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This history traces the origins and impact of the Bauhaus in relation to design, graphic design and typography. It invokes the Bauhaus ideal of synthesizing editorial concept, typography and format. The essays address such issues as modernist design theory in relation to the 19th-century kindergarten movememnt and Bauhaus graphic design in relation to the idea of a universal ""language"" of vision. Additional essays address psychoanalysis, fractal geometry and Weimar culture.

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9781878271426

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The ABC's is a model of the ways in which design and writing might be harnessed to probe and illuminate a visual subject .... It sets a formidable standard. Eye <br> While this may be the briefest book on the Bauhaus, we also regard it as one of the best. Ballast Quarterly Review <br>

The ABC's is a model of the ways in which design and writing might be harnessed to probe and illuminate a visual subject.... It sets a formidable standard. Eye <br><br> While this may be the briefest book on the Bauhaus, we also regard it as one of the best. Ballast Quarterly Review

The ABC's is a model of the ways in which design and writing might be harnessed to probe and illuminate a visual subject.... It sets a formidable standard. Eye While this may be the briefest book on the Bauhaus, we also regard it as one of the best. Ballast Quarterly Review The ABC's is a model of the ways in which design and writing might be harnessed to probe and illuminate a visual subject.... It sets a formidable standard. Eye While this may be the briefest book on the Bauhaus, we also regard it as one of the best. Ballast Quarterly Review

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Ellen Lupton is one of America's preeminent design educators. Her books include Skin, Inside Design Now, and Mixing Messages, among others. She is currently director of the design program at Maryland Institute of Art and Design.

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