Buro Destruct II (v. 2) (Paperback)

~ Robert Kanten (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"BERN BABY BERN - On a site that pays homage to 1960s Swiss design and typography, graphic design studio Büro destruct has supplied a snappy application for designing logos... -- WALLPAPER 3/2000

"It occurs that certain people develop a rare quality. They feel the zeitgeist, it sticks on their skin. This seems to be the case of the five creatives based in Bern. Their name: Büro Destruct." -- Étapes graphiques 6/99

"This is design at its most dazzling; a humorous, highly covetable volume." -- i-D 7/99 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

It’s been barely four years since Buro Destruct, trailblazers of modern Swiss design, published their first ever collection of works at dgv. Best-known for their ostensibly digital design solutions with a generous touch of craftsmanship, relaxed cleverness and humour, this Bern-based design collective has since realized a multitude of fascinating projects for clients of all shapes and sizes – and assembled the resulting highlights in this book.

Buro Destruct II follows its predecessor in layout, structure and the healthy mix of commissioned and free designs. In content, too, the volume shows a consistent continuation, development and refinement of the distinctive Buro Destruct style, providing an in-depth peek at the collective’s experiments, work methods and background through a number of case studies.

In addition, internal projects like Typedifferent, the Los Logos website, Buro Discotec, Buro Discount and Rainbow are exhaustively documented.

With their "instinctive graphics" Buro Destruct prove that it’s possible to become both more complex and focused, older and fresher, wiser and punkier at the same time. Still inspired by literally everything that surrounds them, they have retained their cheeky freedom to (every once and again) dabble in a little cultivated nonsense.

Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: Gestalten Verlag (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3899550021
• ISBN-13: 978-3899550023
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #988,930 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Büro Destruct | The little design haus that could, July 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Buro Destruct (Paperback)

Büro, a four (?) man design team from Berne, are truly exceptional designers, and one of the best in their genre (flyer, poster, web for electronic music and beyond). All the skills of DR™ and twice the feeling. No boasting here, just solid skills. This book is a compilation of a few years of amazing work, and a must have for anyone who appreciates good design! Die Gestalten Verlag is a good publisher, and the paper/cover quality is top.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the "Imitators" accusations., September 28, 2001

By	Carla Killetti "carla_k_killetti" (melbourne, australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buro Destruct (Paperback)

Buro Destruct takes a fresh approach to very trendy vector designs, giving things a twisted sometimes darker and more mature edge.

If you're looking for a collection of work akin to the Designers Republic's peak of the early Nineties you will be sorely disappointed. This book is certainly not a manual on how to imitate tDR designs as some might hope.

Using sources from japanese packaging to teapots in a bazaar, this design firm offers a broad range of styles. Their strongest work for me includes the hand drawn studies, and retro-futuristic fonts (reminiscent of arcade games). The 3D work and cut-up photos are not my taste, though cleverly done.

Anything, no matter how "mundane" or "ugly" can be part of a great design. This is the idea that holds this book together, an idea that escapes most designers and the reason i keep pulling it down from my shelves.

3.0 out of 5 stars I guess im just bord., April 2, 2006

By	LisaS "LisaS" (NY) - See all my reviews

Great work! It is wonderful to see such a large amount of good work in one book.