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Swiss Graphic Design Histories

Davide Fornari Robert Lzicar Sarah Owens Michael Renner

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English
Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
28 August 2021
Swiss Graphic Design Histories offers an entirely new redefinition of Switzerland's graphic design landscape. Based on extensive research by scholars of design history and with a multiple and inclusive approach, it reaches beyond the usual canon and the well-know epicentres Basel and Zurich with the germanophone fathers of what has become famous as the Swiss Style in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In three volumes it features visual artefacts and archival documents, the majority published here for the first time, alongside likewise previously unpublished conversations with designers who have forged developments of the past decades, as well as new essays discussing key terms that refer to various design practices. The complexity of the undertaking is embraced through a system of keywords, thus enabling readers to connect contents within the individual volumes. A fourth volume comprising a glossary, bibliography, and an index of the keywords rounds out this long-awaited new survey of graphic design in multi-lingual Switzerland that sheds new light on networks, practices and media largely ignored so far. AUTHORS: Davide Fornari is associate professor at ECAL Lausanne, where he directs Research and Development. Robert Lzicar is professor of design history at Bern University of the Arts HKB. Sarah Owens is professor of design theory at Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK. Michael Renner is professor of visual communication and Director ad interim at FHNW Academy of Art and Design in Basel. Arne Scheuermann is professor of design theory at Bern University of the Arts HKB. Peter J. Schneemann is professor of modern and contemporary art history at University of Bern. SELLING POINTS: . An entirely new redefinition of Switzerland's graphic design landscape, based on extensive research by scholars of design history . Features rich and previously unpublished visual material and conversations with designers who have forged developments of the past decades alongside new scholarly essays . Sheds new light on networks, practices and media that have been largely ignored by previous books 200 colour, 30 b/w illustrations 4 volumes, paperback in slipcase

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Imprint:   Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
Country of Publication:   Switzerland
Dimensions:   Height: 240mm,  Width: 165mm, 
ISBN:   9783858818683
ISBN 10:   3858818682
Pages:   814
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Davide Fornari is associate professor at ECAL Lausanne, where he directs Research and Development. Robert Lzicar is professor of design history at Bern University of the Arts HKB. Sarah Owens is professor of design theory at Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK. Michael Renner is professor of visual communication and Director ad interim at FHNW Academy of Art and Design in Basel. Arne Scheuermann is professor of design theory at Bern University of the Arts HKB. Peter J. Schneemann is professor of modern and contemporary art history at University of Bern.

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