe!
Countless global brands, including Rolex, BMW, Louis Vuitton, and
the New York Yankees, still use logos that were designed over 100
years ago. Yet there has never been a monograph devoted to the
origins of logo design. In the second half of the 19th century, the
trademark replaced traditional symbols such as the family coat of
arms as a promotional and identifying symbol for companies. At
first, the designs were often still figurative; only gradually did
they develop into the abstract marks that have become fixtures in
everyday life today. Author Jens Muller, described as the "logo
detective" by Wired magazine, examined historical trademark
registers, international corporate archives, and early design
publications to unearth more than 6,000 logos from 1870 to 1940.
This unparalleled collection traces the development of modern
trademarks and sheds light on forgotten designs and early versions
of famous logos. The catalog is divided into four design
categories: "Figurative," "Form," "Effect," and "Typographical."
Each chapter is then systematically subdivided according to basic
elements of design such as circle, line, overlap, and outline, thus
offering a new perspective on design principles that are still
relevant today. Along with an extensive picture section, the book
comprises an introduction by Jens Muller on the history of the
trademark as well as a reproduction of the first comprehensive
examination of modern corporate logos: the influential design
pioneer F.H. Ehmcke's (1878-1965) illustrated essay
"Wahrzeichen-Warenzeichen" (Symbols-trademarks) from 1921. Also
included are ten case studies of famous trademarks, including those
of 3M, NBC, Shell, and Olivetti, and numerous rare images
illustrating the-at times varied, at times consistent-developments
in international logo design and the birth of the corporate
identity. Logo Beginnings is not only a fundamental and inspiring
graphic design manual but also an excellent read for anyone
interested in social, cultural, and corporate history and the
fascinating impact of trademarks. It is also the perfect complement
to the TASCHEN classic Logo Modernism.
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From the legendary Tank Girl to live-action animations with
Gorillaz, a Chinese contemporary opera to an exhibition at the
Saatchi Gallery, artist Jamie Hewlett is one of the most energetic
figures of contemporary pop culture. With influences ranging from
hip hop to zombie slasher movies, Hewlett emerged in the mid-1990s
as co-creator of the zeitgeist-defining Tank Girl comic. With
then-roommate Damon Albarn, he went on to create the groundbreaking
cartoon band Gorillaz. The award-winning virtual pop group of
animated characters is a truly global phenomenon. Gorillaz have
topped charts around the world, toured the globe from San Diego to
Syria, and picked up hundreds of millions of streams and record
sales along the way. Since then, Hewlett has continued to
collaborate with Albarn on projects including an elaborate staging
of the Chinese novel Monkey: Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en,
complete with circus acrobats, Shaolin monks, and Chinese singers.
In 2006, he was named Designer of the Year by the Design Museum in
London, and in 2009, Hewlett and Albarn won a BAFTA for their
animated Monkey sequence for the Beijing Olympic Games. In 2015 The
Suggestionists, an exhibition of prints at the Saatchi Gallery in
London, demonstrated an exciting new direction in Hewlett's
practice. This special edition celebrating TASCHEN's 40th
anniversary updates Hewlett's first major monograph with around 30
brand new pieces. The book illustrates his thrilling creative
journey with more than 400 artworks from the Tank Girl era through
Gorillaz and up to the present day. Through stories, characters,
strips, and sketches, we trace Hewlett's exceptional capacity for
invention and celebrate a polymath artist who refuses to rest on
his laurels, or to be pigeonholed into a particular practice. About
the series TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural
archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with
accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate
their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an
unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books
by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new
editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact,
friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to
impeccable production.
Part design history, part trip down musical memory lane, this
anthology of jazz album artwork is above all a treasure trove of
creative and cultural inspiration. Spanning half a century, it
assembles the most daring and dynamic jazz cover designs that
helped make and shape not only a musical genre but also a
particular way of experiencing life. From the 1940s through to the
decline of LP production in the early 1990s, each chosen cover
design is distinct in the way it complements the energy of the
album's music with its own visual rhythms of frame, line, text, and
form. To satisfy even the most demanding of music geeks, each
record cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing performer and
album name, art director, photographer, illustrator, year, label,
and more.
