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Synopsis
Celebrates the magazine "Ray Gun" and its sister publications with articles from the magazine combined with new graphics
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About the Author
Rick Poyner is the founding editor of Eye, the international review of graphic design.
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This anthology drawn from the pages of Ray Gun, one of the most visually idiosyncratic and original music magazines now being published, demonstrates just how consistently inventive and challenging the design of the magazine is but doesn't make the ``new niche cool'' publication any easier to understand. Kuipers, its editor, argues that too many magazines are addicted to ``the megalomaniacal need to control people, to steer culture away from the radical and toward the safe.'' One way in which they do that is by compartmentalizing art and text. Ray Gun doesn't: Words flow over images, dense blocks of text are squeezed into spreads featuring glowing color photographs or collages, a wide variety of typefaces are crowded into an issue. Another way in which magazines assert a rigid worldview is by strictly defining the roles of artists, writers, designers, and subjects: Ray Gun has recruited John Travolta, William S. Burroughs, Quentin Tarantino, Frank Zappa, and Keith Richards, among many others, as contributors, providing ``an open forum'' for the artists ``who define youth (or music) culture.'' The anthology offers a stunning gallery of cutting-edge design, but its highly experimental mix of images and text is likely to make it of interest only to designers and the already initiated. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Ray Gun: Out of Control
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Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail. Seller Inventory # OTV.0684839806.VG
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Ray Gun: Out of Control
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Simon & Schuster June 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0684839806
ISBN 13: 9780684839806
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Seller: Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Out of Control is a potent blend of the best from Californian magazines Ray Gun, Stick, and Bikini. The book traces their evolving design with the work of David Carson, Vaughan Oliver, and Robert Hales, and examines the culture that has produced them. Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, Quentin Tarrantino, Michael Stipe, and Oasis are among the celebrity contributors. Special features include an introduction by William Gibson, an essay by editor and novelist Dean Kuipers, and a dialogue with David Bowie. wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks. Seller Inventory # 333910