Cipe Pineles: A Life of Design (Norton Book for Architects and Designers) (Hardcover)

by Cipe Pineles Golden (Author), Martha Scotford (Author) "You cannot even imagine how beautiful it was when the ship came nearer and nearer to see the port New York......" (more)
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Cipe Pineles's work, published here for the first time in a richly illustrated, crisply written book, will astonish contemporary audiences. What startling discoveries are to be found in these pages! -- Ellen Lupton, National Design Museum

Product Description
The life and work of the first woman art director of a mass-market publication, an early role model for women in design. One of the unsung pioneers of American graphic design, Cipe Pineles was art director of Glamour, Seventeen, Charm, and Mademoiselle magazines between 1930 and 1960, helped to create the institutional identity for Lincoln Center in the 1960s, and taught generations of students at Parsons School of Design. Tracing Pineles's career from young immigrant to "ranking" female in the design world, Martha Scotford chronicles her professional life at a time when few women were involved in design and assesses her contributions to graphic design and magazine design in particular.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 190 pages
• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.; 1st edition (January 17, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393730271
• ISBN-13: 978-0393730272
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #658,585 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An entire book about a woman designer of signifigance., May 16, 1999

By	[e-mail] (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

I thoroughly enjoyed the book as a biography about a talented woman who shaped magazine design in the early days. As a designer and design educator, I especially appreciated having her professional and personal life put into the context of the time in which she and her husbands worked. Also a valuable reference.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Design God Alert!, November 17, 2000

By	Michael Pinto "Anime Fan" (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If Paul Rand was the grandfather of American graphic design, then Cipe Pineles is the grandmother! That alone is a great reason to make sure you have a copy of this book in your reference library if you are an art director or just love great editorial design. The writing in the book is great and goes into detail, but the real flaw is that you only get to see tiny thumbnails of her design work. While this gives you a good taste of her style, it leaves you hungry wanting to see more. But until more books are done on Cipe (pronounced See-Pea), this book is a must have.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All designers should read this book., October 15, 1999

By	Kara Kotwas ([e-mail]) (Syracuse, NY) - See all my reviews

As a student of graphic design, I could have not been more fortunate that this book came out when it did, it was my only research source for a design project I did last year. After reading it, I felt as though I knew Cipe personally. Scotford's account is rich with sensitivity and detail, and is well-organized and well-written.