Since the dawn of modernism, visual and music production have had a
particularly intimate relationship. From Luigi Russolo's 1913
Futurist manifesto L'Arte dei Rumori (The Art of Noise) to Marcel
Duchamp's 1925 double-sided discs Rotoreliefs, the 20th century saw
ever more fertile exchange between sounds and shapes, marks and
melodies, and different fields of composition and performance. In
Francesco Spampinato's unique anthology of artists' record covers,
we discover the rhythm of this particular cultural history. The
book presents 500 covers and records by visual artists from the
1950s through to today, exploring how modernism, Pop Art,
Conceptual Art, postmodernism, and various forms of contemporary
art practice have all informed this collateral field of visual
production and supported the mass distribution of music with
defining imagery that swiftly and suggestively evokes an aural
encounter. Along the way, we find Jean-Michel Basquiat's urban
hieroglyphs for his own Tartown record label, Banksy's stenciled
graffiti for Blur, Damien Hirst's symbolic skull for the Hours, and
a skewered Salvador Dali butterfly on Jackie Gleason's Lonesome
Echo. There are insightful analyses and fact sheets alongside the
covers listing the artist, performer, album name, label, year of
release, and information on the original artwork. Interviews with
Tauba Auerbach, Shepard Fairey, Kim Gordon, Christian Marclay,
Albert Oehlen, and Raymond Pettibon add personal accounts on the
collaborative relationship between artists and musicians.
A good logo can glamorize just about anything. Now available in our
popular Klotz format, this sweeping compendium gathers diverse
brand markers from around the world to explore the irrepressible
power of graphic representation. Organized into chapters by theme,
the catalogue explores how text, image, and ideas distill into a
logo across events, fashion, media, music, and retailers. Featuring
work from both star names and lesser-known mavericks, this is an
excellent reference for students and professionals in design and
marketing, as well as for anyone interested in the visuals and
philosophy behind brand identity. About the series Bibliotheca
Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic
TASCHEN universe!
Drawn from TASCHEN's Illustration Now! series, this go-to catalog
brings together 100 of the most successful and important
illustrators around the globe. With featured artists including
Istvan Banyai, Gary Baseman, Seymour Chwast, Paul Davis, Brad
Holland, Mirko Ilic, Anita Kunz, and Christoph Niemann, the
international overview provides an invigorating record of the
dynamism and diversity of the illustration scene. Each illustrator
is featured with a self-portrait, samples from their portfolio, and
a succinct description by Steven Heller, with a supplementary list
of selected exhibitions and publications. In his introduction,
Steven Heller describes the dynamic realm of illustration today and
the challenging process of selection within this highly competitive
and ever-moving genre. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis -
Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN
universe!
Following the success of Jazz Covers, this epic volume of groove
assembles over 500 legendary covers from a golden era in Black
music. Psychedelia meets Black Power, sexual liberation meets
social conscience, and street portraiture meets fantastical cartoon
in this dazzling anthology of visualized funk and soul. Gathering
both classic and rare covers, the collection celebrates each
artwork's ability to capture not only a buyer's interest, but an
entire musical mood. Browse through and discover the brilliant, the
bold, the outlandish and the sheer beautiful designs that fans
rushed to get their hands on as the likes of Marvin Gaye, James
Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Michael Jackson, and Prince changed the
world with their unique and unforgettable sounds. Featuring
interviews with key industry figures, Funk & Soul Covers also
provides cultural context and design analysis for many of the
chosen record covers.
Through the turbulent passage of time, graphic design-with its
vivid, neat synthesis of image and idea-has distilled the spirit of
each age. Surrounding us every minute of every day, from minimalist
packaging to colorful adverts, smart environmental graphics to
sleek interfaces: graphic design is as much about transmitting
information as it is about reflecting society's cultural
aspirations and values. This second volume rounds off our in-depth
exploration of graphic design, spanning from the 1960s until today.
