FORMS IN MODERNISM. A VISUAL SET. THE UNITY OF TYPOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE & THE DESIGN ARTS
Autor/es
- EAN: 9780823056248
- ISBN: 978-0-8230-5624-8
- Editorial: WATSON-GUPTILL INC.
- Año de la edición: 2005
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 22 X 24 cm.
- Páginas: 160
- Materias:
historia: arquitectura y arte
movimiento moderno
teoría: arquitectura y arte
diseño
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What do typefaces and buildings have in common? A great deal, according to typographic design expert, and former university professor, Virginia Smith. Smith believes that typography is the unifying discipline through which we can understand, analyze, and compare form in a wide range of visual media. This visually delightful book sets out to prove that point, by studying forms - shapes and their varieties and permutations - in all of the other design arts. The main focus is on architecture,