Publisher: La Maison du Livre de l'Image et du Son
Publication: 1994, First Edition
Binding: Softcover, perfect-bound
Pages: 40
Size: 220 x 330
Text: French
ISBN: 2907628313
The Swiss typographic poster: exhibition from November 23, 1995 to January 27, 1996, Design at the House of Books, Images and Sound, Villeurbanne.
(Introduction) 'Another Swiss specialty? A phenomenon we are rediscovering today with astonishment, nostalgia, or indifference. A look at Swiss typography? Isn't it already a phenomenon of the past, cataloged as a controlled term? I won't enter into the controversy over this vague, often overly reductive term, which designates a movement adept at constructivist graphic design and identified with Josef Müller-Brockmann. This term more accurately sums up a reflection on communication and creation based on a mathematical order that would lead to an international style practiced in the 1960s by agencies all over the world and which, outside of Switzerland, is called "Swiss typography...'
Condition: Very Good. All titles are used and show shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing to cover and outer edges.
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