Vision + Value Series Edited by Gyorgy Kepes (1965-6)
28/03/10 – Between 1965 and 1966, New York book publisher George Braziller published a six volume series under the title Vision + Value. (more…)
Excerpts from The New Vision by Moholy-Nagy (1938)
15/01/10 – A selection of excerpts from Moholy-Nagy’s The New Vision (1938).
Foreword
The New Vision was written to inform laymen and artists about the basic elements of the Bauhaus education: the merging of theory and practice in design. (5) (more…)
A selection of graphics from Bauhaus publications
27/11/09 – A selection of diagrams and information graphics from Bauhaus publications by Gropius, Itten, Kandinsky , Klee, Moholy-Nagy, Schlemmer, et al. (more…)
A New History of Canada Vol. 1
25/10/09 – Volume one, New Worlds to Find 1000-1600, in the fifteen volume series: A New History of Canada. Educational textbook for children. Published by Editions Format in 1972 in Montreal. (more…)
Tatra T600 Tatraplan 1946-7 Streamlined Automobile
23/09/09 – Old toy model of the Tatra T600 Tatraplan automobile designed in 1946-7 in Czechoslovakia by Josef Chalupa, Vladimír Popelář and Hans Ledwinka. The Tatraplan had a monocoque streamlined six-seater saloon body with a drag coefficient (Cd) of just 0.32. It was powered by an air-cooled flat-4 cylinder 1,952 cc rear-mounted engine. Only 6,342 were produced. Toy dimensions: 10″x 3.75″ x 3.5″. (more…)
Le Corbusier: Towards a New Architecture (1923)
16/09/09 – Excerpts from Le Corbusier’s Vers Une Architecture (1923), first English translation (Towards a New Architecture) 1927. (more…)
1960s & 1970s Scandinavian Design Logos: Part 2
31/08/09 – Second installment of 1960s & 1970s Scandinavian Design Logos on flickr// (more…)
1960s & 1970s Scandinavian Design Logos: Part 1
24/08/09 – Collection of Scandinavian design logos/logotypes circa 1960/70 on flickr// (more…)
Air Made Visible: A Visual Reader on Bruno Munari
20/08/09 – Far vedere l’aria / Air Made Visible: A Visual Reader on Bruno Munari (2000) edited by Claude Lichtenstein and Alfredo W. Haberli. A catalogue for the exhibition at the Museum fur Gestaltung Zurich. Printed in Switzerland by Lars Muller Publishers//.
Falkland Lamp by Bruno Munari for Danese Milano
12/08/09 – Falkland Lamp by Bruno Munari for Danese Milano (1964). Spontaneous form tube-like suspension lamp. More images//
Design and Paper: Number 13 by Ladislav Sutnar (1943)
17/07/09 – Selections from Design and Paper (13): Controlled Visual Flow by Ladislav Sutnar, New York (1943). (more…)
Design and Paper: Number 19 by Ladislav Sutnar (1945)
16/07/09 – Selections from Design and Paper (19): Shape, line and color by Ladislav Sutnar, New York (1945). (more…)
Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala: 1968
13/07/09 – Tapio Wirkkala Ultima Thule glassware for Iittala, Finland (1968). Set of six juice/whisky sour glasses (18 cl.). (more…)
Karel Teige a typographie: Asymetricka harmonie (2009)
28/06/09 – Monograph for Czech artist and designer, Karel Teige (1900-1951): Karel Teige a typographie: Asymetricka harmonie (2009) by Karel Srp, Polana Bregantova and Lenka Bydzovska. Text in Czech. (more…)
J. Hochuli: Detail in Typography
18/05/09 – Excerpts from Jost Hochuli’s Detail in Typography: Letters, letterspacing, words, wordspacing, lines, linespacing, columns (2008): (more…)
Lambretta LD 150 Milan
02/05/09 – Lambretta LD 150 scooter built by Innocenti in Milan circa 1954-56. (more…)
Tenugui: Designs & Patterns Japan
26/04/09 – Excerpts from Tenugui, Pie Books (2007), Japan. Tenugui are traditional Japanese cotton hand-towels featuring a wide range of designs and motifs. (more…)
Typographic Study: Square with 3×3 Grid [Ex. AH-25]
14/04/09 – Formal typographic study of the square with 3×3 grid and variations in ratio/proportion and orientation. (more…)
Canadian Pacific Airlines (CP Air) Postcards
11/04/09 – “The luxurious Boeing 747 is the world’s largest commercial passenger aircraft. Wing span, 195.7 ft. (59.6 meters). Length 231.3 ft. (70.5 meters). Fuel capacity 42.481 imp. gals (192,500 ltrs). Max. take-off weight, 775, 000 lbs. (351.540 kgms.) Cruising speed, 560 mph (900 kmh). The 747s are part of CP Air’s modern fleet of orange jets serving five continents.” (more…)
Place d’Accueil, Expo 67 Montreal
08/04/09 – “This is the main entrance to the Exhibition and the terminus of the mass transit. Buildings on the extensive deck are restaurants, boutiques and reception rooms.”
Official post card / Les Messageries de Press Benjamin Ltee / Benjamin News Co., Ltd., Montreal 3, Canada / Plastichrome of Canada / ©1963 (more…)