Karel Marten's work occupies a unique place in the present European art and design landscape. While working in the tradition of Dutch modernism, he maintains distance from the main developments of his time: from both the practices of routinized Modernism and the facile reactions against it. His work is personal and experimental, while at the same time publicly answerable. This book presents Martens graphic design oeuvre in reproductions of startling fidelity, and described in informal captions. Printed on uncoated paper and Chinese-bound, the book itself has a compelling tactile quality. For this long-awaited second edition, twenty-four pages have been added to cover Marten's most recent work.
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This review is from: Karel Martens: printed matter/drukwerk, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
This book presents a compilation of work from a contemporary Dutch graphic designer/typographer, Karl Martens. It also displays some work from his students. The written portion is quite minimal (as it should be). Most of the book concentrates on the visual, presenting both the raw, unfinished processes and sketches to the finalized, published work of Martens. If you like typography, book binding, page layouts, grid structures, you will love looking at this book. The book itself has a handmade feel to it. it even looks like the text and pictures are printed on inkjet printer and the pages are folded odd and even pages to make double sided spreads. I recommend this--to especially students and faculty at RISD.
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The place of the designer is a shifting, problematic one. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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haan hilversum, uitgeverij sun nijmegen, samenleving utrecht, manteau brussel, uitgeverij paul brand bussum, brand hilversum, het meubel, slaterus arnhem, loghum slaterus deventer, cahier ouderdom, karel martens, uitgeverij nijmegen, thieme nijmegen, maatschappelijk werk, sociaal beleid, elfder ure, van loghum slaterus, van eyck akademie, soc bibl, een van Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Classified News, Hugues Boekraad, Joris Ivens, Gill Sans, Stephan Saaltink, Armin Janssen, Julia Kristeva, Pluto Press, Richard Hollis, Johan Holterman, Paul Hefting, Selectric Composer, Werkman Prize, Alexander Verberne, European Parliament New!
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- Karel Martens by Karel Martens on page 21, and Back Matter
- Glorious Revolution (British History in Perspective) by Cruickshanks on page 1
- Karl Marx: The Story of His Life by F. Mehring on page 56
- Industrial Design by Raymond Loewy on page 1
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