New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984. First English-language Edition [originally published in Germany as Zeichen + Signets]. Quarto. Textured printed wrappers. 357 pp. 2,000+ black and white examples. Wrappers lightly handled but a nearly fine copy.
6 x 9-inch softcover book with 357 pages and over 2,000 black and white examples from 38 countries. Compact little conspectus chock full of the best work from around the world, circa 1982. Dedicated sections to Symbols, Emblems and Signals; Basic Forms; Trademarks; Standardized Signs; Pictographs; Orientation Systems and more.
Includes work by Paul Rand, Louis Danziger, Herbert Leupin, Yusaku Kamekura (many examples), Morton Goldsholl, Ladislav Sutnar, Joseph Binder, Hans Schleger, Hiroshi Ohchi, Hans Hartmann, Alvin Lustig, Carlo Vivarelli, Jupp Ernst, Walter Herdeg, Honneger-Lavater, Meier Menzel, Charles Dean, Bruno Munari, Jacques Nathan, Max Koerner, Pierre Gauchat, Donald Brun, Albert Ruegg, F. H. K. Henrion, Anton Stankowski, Jean Colin, Jean Picart Le Doux, Lucien Bernhard, Hans Neuburg, Studio Boggeri, Andre Masson, Walter Diethelm, Ashley Havinden, George Tscherny, Kenji Ito, Herbert Bayer, George Nelson, Max Huber, Sori Yanagi, Herbert Spencer, Celestino Piatti, Taylor Poore, Isamu Noguchi, Milner Gray, David Stone Martin, Albe Steiner, Raymond Loewy Associates, Jan Tschichold, George Salter, Ernst Keller, Paul Klee, Herbert Matter, Leo Lionni, Marcello Nizzoli, Heinz Waibl, Karl Gerstner, Saul Bass, and hundreds of other graphic designers from around the globe.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984. First English-language Edition [originally published in Germany as Zeichen + Signets]. Quarto. Textured printed wrappers. 357 pp. 2,000+ black and white examples. Wrappers lightly handled but a nearly fine copy.
6 x 9-inch softcover book with 357 pages and over 2,000 black and white examples from 38 countries. Compact little conspectus chock full of the best work from around the world, circa 1982. Dedicated sections to Symbols, Emblems and Signals; Basic Forms; Trademarks; Standardized Signs; Pictographs; Orientation Systems and more.
Includes work by Paul Rand, Louis Danziger, Herbert Leupin, Yusaku Kamekura (many examples), Morton Goldsholl, Ladislav Sutnar, Joseph Binder, Hans Schleger, Hiroshi Ohchi, Hans Hartmann, Alvin Lustig, Carlo Vivarelli, Jupp Ernst, Walter Herdeg, Honneger-Lavater, Meier Menzel, Charles Dean, Bruno Munari, Jacques Nathan, Max Koerner, Pierre Gauchat, Donald Brun, Albert Ruegg, F. H. K. Henrion, Anton Stankowski, Jean Colin, Jean Picart Le Doux, Lucien Bernhard, Hans Neuburg, Studio Boggeri, Andre Masson, Walter Diethelm, Ashley Havinden, George Tscherny, Kenji Ito, Herbert Bayer, George Nelson, Max Huber, Sori Yanagi, Herbert Spencer, Celestino Piatti, Taylor Poore, Isamu Noguchi, Milner Gray, David Stone Martin, Albe Steiner, Raymond Loewy Associates, Jan Tschichold, George Salter, Ernst Keller, Paul Klee, Herbert Matter, Leo Lionni, Marcello Nizzoli, Heinz Waibl, Karl Gerstner, Saul Bass, and hundreds of other graphic designers from around the globe.
