The enduring legacy of Weimar: graphic design & new typography 1919-1933

Abstract

"This vibrant book tells the history of the Modernist design movement and how it completely revolutionized graphic design. A completely new aesthetic approach to graphic design and typography was created in Europe between 1919 and 1933. An avant-garde group of Dadaists, Futurists, and Constructivists created a brilliantly innovative language of design. This comprehensive volume shows how the work of pioneering artists such as El Lissitzky, Jan Tschichold, and László Moholy-Nagy broke conventions in color, typography, and composition, setting new standards in graphic design that are still in use today." --

Contents

The future / Cees W. de Jong -- Weimar : an overview / Alston W. Purvis -- The impact of futurism -- German Dada, collage, and photomontage -- The Bauhaus -- The Russian influence -- Independent designers in the Netherlands -- Jan Tschichold and new typography -- Weimar's end and its enduring legacy -- Evident and alive today / Cees W. de Jong and Alston W. Purvis -- Sans-serif typefaces / Cees W. de Jong.