Publisher: Staffordshire Polytechnic, Stoke on Trent
Publication: 1989, First Edition
Binding: Softcover, saddle-stitch
Pages: 32
Size: 210 x 295
Text: English
This catalogue was conceived and planned by the department of History of Art and Design as one of a series of academic enterprises. The research, catalogue and organisation have been undertaken by Mike Hope, lecturer in graphic design history.
(Preface) 'The Department of History of Art and Design at Staffordshire Polytechnic is proud to present a major retrospective exhibition of the work of the internationally renowned designer FHK Henrion. It is fitting that in this, his 75th year, Henrion's prodigious output and achievements over a period in excess of 50 years should be celebrated. It is also significant that this department, which has pioneered the study of design history and in particular graphic design history, should pay tribute to the way in which Henrion's work has had a formative impact on the course of both graphic design and its profession.
The increasing recognition by industry and commerce, particularly since the Second World War, of the importance of the graphic designer in projecting their image, has now become so commonplace, that it is worth remembering that Henrion was one of the most persuasive inaugurators of the notion of a 'house style'. To Henrion therefore the credit must largely be given of founding the concept of the Corporate Identity...'
Condition: Very Good. All titles are used and show shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing to cover and edges.
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