Italian graphic design: culture and practice in Milan, 1930s-60s

This book tells the story of graphic designers in Milan from the 1930s to the 1960s. Focusing on design education, everyday practice, organisational strategies, mediating channels and modernism, it contributes to our understanding of the role graphic design has played in the history of Italian visua...

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Main Author: Barbieri, Chiara (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester Manchester University Press 2024
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Studies in design and material culture series
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Summary:This book tells the story of graphic designers in Milan from the 1930s to the 1960s. Focusing on design education, everyday practice, organisational strategies, mediating channels and modernism, it contributes to our understanding of the role graphic design has played in the history of Italian visual culture.
Front Matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: drafting Italian graphic design -- Vocational education and the typographic roots of graphic design -- Open Studio (Boggeri) -- Graphic design and good taste at the Milan Triennale -- Education and practice, working hand in hand -- The multiple identities of graphic design -- Conclusion: redrafting Italian graphic design -- Bibliography -- Index.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 252 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781526151148

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