Synopses & Reviews
This innovative volume is the first to provide the design student, practitioner, and educator with an invaluable comprehensive reference of visual and narrative material that illustrates and evaluates the unique and important history surrounding graphic design and architecture. Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History closely examines the relationship between typography, image, symbolism, and the built environment by exploring principal themes, major technological developments, important manufacturers, and pioneering designers over the last 100 years. It is a complete resource that belongs on every designer’s bookshelf.
Review
“Mandatory reading for every graphic designer and architect, as well as all those that aspire to these two professions, and most importantly for all who are concerned with the humanizing possibilities inherent in the visual arts.” - James Stewart Polshek, Fellow, American Institute of Architects
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“This book is a gift to all current and future practitioners of, users of, and participants in environmental graphic design and explores and uncovers a history that was not examined or compiled until Richard Poulin delved into it.” -Deborah Sussman, Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Architects; Fellow, Society for Environmental Graphic Design
About the Author
Richard Poulin is cofounder, design director, and a principal of Poulin + Morris Inc. (http://www.poulinmorris.com), an internationally recognized, multidisciplinary design consultancy located in New York City. His work has been recognized by major design organizations, competitions, and publications including the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), Communication Arts, Graphis, Library of Congress, Type Director Club, and the New York Art Directors Club. Richard is a Fellow of the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, the organization's highest honor, and is a past President and board member of the New York Chapter of AIGA.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Forward by James Stewart Polshek, FAIA
Forward by Deborah Sussman, HAIA, FSEGO
Pre-20th-Century Influences
The Modern Age 1900-1950
Chapter One: The Impact of Invention
1878-1933
Chapter Two: Art and Technology, a New Unity
1901-1928
Chapter Three: Style and the Mass Market
1924 - 1947
Chapter Four: Between the Wars
1932 - 1945
The Post-War World
1950 - 2000
Chapter Five: Populuxe: The American Influence
1948 - 1961
Chapter Six: Modernism and the International Style
1950 - 1979
Chapter Seven: Postmodernism and Beyond
1966 - 1995
The Beginning of the 21st Century
Glossary
Bibliography
Image Resources
Contributors
Index
Acknowledgements
About the Author