Area, 

Название: Area: 100 graphic designers
ISBN: 0714843253 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780714843254
Издательство: Phaidon Press Ltd.
Цена: 6328.00 р.
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Описание: Long neglected, graphic design has been creeping into the consciousness of the general public. In our increasingly visual culture, it is an omnipresent form of creativity, something we are all influenced by whether we like it or not. Every logo, poster and CD cover confronts us with graphic design in some shape or form. It is the basis ofl visual communication and arguably the most pervasive creative discipline of our times. Essentially an exhibition in a book, this title presents the 100 graphic designers arranged in an A-to-Z order. Each of the designers is featured over two double-page spreads, which are extensively illustrated with examples of their work. Alongside these examples, a 400-word text by the selecting curator explains his/her choice and illuminates the depicted work. The reproductions are further complemented with extended captions and biographical information on the designer. The book is characterized by the enormous diversity of the 100 graphic designers. Showcasing talents from Minneapolis to Macao, this text opens the door to the work of emerging designers practising in more than 25 countries around the world. It reflects a unique multitude of styles, ideas, and influences: an endless range of creativity from the playful, digital graphics of Eboy in Berlin, to the regional aesthetics of Chaz Mavyanne Davies of Zimbabwe or Ahn Sang-Soo of Korea; from the political awareness of Iran's Reza Abedini, to the more sober and traditional designs of the Italy's Leonardo Sonnoli. Beyond this extensive survey of contemporary graphic design, ten curators were also asked to choose what they consider a design "classic" - a piece of printed design from any era that is of particular significance to them. These "classic" pieces are showcased in the shorter, second part of the book, each accompanied by a brief text explaining how the piece fits into the selecting curator's general view and philosophy of graphic design.

Автор: Goode, Eric
Название: Area: 1983-1987
ISBN: 081097276X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780810972766
Издательство: Abrams
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Цена: 7425.00 р.
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Описание: The fabled New York nightclub Area opened its doors in September 1983 and virtually overnight became the nexus of one of the most vibrant downtown art and party scenes in New York. Despite its short-lived history (it closed in 1987), Area was the club where the A-list went to see and be seen, and its wildly creative invitations were the hottest tickets in town. Area was the creation of four young guys from California, among them author Eric Goode, who immediately grasped that the eighties were going to turn artists into rock stars, and they did just that through their club, starting with their friends Jean- Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. An art project on a monumental scale (the owners spent tens of thousands of dollars to redo the space with a different art theme every six weeks), Area brought together the worlds of young and beautiful artists, musicians, fashion designers, writers, socialites and celebrities and became the place where important people went to make fabulous spectacles of themselves in outlandish ways. It also became the favourite subject of a circle of young and uber-talented photographers, including Volker Hinz, Nan Goldin, Patrick McMullan and Richard Pandiscio, providing a window into a time and place legendary in the annals of New York nightlife. Drawing from an incredibly rich visual and oral archive, Eric Goode and his sister Jennifer have selected the best photographs and most memorable anecdotes to tell the full story of the club and its people. Writers who partied at Area and who helped document the scene will also be included, such as Glenn O'Brien, Stephen Saban, Michael Musto, and Jay McInerney, as well as anecdotes from many of the artists and celebrities who played there, such as Chuck Close, Luc Sante, Malcolm McLaren, Boy George, Diane Brill, to name but a few. A rich evocation of the look and feel of the art and fashion of the 80s, Area is a nostalgic chronicle and memoir of an exciting art and party scene that can never be repeated or forgotten.