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GEOMETRIC FIGURES & COLOR
Sol LeWitt

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IV BIENAL AMERICANA DE GRABADO, SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Pablo Neruda [introduction], Josef Albers [Cover Artist]

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81 + 68 + 51 = 200 [Portfolio title]
Takashi Kono, Max Huber, Aoi Huber,
Bruno Munari [poem]

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MOVING ON FEBRUARY FIRST, 1993
Edward Fella

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A WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT (1994)
Edward Fella

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DAVID CARSON: GRAPHIC DESIGNER/ART (1993)
Edward Fella

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CONTROLLED VISUAL FLOW
DESIGN AND PAPER no. 13 (1943)
Ladislav Sutnar

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THE CORPORATE DESIGN OF SWISSAIR
1994 Swissair Corporate Design Manual No. 4
Otto Loepfe [President’s Letter], Martin Kessler [introduction]

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• BETON • MEDIUM • BOLD • EXTRA BOLD
Intertype/Heinrich Jost

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• PIET ZWART: L'OPERA TIPOGRAFICA 1923 – 1933
30 RASSEGNA
Bruno Monguzzi

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• TIBOR KALMAN
PERVERSE OPTIMIST
Peter Hall [Editor], Michael Bierut [Designer]

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• HOUSE & GARDEN
BOOK OF MODERN HOUSES AND CONVERSIONS
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• THE ARCHITECTURE OF KURT MEYER
Inscribed Copy
Kurt Meyer & Associates

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17/02/2023

Back in stock: the ultimate guide to Piet Zwart’s early typographic experiments in the preferred edition with the full English translations.

Bruno Monguzzi: 30 RASSEGNA [PIET ZWART: L'OPERA TIPOGRAFICA 1923 – 1933 / PIET ZWART, THE TYPOGRAPHICAL WORK 1923 – 1933]. Bologna: Editrice C.I.P.I.A. s.r.l. , 1987. First edition [anno 9, 30/2]. Text in Italian with parallel captions in English and English translation at the rear. Plain stiff wrappers. Printed dust jacket. [xxviii] 88 pp. The 173 color and black and white illustrations devoted to Piet Zwart's typographical work from 1923-1933 presents the most extensive published collection of Zwarts' early typography to date. My highest recommendation.

During his prolific career, Piet Zwart (1885-1972) worked in many spheres, often concurrently. These included graphic design, architecture, architectural criticism, furniture design, industrial design, painting, writing, photography, and design education. His association with the advanced design movements in other parts of Europe and his acquaintance with artists such as Schwitters, Berlage, Schuitema, Van Doesburg, Huszar, Rietveld, Wils, Kiljan, and Lissitsky all helped to crystallize his own convictions and aesthetic visions. Glimmers of the Bauhaus, De Stijl, Constructivism, Nieuwe Bouwen (New Construction), and Dada all surface in Zwart's oeuvre.

“I didn't know the [typographic profession] terms, I didn't know the methods, I didn't even know the difference between capitals and lower case letters.”

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