Looking Closer 5

Critical Writings on Graphic Design

Michael Bierut, William Drenttel, Steven Heller

• Publisher: Allworth
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9781581154719
• eBook ISBN: 9781581158168
• Topic: Design
• Subtopic: Design History & Criticism

The final installment in this acclaimed series offers astute and controversial discussions on contemporary graphic design from 2001 to 2005. This collection of essays takes stock of the quality and profundity of graphic design writing published in professional and general interest design magazines, as well as on blogs and Internet journals. Prominent contributors include Milton Glaser, Maud Lavin, Ellen Lupton, Victor Margolin, Mr. Keedy, David Jury, Alice Twemlow, Steven Heller, Jessica Helfand, William Drenttel, Michael Bierut, Michael Dooley, Nick Curry, Emily King, and more. Among the important themes discussed: design as popular culture, design as art, politics, aesthetics, social responsibility, typography, the future of design, and more. Students, graphic designers beginning their careers, and veterans seeking fresh perspective will savor this anthology gathered from some of today's top graphic design writers and practitioners, as well as commentators from outside the profession. From the series that helped launch the design criticism movement and was the first to anthologize graphic design criticism from key sources, this volume promises to be the most provocative of all!Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

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INDEX

A

Acosta-Azuru, Carolina, 73

Acuff, Dan, 73

Adbusters, 222, 223

aesthetics, 80, 97, 98, 99, 101, 102

Airside, 169

Amaya, Mario, 63, 67

American Girl Place (AGP), 69–74

Analogue, 176–177, 178

Antonelli, Paola, 75

Archis magazine, 233, 233–234

architecture, 75, 76, 88–89, 118, 135n7, 157, 178, 232

Artforum, 211, 212

Art in America, 131–132

ARTnews, 210

Arts and Crafts movement, 91, 95

“Art Under Plutocracy” (Morris), 119–121, 128

Asmal, Kadir, 140–143

Aspen, Colorado, 63, 64, 66

Aspen magazine, 62–69

authenticity, 98, 199

autonomy, 10–11, 200

Avant Garde, 108–111

avant-garde, 10, 11

B

Baca, Judy, 131

Bailey, Stuart, 37, 38

Banham, Reyner, 64, 89

Bankowsky, Jack, 212

Bantjes, Marian, 91

Barnbrook, Jonathan, 92

Barr, Alfred H., Jr., 75, 76

Barringer, David, 77

Barthes, Roland, 23, 60

Baseman, Frank, 146

Bass, Saul, 236

beauty, 43–45

Becker, Serge, 33

Behrens, Roy R., 191

Bell, Daniel, 226

Bell, Nick, 161, 162, 163

Belt, Leslie, 133

Bengston, Billy Al, 211

Bierut, Michael, vii, viii, x, 149, 150, 179, 236, 237

Bilak, Peter, 172

Blackburn, Bruce, 180

Blauvelt, Andrew, 8, 37, 38

blogs, viii, ix, x, xi, 89, 115, 116, 138, 149, 154, 197

Blowhard, Micha...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Section I: Graphic Design As System
• Section II: Graphic Design As Culture
• Section III: Graphic Design As Fashion
• Section IV: Graphic Design As Politics
• Section V: Graphic Design As Passion
• Section VI: Graphic Design As Idea
• Biographies
• Index