Description
This book offers a unique insight into the world of Czech graphic design and typography, tracing more than a century of development and showing how these fields influence society through cultural refinement, propaganda and manipulation. It explores the traditions behind Czech graphic design, its key figures and the creation of typefaces, while examining phenomena that surround us at every turn, from packaging and film posters to city logos and the Prague metro’s navigation system. It also considers the graphic design of the first Czechoslovak constitution, the reputation of Czech books and the appearance of a spoon on the poster for the film Pelíšky. Interviews with witnesses to the past and leading contemporary designers complement essays by graphic-design theorists, sociologists, cultural anthropologists and other experts from the Czech Republic and abroad. The extensive monograph includes previously unpublished visual material, original sketches, models, photographs and documents from private and public collections. The contents are in Czech.
Information
Author: Kudrnovská Linda
Language: Czech
Publication date: August 28, 2024
Manufacturer: Nakladatelství Paseka s.r.o.
Genres: Art and architecture, Books, Specialized and technical literature
Type: Hardcover book
Pages: 520
ISBN/EAN: 9788076375277