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Content includes:
Introduction
Part 1: Typography of This Century Supervision: Ruki Matsumoto, Visuals from: Ruki Matsumoto Collection, Batsu Art Gallery
Futurism – A Germ of Modern Typography Catherine Burer
De Stijl – A Balance of Contrasts Max Bruinsma
Constructivism – A Vision of Reality Max Bruinsma
Bauhaus – A Form of Function Catherine Burer
Neue Grafik Catherine Burer
Psychedelic Movement Noi Sawaragi
Part 2: The Cutting Edge of Typographical Design
The Talks with Paul Rand, Reprinted from “Type Talks” magazine, 1989 Fall issue
What does typographic design mean to you? 1 Siegfried Odermatt / Rosmarie Tissi / Takenobu Igarashi / Wild Plakken / Bruno Monguzzi / Max Kisman / Nikulaus Troxler / Koichi Sato
What does typographic design mean to you? 2 Makoto Saito / Uwe Loesch / Gunter Rambow / Roger Pfund / Ralph Schraivogel / Gan Hosoya / Kiyoshi Awazu / Shinro Ohtake
In Conclusion

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Idea 256, 1996-5. Cover design by Jonathan Barnbrook
Idea 256, 1996-5. Cover design by Jonathan Barnbrook
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Rudolph de Harak designed over 50 record covers for Westminster Records as well as designing covers for Columbia, Oxford and Circle record labels. His bright, geometric graphics can easily be distinguished and recognised.

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The typographic designs produced for the National Theatre by Ken Briggs are not only iconic and depict the Swiss typographic style of the time, but remain a key example of the creation of a cohesive brand style.

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I first came across Kens work in the Unit Edition’s superb monograph, Structure and Substance, published in 2012. Although I had owned a few of the British industrial design magazines, Design, for a few years before, in which Ken had designed numerous covers for.
In the ambitious new monograph Rational Simplicity: Rudolph de Harak, Graphic Designer, Volume shines a light on the complete arc of the exceptionally rich and varied career of Rudolph de Harak, showcasing his vibrant, graphic, formally brilliant work, which blazed a colourful trail through the middle decades of the twentieth century.