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You Can Design
Published by Whittlesey House, New York, 1939
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First edition. Inscribed by Reiss and Schweizer. Spiral-bound volume with original blue cloth boards lettered in darker blue. Orange endpapers. Monochrome and color illustrations throughout text. Ink presentation inscription on half title page: "N.Y. Jan. 30. 39/to Dean and Mrs. E. Raymond Bossange/with sincere respects and compliments/of the authors/Winold Reiss/Albert Chas Schweizer." Light shelf wear and toning to boards, with light toning to pages. Near Fine. Dedication copy of this striking guide to graphic design by artist Winold Reiss and architect Albert Schweizer. They aim to reach the amateur artist: "You can design. Whether you realize it or not, the power of creating forms and patterns lies within you, and you should give yourself the pleasure that comes from this kind of self-expression." Starting with simple black and white abstractions, Reiss and Schweizer propose an increasingly complex series of creative exercises-borders, patterns, forms inspired by nature, half-tone and color designs-as well as ideas for their practical application. The exercises are accompanied by artwork produced by the authors' students at New York University. Reis and Schweizer warmly inscribed this copy to E. Raymond Bossange, Dean of the NYC School of Architecture and Allied Arts, who is thanked in the printed dedication for "his interest and kindness in permitting the use of the students' drawings which illustrate the work.".
