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Author Lupton, Ellen.

Title Mixing messages : graphic design in contemporary culture / Ellen Lupton
Published New York : Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution : Princeton Architectural Press, 1996

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Description 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Contents The Street -- Typography -- Identity -- Publishing
Summary "Graphic Design shapes the meaning and impact of all we see and read. Mixing Messages traces how both the aesthetic value and overall pervasiveness of graphic design have changed over the past fifteen years. In this period, technological innovation and, especially, the rise of the personal computer have drastically altered graphic design practice, triggering explosions of creativity in all forms of visual communication. From the independent producer operating out of the home to the publishing conglomerate, a more diverse design community is creating the images that affect us every day. From the printed page to the Internet, typefaces, colors, logos, and images transmit information and ideas, generating a literacy of the eye that affects us every day. In this important new book, a critical text accompanied by over 300 color illustrations explores the aesthetic, cultural, and technological issues that are shaping the future of graphic design. Featured is work by numerous designers, including Charles S. Anderson, Fabien Baron, Art Chantry, Stephen Doyle, Edward Fella, Tobias Frere-Jones, Dan Friedman, April Greiman, Jonathan Hoefler, Tibor Kalman, Zuzana Licko, Katherine McCoy, Paula Scher, and such global design offices as Landor Associates, Lippincott & Margulies, and Siegel & Gale. From this diverse array of practices, Mixing Messages constructs a rich picture of graphic design today."--The publisher
Analysis Commercial art
Corporate identity
Graphic arts
Printing, Practical
Type and type-founding
Typography
Visual communication
Notes Catalog to an exhibition of the same name at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Cooper-Hewitt Museum -- Exhibitions.
Commercial art -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Graphic arts -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Visual communication -- United States -- Exhibitions.
Genre/Form Catalogs.
Author Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
LC no. 96018695
ISBN 1568980981 (cloth : alk. paper)
156898099X (paper : alk. paper)
Other Titles Mixing messages : graphic design in contemporary culture