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	• Forms in Modernism: The Unity of Typography, Architecture and the Design Arts 1920s-1970s Virginia Smith Amphoto Books, 2005 - 160 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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An Absolutely Stunning Book

I was attracted first to the cover, which is exceptionally stylish and elegant. Then I was intrigued by the subtitle, The Unity of Typography, Architecture, & the Design Arts. This seemed to me to imply that the book would be of interest, not only to specialists in each of those fields, but to anyone interested in the aesthetics of one's surroundings. The content lived up to expectations, melding fashion, furnishings, architecture, and graphic design in an original but approachable, beautifully organized whole. I recommend it highly.

a fascinating history of visual forms

For anyone who is interested in comparative aesthetics, this book is an eye-opener. Showing and illustrating esthetic connections between typefaces and various designed objects, from architecture to clothing, the author points out developments and correlations in multiple areas of twentieth-century design. Typography is not an art in itself but part of a larger visual universe.

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