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Many new items added and updated
Monday, January 5th, 2009
Lots of new additions in the posting. Here goes:
THOUGHTS ON DESIGN
1993 - Object Lessons
Originally published in The New Criterion, 1993
1993 - Failure by Design
Originally published in the New York Times, 1993
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BOOKS & ARTICLES:
Overall update includes changing the thumbnail images to show full cover.
A 24-Page Book
Features typographic exercise by world's leading designers.
For The Love of Letters
Typographic love poems
Borderlands cover
Artograph #6
Paul Rand interview, full pics of entire piece added.
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ADVERTISING:
Added alphabetical anchor links to listings for quicker navigation.
- American Broadcasting Company- 2 images
- Disney Hates- 1 image added (end of set)
- Stafford- 1 image added (end of set)
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COLLATERAL:
Several pieces added.
- Ginza exhibit postcard
- Portfolio Magazine Promotional brochure
- 3 Smith, Kline & French Laboratories Promotional brochures
- UCLA Extension Master Graphic Design Cover Series Promotional brochure
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EDITORIAL & POSTERS:
Overall update includes changing the thumbnail images to show full cover.
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OTHER:
Added rooster painting, previously rarely published.
Several new articles added
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Read a few new articles added written about and by Rand:
Thoughts on Rand
by Steven Heller
Paul Rand, The Magician
Lance Esplund
The Graphic Art of Paul Rand
Mohawk Paper Mills paper promotion
Paul Rand, Commercial Artist
by Percy Seitlin
The Design Concept
Short article by Rand
Logocentrism
Jessica Helfand
Graphic Design in America added
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Added "Graphic Design In America: A Visual Language History" by Mildred Friedman.
Also includes another interview by Steven Heller. Good read.
Read here.
5 rarely published logos discovered!
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
I recently got my hands of a copy of "Trademarks and Symbols of the World" by Yusaku Kamekura and "Eliot Noyes" by Gordon Bruce. While looking through, I realized there were several rarely published logos by Rand. And here they are!
From the top:
- 2 logo variations for Eliot Noyes & Associates
- Gibson Diamond Co.
- John David Stores
- Kaiser-Frazer Service Station
- Zebra Press
Unfortunately, the dates of the last 4 were not included, but if anyone knows them, please let me know and I'll update the info.
See them larger in the Identity section.
Trademarks of the World Preface
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Paul Rand's preface to "Trademarks of the World" now added.
Read here or here.
More images of the “Women” portfolio
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Added several new larger images of the plates for the "Women: A Collaboration of Artists and Writers" piece.
VOTE FOR PAUL RAND!
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Vote for the site at Cooper Hewitt's "People's Design Award"!
http://peoplesdesignaward.cooperhewitt.org/2008/nominee/1820
American Artist article- 1970
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Another great American Artist magazine article by Percy Seitlin now posted.
Read it here.
Graphis No. 18, 1947
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Great article in Graphis no.18 (1947) posted. Written by Georgina Oeri.
Read it here
Design updates- better title treatments
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Subtle, but I think, nicer treatments of headings in use now. Article titles are now "h1's".
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