A History of modern design in Belgium, anglais

These powerful and visually arresting newspaper illustrations and woodcut broadsides whose subjects range from news to religion, from corridos (escapades of bandits and heroes) to calveras (skeletal figures associated with the Day of the Dead)reflect indigenous folk-art traditions. In his graphically powerful penny handbills, Posada responded to the political and social issues of his day, addressed cultural ills, and spread moral ideas. Focusing on the Art Institute of Chicago's impressive and previously unpublished collection of prints by Posada, this book examines his work and places it in...

Movimientos y estilos del diseño contemporáneo. Todos los movimientos y estilos que desde mediados del siglo xix han definido el diseño de productos. Tablas cronológicas de movimientos, diseños y diseñadores para consultar ápidamente cualquier dato. De interés para artistas, diseñadores, historiadores y amantes del arte. Desde Arts and Crafts hasta el deconstructivismo, no hay ni un solo movimiento que este libro no aborde; así, se dedican sendos apartados al dadaísmo, al grupo Memphis o al op art, en los que se describen las características más relevantes de su estética o cómo ...

Latin American Graphic Design.- In this bilingual book Romulo Peralta Moya brings together 75 designers and design studios in Latin America. He does this through a general introductory study and a one by one country case, along with the collaboration of important curators and scholars in the field representing every country. Graphic design has progressively gained relevance in the field of communication of ideas, currently turning into a true source of persuasion, given that its goal is to influence people's way of thinking, inducing consumption and generating expectations. In addition, this...