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Agi : graphic design since 1950 / edited by Ben & Elly Bos.

Contributor(s): Bos, Ben | Bos, Elly.
Publisher: London, UK ; New York, NY : Thames & Hudson, 2007Description: 800 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0500513422 (hbk.): ; 9780500513422 (hbk.).Subject(s): Alliance graphique internationale | Graphic arts | Graphic artists -- BiographySummary: "This lavishly illustrated work of reference presents biographies of almost every AGI member to date, including such luminaries as Saul Bass, Alan Fletcher, April Greiman, Adrian Frutiger, Milton Glaser, Stefan Sagmeister, Cassandre, Dick Bruna, Bruno Munari and Irma Boom, accompanied by reproductions of their best - and often iconic - work. It also includes over thirty essays by some of the most prominent AGI members, who consider the history of recent graphic design and its present developments, as well as offering a thorough history of the AGI itself: its worldwide meetings, congresses, seminars, exhibitions and publications."--BOOK JACKET
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Reference Books Reference Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection NC 998.4 .A35 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 250379

Includes bibliographical references (p. 796-799) and index.

"This lavishly illustrated work of reference presents biographies of almost every AGI member to date, including such luminaries as Saul Bass, Alan Fletcher, April Greiman, Adrian Frutiger, Milton Glaser, Stefan Sagmeister, Cassandre, Dick Bruna, Bruno Munari and Irma Boom, accompanied by reproductions of their best - and often iconic - work. It also includes over thirty essays by some of the most prominent AGI members, who consider the history of recent graphic design and its present developments, as well as offering a thorough history of the AGI itself: its worldwide meetings, congresses, seminars, exhibitions and publications."--BOOK JACKET

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