Herbert Bayer: Inspiration and Process in Design

Lupton, Ellen; Herbert Bayer

ISBN 10: 1616899530 / ISBN 13: 9781616899530

Published by Moleskine Books, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Herbert Bayer: Inspiration and Process in Design
• Publisher: Moleskine Books
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616899530
• ISBN 13: 9781616899530
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 13.21W x 21.08H x 1.78D centimeters 13.21 centimeters width by 21.08 centimeters height by 1.78 centimeters depth
• Weight: 363 grams

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Synopsis

Herbert Bayer (1900–1985) was one of the most influential graphic designers of the twentieth century, with a prolific career spanning more than six decades and two continents. As a student and teacher at the Bauhaus, he used geometry, photomontage, functional analysis, and simplified typography to forge a new approach to graphic design. This book explores the evolution of Bayer's design process, from his student works featuring hand lettering to mechanically printed typography and hyperreal photo illustrations. The poetic and striking works are drawn from the Merrill C. Berman Collection and the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, among others. Many have never been published before or appear in color for the first time here.

About the Author

Ellen Lupton is curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City and director of the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore. An author of numerous books and articles on design, she is a public-minded critic, frequent lecturer, and AIGA Gold Medalist.