"THE LEFT-HANDED DESIGNER" par Seymour CHWAST. Collectif. Editions Booth-Clibborn, Paris en collaboration avec Polygon, Basle. 1985. Imprimé au Japon. in-4 carré, couverture toilée grise sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs (état d'usage). 144 pages. Texte en anglais, illustré de 170 reproductions photographiques dont 125 en couleurs, de travaux de Seymour Chwast.

 

"Seymour Chwast's distinctive graphic style and inventive art direction has had wide international influence on contemporary visual communications. Here, for the first time, is a masterful and instructive retrospective of his work. Chwast's designs have been used for everything from product advertising to Forbes magazine campaigns, to Mobil Oil's sponsorship of Masterpiece Theatre and illustrations for the New York Times Op-Ed Page. He has created corporate logos, record covers, typefaces, greeting cards, children's books, animated films, posters, packages - even a complete range of gift boxes; "The Left-Handed Designer" represents them all. This lively new book, designed by Chwast himself, describes and illustrates the extraordinary range of the design problems he has faced, and the brilliant solutions he has worked out. A crisp commentary by the artist accompanies each illustration. This collection be of immense value to design students, illustrators, designers, advertising executives and many others who maintain an interest in the graphic arts. In an introductory interview with Steven Heller, Art Director of the New York Times Book Review, the artist reveals much of his personal background, his education and art influences, and his methods of working… Seymour Chwast, not surprisingly, draws with his left hand."

 

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