You can now download Lars Müller Publishers complete catalogue in PDF format. Lars Müller Publishers is an internationally active publishing house. It came into being in Baden, Switzerland, in 1983, as a result of the bibliophile passion of designer Lars Müller. The press has made … Read More →
Unimark International was innovative in expanding the boundaries of design, business and technology in the early 1960s and early ’70s, sometimes leaping ahead of the norm by many decades. The company deserves recognition for its influence in a specific era of design history and for … Read More →
Sad Bird Design, A Collective Design Firm in St. Louis, USA, announced the release of their friend’s business plan book that has been a few months in the making! Well done, chaps :0) They are also offering a PDF download of their finished article, along … Read More →
If chapter titles like “Sans Serif as the expression of our age” interest you, this book is for you. Penned and compiled by Brockmann himself, it is a cross between his History of Visual Communication book and the monograph Pioneer of Swiss Graphic design. He … Read More →
Phaidon Store is now selling a reprint of a classic and hard-to-find book originally published in 1971. History of the Poster/Geschichte des Plakates/Histoire de l’affiche was conceived, written and designed by Swiss master Josef Müller-Brockmann – one of the 20th century’s greatest graphic designers. It … Read More →
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I have just launched the Josef Müller-Brockmann shop where you can buy all things related to ‘Müller-Brockmann’, ‘Swiss Graphic Design’ and ‘Grid Systems’ in one convenient place.
Helvetica and the New York City Subway System
There is a common belief, reinforced by Gary Hustwit’s documentary film Helvetica, that Helvetica is the signage typeface of the New York City subway system. But it is not true—or rather, it is only somewhat true. Helvetica is the official typeface of the MTA today, … Read More →