Hardcover: 112 pages
Publisher: Arthur Niggli
Language: German French English
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ISBN-13: –
Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 21 cm
Release Date: 1966
Price: sold
very slight, minor bumping to the corners, but considering it is a copy from 60 years ago, it remains in good condition
Edit and Design by Fridolin Müller
Published in 1966 by Verlag Arthur Niggli in Switzerland, this monograph presents a comprehensive survey of Piet Zwart’s early typography.
Against the backdrop of Constructivism and De Stijl, it brings together Zwart’s experimental work, in which text and image are structurally composed, accompanied by a rich selection of illustrations.
Beautifully printed in Switzerland, the book is notable for its high-quality reproductions and use of spot colors, offering a material insight into the formation of Dutch modernism.
Piet Zwart was born on May 28, 1885 in Zaandijk. He trained as an architect, and began graphic design projects at age 36. His training as an architect included designing furniture and interiors. He was influenced by the De Stijl movement, which focused on the essentials of form, colour and line, but later moved to a more functional design aesthetic. In the early 1920s Zwart received his first typographic commissions from Laga, a flooring manufacturer. Zwart had no formal training in typography or printing, so he was uninhibited by the rules and methods of traditional professional practices. Zwart regarded typography as an important cultural force of the 20th-century.
Piet Zwartは1885年5月28日にZaandijkで生まれました。 彼は建築家として訓練を受け、36歳でグラフィックデザインプロジェクトを開始しました。建築家としての彼の訓練には、家具やインテリアのデザインが含まれていました。 彼は、形、色、線の本質に焦点を当てたデ・ステイル運動の影響を受けましたが、後に、より機能的なデザインの美学に移行しました。 1920年代初頭、ズワートはフローリングメーカーのラガから最初の活版印刷の依頼を受けました。 ズワートはタイポグラフィや印刷の正式なトレーニングを受けていなかったため、伝統的な専門的慣行のルールや方法に妨げられませんでした。Zwartは、タイポグラフィを20世紀の重要な文化的力と見なしていました。