New Design: London: The Edge of Graphic Design [Hardcover]

Edward M. Gomez (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999 | Series: New Design

The New Design series celebrates some of the finest graphic design talents each featured city has to offer. This city-by-city tour is the insider's guide to dozens of design firms that are making an impact on the industry.

Selected by designers for designers, the work in these pages reveals what makes graphic design tick in the city of London. Fresh, new, and filled with vitality, this is a valuable collection for all design enthusiasts, from advertising and media afficionados, to artists, educators, students, and all those with a strong interest in contemporary design.

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About the Author

Edward M. Gomez's background is in philosophy and design; he is a former correspondent for TIME in New York, Paris and Tokyo, and senior editor of Metropolitan Home. A contributing editor of Art & Antiques magazine, Gomez has also written on art and design for the New York Times, Metropolis, ARTnews, the Japan Times, Conde Nast Traveler, Eye and Raw Vision. He is one of the contributing authors of Le dictionnaire de la civilisation japonaise (Hazan Editions).

Gomez, who studied at Duke University, Oxford University and Pratt Institute, is a visiting professor of design history and aesthetics at Pratt Institute in New York. He has won Fulbright and Asain Cultural Council fellowships to Japan for his work on the history of Japanese modern art, and Switzerland's Pro Helvetia award for his writing on the outsider artist Adolf Wolfli. Gomez has lived and worked in England, France, Italy, Jamaica and Japan, and is now based in New York.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564965627
• ISBN-13: 978-1564965622
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,777,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great showcase, no words., August 17, 2000

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Lorenzo Colloreta "TheLazyDesigner" (Pistoia, pt Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Design: London: The Edge of Graphic Design (Hardcover)

High quality graphics production inside. Mostly "underground" and "industrial", aggressive design layouts. As every showcase-kind of book, there are no words or suggestions. Nice to watch, excellent print quality, good choice for your graphics design bookshelf.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars cool britannia, July 1, 2001

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dale - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Design: London: The Edge of Graphic Design (Hardcover)

another great compendium of design from rockport. new design london has a wide range of work samples from 26 design studios, some small and some not so small, but generally all good. whet your appetite for me company & stylorouge and all the rest with this great resource.

3.0 out of 5 stars cool britannia, July 1, 2001

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dale - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Design: London: The Edge of Graphic Design (Hardcover)

another great compendium of design from rockport. new design london has a wide range of work samples from 26 design studios, some small and some not so small, but generally all good. whet your appetite for me company & stylorouge and all the rest with this great resource.