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Pentagram Angus Hyland

1,000 Marks

Pentagram,  Angus Hyland

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English
Thames & Hudson Ltd
07 November 2024
Graphic design
A collection of 1000 symbols and logotypes designed by the Pentagram partners from 1972 to the present.

The biggest part of what Pentagram has done for the last fifty years has always been creating brand identities for clients from many different industries and continents. The humble mark is central to all of these well-honed identities - often acting as shorthand for the brand itself. Marks are everywhere - they enter our collective psyche, they're part of the cultural landscape and they symbolise the relationships we form with brands.

The 1,000 marks featured in this book represent the diverse range of identity work created by Pentagram partners past and present. Since its inception, Pentagram has designed marks for everyone from multinational corporations to start-ups, government agencies, nonprofits and social enterprises, clubs, societies, individuals, districts and even whole countries. Regardless of your identity, an original mark that you can take ownership of is the starting point for communicating who you are and what you do.

There are many approaches to creating a distinctive logo, and all of them can be seen here, from bold typographic wordmarks to pictorial symbols and more abstract solutions. Printing them in black and white helps us see them in their purest form, highlighting the contrasts and occasional similarities between them.

The practice of design has changed radically since 1972, but its concerns remain the same. The deceptively simple exercise of designing a mark for a client, and the elusive quest for timelessness that it entails, are still central to the challenge that graphic designers face today.
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Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 177mm,  Width: 128mm, 
Weight:   1.420kg
ISBN:   9780500298039
ISBN 10:   0500298033
Pages:   1008
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Pentagram is an international design firm with offices in London, New York, Austin and Berlin.

Reviews for 1,000 Marks

A stunning visual record [that] showcases Pentagram's diverse collaborations--a list that not only includes multinational companies but nonprofits, startups, government agencies and even nations.-- ""The Wall Street Journal"" (1/10/2025 12:00:00 AM) Collects Pentagram's greatest hits . . . showcasing work across multiple eras of graphic design as far back as the 1960s, with work like Alan Fletcher's logo for Reuters in 1968, and it goes all the way up to the present, with recently unveiled logos like for American Girl, MIDI, Thailand's Ruam Sami Museum, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.-- ""Fast Company"" (12/24/2024 12:00:00 AM)


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