Every movmenent has its origin. So do swiss graphic design. The ABC’s of Bauhaus traces the origins and impact of the Bauhaus in relation to design, graphic design, and typography. The book, designed by the authors, invokes the Bauhaus ideal of synthesizing editorial concept, typography, and format. The essays address such issues as modernist design theory in relation to the nineteenth-century kindergarden movement and Bauhaus graphic design in relation to the idea of a universal “language” of vision. Additional essays address psychoanalysis, fractal geometry, and Weimar culture. This book includes two essays by Mike Mills.

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The ABC’s of Bauhaus, The Bauhaus and Design Theory
by Ellen Lupton and J. Abbott Miller (Editors}
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; (June 15, 2000)
Paperback: 64 pages
ISBN: 1878271423
Price: $21.95

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