Modern typography in Britain : graphic design, politics and society / by Paul Stiff [editor]
Contributor(s): Stiff, Paul
Publisher: London : Hyphen, 2009Description: 216p. ill. [chiefly col.] 30 cm001: 12914ISBN: 9780907259398Subject(s): Typography | Graphic design | History - Great Britain | Political postersDDC classification: 686.220941 STI
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 686.220941 STI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 094770 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Typography Papers 8 is a special issue devoted to modernity in British typography. Graphic design in Britain from World War II through the 1970s is reconsidered not simply as a matter of style, but as a visible form of social philosophy and an optimistic claim on enlightenment. The issue's centerpiece is a revised version of British sociologist Stuart Hall's 1972 essay on the illustrated magazine Picture Post . Other topics include recollections of designing and politics; graphic design for the campaign for nuclear disarmament; and a history of the pioneering British book packager Adprint. Typography Papers 8 is derived from the findings of the Optimism of Modernity, a research project begun in 2004 by the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication of the University of Reading.
Includes index
Typography papers: 8
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