New Design: London. The Edge of Graphic Design.

Gomez, Edward M. Edited By.

ISBN 10: 1564965627 / ISBN 13: 9781564965622

Published by Rockport Publishers., Gloucester, Massachusetts., 1999

About this Item

207pp, colour illustrations. DW has a small split on the fold at the head of spine. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Seller Inventory # 13028

Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Design: London. The Edge of Graphic Design.
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers., Gloucester, Massachusetts.
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1564965627
• ISBN 13: 9781564965622
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art.
  • Photography.

About this title

Synopsis

The New Design series celebrates some of the finest graphic design talents each featured city has to offer. This city-by-city tour is the insider's guide to dozens of design firms that are making an impact on the industry.

Selected by designers for designers, the work in these pages reveals what makes graphic design tick in the city of London. Fresh, new, and filled with vitality, this is a valuable collection for all design enthusiasts, from advertising and media afficionados, to artists, educators, students, and all those with a strong interest in contemporary design.

About the Author

Edward M. Gomez's background is in philosophy and design; he is a former correspondent for TIME in New York, Paris and Tokyo, and senior editor of Metropolitan Home. A contributing editor of Art & Antiques magazine, Gomez has also written on art and design for the New York Times, Metropolis, ARTnews, the Japan Times, Conde Nast Traveler, Eye and Raw Vision. He is one of the contributing authors of Le dictionnaire de la civilisation japonaise (Hazan Editions).

Gomez, who studied at Duke University, Oxford University and Pratt Institute, is a visiting professor of design history and aesthetics at Pratt Institute in New York. He has won Fulbright and Asain Cultural Council fellowships to Japan for his work on the history of Japanese modern art, and Switzerland's Pro Helvetia award for his writing on the outsider artist Adolf Wolfli. Gomez has lived and worked in England, France, Italy, Jamaica and Japan, and is now based in New York.