Massin [Hardcover]

Laetitia Wolff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2007

Robert Massin (b. 1925) is a highly influential French graphic designer and writer. He has worked with many famous authors and playwrights, including Eugène Ionesco, Blaise Cendrars, and Raymond Queneau, and for twenty years has been the art director for the pre-eminent French publisher Gallimard. This is the first monograph published in English on the work of Massin, one of the key exponents in the development of post-war graphic design. Wolff charts Massin's wide-ranging career with detailed discussion of some of his most inventive and exciting projects, including the award-winning THE BALD PRIMA DONNA (1964) and LETTER AND IMAGE (1970). Wolff carried out her research in close collaboration with Massin, gaining unrivaled access to the Massin collection in Chartres as well as the designer's personal archives. MASSIN includes preparatory sketches, letters, and finished works, photographed especially for this book.

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About the Author

Laetitia Wolff (b. 1969) is a writer, curator, and design consultant. Currently editorial director at SURFACE magazine, she is the author of the book series DESIGN FOCUS. She has also been involved with several graphic design exhibitions, including the first retrospective of the work of Massin at the Cooper Union Gallery in New York (2002).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714848115
• ISBN-13: 978-0714848112
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 10 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,218,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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