About 3,500 seminal designs from across the globe guide us in this
visual map through contemporary history, from the establishment of
the International Style to the rise of the groundbreaking digital
age. Around 80 key pieces go under the microscope in detailed
analyses besides 118 biographies of the era's most important
designers, including Massimo Vignelli (New York subway wayfinding
system), Otl Aicher (Lufthansa identity), Paula Scher (Citibank
brand identity), Neville Brody (The Face magazine), Kashiwa Sato
(Uniqlo brand identity), and Stefan Sagmeister (handwriting
posters). With his sweeping knowledge of the field, author Jens
Muller curates the standout designs for each year alongside a
running sequence of design milestones. Organized chronologically,
each decade is prefaced by a succinct overview as well as a
stunning visual timeline, offering a vivid display of the variety
of graphic production in each decade as well as the global
landscape which it at once described and defined. This collection
of important graphic works represents a long-overdue reflection on
the development of a creative field constantly changing and
challenging itself. These key pieces act as coordinates through
contemporary history, helping us trace the sheer influence of
graphic design on our daily lives. Combined with Volume One-which
spans from the field's very beginnings until 1959-the tomes offer
the most comprehensive exploration of graphic design to date.
Science and illustration have always walked hand in hand, and not
only the scientific community but the general public as well have
used images since early history to understand natural phenomena.
Moreover, from Galileo to Einstein, our modern history has been
written with the key support of art and with all the insights it
contributes. This XL-sized book collects more than 300 graphic
works that range from original sketches to technical drawings, and
from meticulous hand illustrations to computer-generated images.
The Western scientific revolution that started in the 14th century
catapulted humankind into a completely new way of understanding how
nature and the world around us behaved. Whether it was diseases
caused by viruses or the vast galaxies of the cosmos, a new army of
professionals turned their minds to unlocking and reshaping the
universe of our experience with a dialectic positioned between
theory and evidence. The field of illustration and the development
of knowledge became inseparably intertwined, as can be seen by the
majestic works shown in this book that were produced by the
scientists and artists who specialized in this combined field.
Explore here the work of more than 700 scientists and over 300
discoveries in anatomy, physics, chemistry, astronomy, mechanics,
and many other scientific fields, through the visual works that
bring them to life. Combined with detailed texts explaining their
scientific significance, the illustrations in this book introduce
the work of such pionieering scientists as Andreas Vesalius, Isaac
Newton, Marie Curie, and Rosalind Franklin. The visualizations
themselves present game-changing ideas and discoveries from the
15th century to the present day, notably including Galileo’s
watercolors of the moon, Bourgery’s unparalleled Atlas of Human
Anatomy and Surgery, Florence Nightingale’s statistical diagrams
to indicate war casualties, and Einstein’s quickly scribbled
ideas for his general theory of relativity. Many discoveries in
science take place as the result of counterintuitive thinking, and
in order to visualize their work scientists have to connect with
the resources of collective knowledge and in turn convey new
information back to people. This book is for everyone who is
continually amazed by the wonders of our world and who wants to
find out more about it through the remarkable illustrations used to
present advances in scientific understanding.
In the age of big data and digital distribution, when news travel
ever further and faster and media outlets compete for a fleeting
slice of online attention, information graphics have swept center
stage. At once nuanced and neat, they distill abstract ideas,
complex statistics, and cutting-edge discoveries into succinct,
compelling, and masterful designs. Cartographers, programmers,
statisticians, designers, scientists, and journalists have
developed a new field of expertise in visualizing knowledge. This
XL-sized compendium explores the history of data graphics from the
Middle Ages right through to the digital era. Curated by Sandra
Rendgen, some 400 milestones span astronomy, cartography, zoology,
technology, and beyond. Across medieval manuscripts and parchment
rolls, elaborate maps, splendid popular atlasses, and early
computer-based information design, we systematically break down
each work's historical context, including such highlights as Martin
Waldseemuller's famous world map, the meticulous nature studies of
Ernst Haeckel, and many unknown treasures. Hot on the heels of the
best-selling Information Graphics and Understanding the World, this
third volume fills the gap as an unprecedented reference book for
data freaks, designers, historians, and anyone thirsty for
knowledge. An enthralling exploration into the teachings, research,
and lives of generations past.
