Emigre 66 (Paperback)

~ Ruby VanderLans (Editor) "First I have to ask a somewhat silly question..." (more)
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"Emigre really matters. Whether you are passionately committed to it, militantly opposed, or just slightly bemused..., there can be no denying that this fusion of magazine and typefoundry is one of the most significant phenomena in recent American graphic Design."

Product Description

Kenneth FitzGerald proposes that the objective of design, to create a class of expert professional practitioners, can - and should - only lead to its demise as a specialist profession.

Lorraine Wild and Sam Potts respond, separately, to the publication of Rick Poynor's recent book "No More Rules: Graphic Design and Postmodernism."

Eric Heiman urges designers to "think wrong" and refocus their creative energies to solving non-commercial, more socially motivated problems.

Jeffery Keedy gives us a list of some of the most popular but dumb ideas in design.

Ben Hagon warns that without a significant change in the method by which we create work, Joe Client will, in time, do our graphic design work for us.

Kali Nikitas and Louise Sandhaus respond to the criticism levelled at their conversation "Visitations" which was published in Emigre #64.

And Emigre interviews Armin Vit, the founder of Speak Up, design's most successful blog, and David Cabianca who discusses the value of design theory and criticism.

Plus, the Readers Respond, featuring letters from around the world in response to past issues of Emigre magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; 1 edition (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568984375
• ISBN-13: 978-1568984377
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,777,187 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)