The Push Pin graphic : a quarter century of innovative design and illustration / Seymour Chwast ; edited by Steven Heller and Martin Venezky ; introduction by Milton Glaser.
By: Chwast, Seymour [author]
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Contributor(s): Heller, Steven [editor] | Venezky, M. J [editor].
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BookPublisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2004]Description: 256 pages : chiefly illustrated (some color) ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0811841030 (hardback).Subject(s): Push Pin Studios | Graphic arts -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 741.60973 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 741.60973 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00106381 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Part design and illustration studio, part pop culture think tank, Push Pin Studios made a phenomenal impact on visual culture from the 1950s to the 1980s, representing an important chapter in postwar graphic design. Founding member Seymour Chwast partners with key figures from the design community -- as well as co-founder Milton Glaser -- to provide a visual history of the studio by way of its signature publication, The Push Pin Graphic . Hundreds of memorable covers and spreads culled from each of the eighty-six inspired and imaginative issues confirms Push Pin's vital role in setting the design curve and influencing the direction of modern visual style. The Push Pin Graphic is the first comprehensive account of a design milestone that continues to influence designers to this day.
The Push Pin effect / Steven Heller -- The Push Pin graphic -- The Push Pin appendix -- Push Pin commerce -- Design resources -- A Push Pin miscellany / Steven Heller -- The fine print.
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Library Journal Review
Cofounded by Seymour Chwast and Milton Glaser (considered by some the Lennon and McCartney of graphic design), Push Pin Studios' eclectic and innovative journal on graphic design and illustration was a sharp departure from the austere Swiss modernism and schmaltzy Norman Rockwell-esque images that dominated each medium, respectively, in the early Sixties. This impressive volume chronicles the work found in the influential design publication produced by the studio of the same name in New York during the Sixties and Seventies. The Push Pin Graphic was thematically driven (each issue was dedicated to a specific topic) and diverse in execution. Chwast, Glaser, and their colleagues did not perceive a delineation between design and illustration and freely plundered each discipline and their historical forms for inspiration. Their erratic and mutable effort was eventually joined by others, such as U&lc, and the Pentagram Papers, but the Push Pin Graphic will always be remembered as the seminal publication that expanded the parameters of graphic design at a key point in its evolution. Recommended for students of graphic design history.--Phil Hamlett, Acad. of Art Univ., San Francisco (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.Author notes provided by Syndetics
Seymour Chwast is co-founder of Push Pin Studios. He has created over 100 posters and has designed and illustrated more than thirty children's books. He lives in New York City.Milton Glaser is the co-founder of Push Pin Studios and New York Magazine. His graphic and architectural commissions include the "I (Heart) NY" logo. He lives in New York City.
Steven Heller is the art director of the New York Times Book Review. He is the author of over ninety books on graphic design, popular art, and satiric art. He lives in New York City.
Martin Venezky is the director of Appetite Engineers, a design company whose clients include the Sundance Film Festival, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Blue Note records. He lives in Rhode Island.