Graphic design

Alan Fletcher, 74, Desighner Whose Work Enlivened Britain / Heller, Steven., 2006

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Identifier: CC-45946-48649

Dates: 2006

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

A.M. Cassandre / Cassandre, A.M.., 1985

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Identifier: CC-16796-17151

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Text by Henri Mouron, son of Cassandre (Adolphe Mouron). Illustrated in this book and held by the Sackner Archive are "Bifur" and "Le Spectacle est dans la Rue." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Catalogs

Amazing Fact about the Jewish Star / Anonymous., 2010

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Identifier: CC-50695-71769

Dates: 2010

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

American Typeplay / Heller, Steven ; Anderson, Gail ; Allen T ; Byrne D ; Crumb R ; Kruger B ; Maisner B ; Makela S ; Scher P ; Drescher H ; Lubalin H ; Carson D ; VanderLans R ; Scher P., 1994

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Identifier: CC-27885-29024

Scope and Contents In his opening essay, Steven Heller states that Herb Lubalin, a devout typophile, built upon the ideas of earlier twentieth-century type/image makers, such as Kurt Schwitters and Lazar El Lissitzky, and blurred the distinction between type and image. In the late 1940's Bradbury Thomas, a pioneer of American typography, encouraged designers to occasionally release type from its moorings and play with it as if it were a toy. His idea, inspired by the Futurists, Dadaists and Surrealists of the 1920's was that smart typographic puns could enhance a reading by providing an additional level of meaning. Thompson made puns with letterforms that released specific sounds, not unlike the onomatopoeic type poems of the Italian Futurists. A decade later, Herb Lubalin took the idea even further by combining photographs and drawings with expressive letters that underscored or amplified the meaning of a headline. This was serious typeplay!Chapters in this well designed book include Cutting Edge,...

Dates: 1994

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books

Annual Report / Prudential Insurance Company., 1996

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Identifier: CC-04923-5020

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Each of the first five pages contains a question relating to the insurance business printed in capital fonts, one line directly over the lines on the following pages. The questions can only be read if the pages are viewed separately and only then can "Simple Questions" lead to "Straight Answers." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Catalogs

Art As Book As Art / Barton CJ ; Frederick H ; Ligorano N ; Osborn K ; Kostelanetz R ; Phillpot C ; Hamady W., 1984

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Identifier: CC-25716-26176

Scope and Contents

In addition to artist biographies, the catalogue lists book-related resources including collections, presses, catalogues, publications, organizations, bookstores, and supplies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs

Art Book Box Annoucement / Depew, Linda., 2003

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Identifier: CC-57971-10001229

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Linda Bandt Depew designed the typography for Wally Depew's Art Book Box 1 and the annoucement card. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

Aspects of Russian Art 1915-1935: Selections from the Merrill C. Berman Collection / Rodchenko A ; Popova L ; Altman N ; Seminova E ; Klucis G ; Lebedev V., 2005

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Identifier: CC-43912-46021

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This catalogue was designed by Ellen Boxer. However, it is not part of the Edition Ubu series because the original owners split and only Adam Boxer now uses the Ubu name. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs

Attilio Calzavara: Works and Commissions of an Anti-Fascist Designer / Landini, Enrica Torelli ; Depero F., 1994

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Identifier: CC-07549-7693

Dates: 1994

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books

Avant Garde / Lecointre, Didier ; Drouet, Dominique ; Luiggi, Philippe ; Benjamins, John ; Marinetti FT ; Depero F ; Schwitters K ; Goeritz M ; Huidobro V ; Junoy JM ; Citroen P ; Schuitema P ; Zwart P ; Cassandre AM ; Tapie M ; Luca G ; Isou I ; Jorn A ; Marien M ; Magritte R ; Debord G ; Vostell W ; Paik NJ ; DeVries H ; Vigo EA ; Dienst KP ; Dienst RG ; Leary T ; Hendricks J ; Rauschenberg R ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 2002

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Identifier: CC-38883-40809

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This is a sumptiously illustrated and well annotated catalogue of early 20th century avant garde periodicals, posters, and books. The loose sheet accompanying the catalogue is a price list. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Catalogs