Rock on: From Elvis to Nirvana: the most important record covers in
rock history Album art is indelibly linked to our collective
musical memories; when you think of your favorite albums, you
picture the covers. Many photographers, illustrators, and art
directors have become celebrities from their album artworks the
best examples of which will go down in history as permanent
fixtures in popular culture. Paying tribute to this art form, Rock
Covers brings you a compilation that includes 600 remarkable
covers, from legendary to rare record releases. Artists as varied
as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, The
Cure, Iron Maiden, and Sonic Youth are all gathered together here
in celebration of the covers that defined their albums. Each cover
is accompanied by a fact sheet listing the art director,
photographer/illustrator, year, label, and more. Two hundred
special records that changed the course of history, for either the
band, the artist, or the music genre, are specially highlighted
with short descriptions. Five professionals who made and shaped the
history of rock share insider information in featured interviews
while 10 leading rock DJs seal the deal with top-10 favorite record
playlists."
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well
enough." -Albert Einstein Our everyday lives are filled with a
massive flow of information that we must interpret in order to
understand the world we live in. Considering the complex variety of
data floating around us, sometimes the best-or even only-way to
communicate is visually. This unique book presents a fascinating
perspective on the subject, highlighting the work of the masters of
the profession, creators of breakthroughs that have changed the way
we communicate. Information Graphics has been conceived and
designed not just for graphics professionals, but for anyone
interested in the history and practice of communicating visually.
The in-depth introductory section, illustrated with over 60 images
(each accompanied by an explanatory caption), features essays by
Sandra Rendgen, Paolo Ciuccarelli, Richard Saul Wurman, and Simon
Rogers. Looking back all the way to primitive cave paintings as a
means of communication, this section gives readers an excellent
overview of the subject. The second part of the book is entirely
dedicated to contemporary works by today's most renowned
professionals, presenting 200 graphics projects, with over 400
examples-each with a fact sheet and an explanation of methods and
objectives-divided into chapters by the topics Location, Time,
Category, and Hierarchy. Includes: 200 projects and over 400
examples of contemporary information graphics from all over the
world-ranging from journalism to art, government, education,
business and much more Four essays about the development of
information graphics since its beginnings
Nel vorticoso passare del tempo, il graphic design - con la sua
vivida e nitida sintesi di immagini e idee - ha catturato lo
spirito di ogni epoca. Ogni singolo istante di ogni giorno siamo
circondati da packaging minimalisti, pubblicita pittoresche,
brillanti infografiche ambientali e agili interfacce: ecco dunque
che il graphic design serve tanto a trasmettere informazioni quanto
a riflettere le aspirazioni culturali e i valori di una societa.
Grazie alla sua vasta conoscenza della materia, l'autore Jens
Muller passa in rassegna i progetti piu straordinari di ogni anno,
che rappresentano altrettante pietre miliari nella storia del
design. Questa raccolta di importanti lavori grafici rappresenta
una riflessione ormai imprescindibile sull'evoluzione di un campo
creativo soggetto a continui cambiamenti e sfide. Aiutandoci a
riconoscere l'impatto decisivo del graphic design sulla nostra vita
quotidiana, questi progetti fondamentali fungono da coordinate per
orientarsi nella storia contemporanea. About the series TASCHEN is
40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980,
TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping
bookworms around the world curate their own library of art,
anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we
celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our
company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the
stars of our program--now more compact, friendly in price, and
still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.
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