Paperback: 430 pages
Publisher: 010 Uitgeverij
Language: Dutch
ISBN-10: 9064503109
ISBN-13: 978-9064503108
Release Date: 1997
Product Dimensions: 23 x 17.7 x 2.7 cm
Price: $400 USD
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Condition: good
a tiny nick at the top center of the back cover
Edition: 2500
Book design: Karel Martens
Author: Frederike Huygen, Hugues C. Boekraad
‘Wim Crouwel: mode en module’: a review
Hyphen Press
This is surely one of those books that graphic designers around the world would dream of having on their shelves.
Published in 1997, it is an exceptional monograph on Wim Crouwel—already one of the leading figures of modern graphic design at the time—designed by none other than Karel Martens.
Crouwel is so strongly associated with his work for the Stedelijk Museum and his highly systematic approach to grids and modular structures that these have come to define our image of his work. By having Karel Martens reinterpret and organize Crouwel’s extensive body of work, however, the book goes far beyond the familiar image of “Crouwel,” revealing the remarkable diversity and experimental nature behind his practice.
Page-Spread has been handling this book for over 15 years, yet every time I pick it up, I still discover something new.