Robert Brownjohn: Sex and Typography

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The design profession doesn’t produce many larger-than-life figures. Robert Brownjohn-BJ, to just about everyone who knew him, and everyone did-was one. His gifts were immense, as were his appetites. Enfant terrible and visionary, he was both. Mick and the Stones wanted to hang with him. Of course it couldn’t last. Robert Brownjohn was simply too big for this world. He died in 1970 at the age of 45, a victim of his own excesses. Today, he is best remembered for his … More >>

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Type: The Secret History of Letters

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If you’ve ever wondered exactly what a Zapf is, or if Baskerville has anything to do with Sherlock Holmes, Type is the answer to these questions and more. This is the story of the passions, and obsessions of the creator of type; of the influences of wars, persecution, and political upheaval, and the effects of business and technological breakthroughs on fonts and typography. From Gutenberg’s first moveable type to the Internet, Simon Loxley tells the stories behind … More >>

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Graphis Design Annual 2010

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GraphisDesignAnnual2010 features the year’s best international Design work in a variety of categories ranging from Annual Reports, Branding and Exhibits to Logos, Packaging and Posters, with detailed explanations in the back of the book written by designers on their process to the solution. This year’s edition includes Q&A’s with Robert Priest, one of the platinum winners in this Annual; Office, who branded the only non-profit pirate store in San Francisco and Goodb… More >>

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