Area 2. 100 graphics designers, 10 curators, 10 design classics.

Baur, Ruedi; Boom, Irma; Goggin, James, et. al.

ISBN 10: 0714848557 / ISBN 13: 9780714848556

Published by Phaidon Press, London, New York, 2008

About this Item

Area 2 is the definitive resource on contemporary graphic design. For this book, ten of the world's foremost design practitioners and critics each selected ten influential contemporary designers, and one design classic - a work that, years after its creation, continues to shape the way these leaders think about their craft. Area 2 is ostensibly a collection of the most cutting-edge graphic design, but it is really an extensive visual essay on the state of visual culture today. ¶ Description: Publisher's grey cloth. Quarto: 30 × 26 cm; pp. 444. With 1500 colour illus. ¶ Condition: Volume is near fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing. Pages clean and free of marks. Unused as new. ¶. Seller Inventory # 000129

Bibliographic Details

Title: Area 2. 100 graphics designers, 10 curators,...

Publisher: Phaidon Press, London, New York

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Sehr gut

Edition: 1. Auflage

About this title

Synopsis:

AREA_2 is the second volume in Phaidon's acclaimed AREA series. This series is part of Phaidon's collection of ''10x10'' compendiums, including CREAM, FRESH CREAM, BLINK, 10x10, 10x10_2, and SPOON.

AREA_2 features 100 of the world's most interesting emerging graphic designers, as chosen by 10 of the most respected figures in the field. The book contains over 1,500 images that reveal the talents and trends of contemporary graphic design as it has evolved over the past five years. AREA_2 is an international, up-to-the-minute overview of graphic design today, featuring posters, books, magazines, typography, packaging, and ephemera that has influenced visual culture.

About the Author:

Ruedi Baur is a graphic designer, educator, and the principal of Integral Ruedi Baur et Associes, located in Paris. Irma Boom is an award-winning book designer and educator, based in Amsterdam. James Goggin is founder and principal of the London-based design studio Practise. Julia Hasting is an award-winning book designer and the art director of Phaidon Press, New York. Ellen Lupton is a renowned design writer, educator, and curator, based in Baltimore, Maryland. Saki Mafundikwa is a designer, educator, and the founder of ZIVA, Zimbabwe's first graphic design and new media college. Jan Middendorp is a Dutch design writer and designer working in Berlin. Dan Nadel is the art director and publisher of the award-winning visual culture studio PictureBox Inc., located in Brooklyn, New York. Brett Phillips is principal of 3 Deep Design, located in Melbourne, Australia. Keiichi Tanaami is a renowned graphic designer and creative artist based in Tokyo.