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Classic Book Jackets

The Design Legacy of George Salter

Classic Book Jackets( )
Author: Glaser, Milton
Hansen, Thomas
Foreword by: Glaser, Milton
ISBN:978-1-56898-491-9
Publication Date:Dec 2004
Publisher:Princeton Architectural Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $35.00
Book Description:

It's said that you can't judge a book by its cover. George Salter, a legendary figure in the field of book design, never subscribed to this belief. For more than forty years, his beautifully drawn and lettered covers served as elegant windows onto the works of such revered authors as Albert Camus, John Dos Passos, Jack London, and Thomas Mann. Salter had the rare ability to reduce the illustrated dust jacket -- a new part of the book package -- to its essential elements. He could...
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Book Details
Pages:200
Detailed Subjects: Design / Book
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8.26 x 9.8 x 0.64 Inches
Book Weight:1.562 Pounds
Author Biography
Glaser, Milton (Author)
Milton Glaser is an internationally known artist and illustrator. Born on June 26, 1929 in New York City, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy. He has had an eclectic career, starting the Push-Pin design studio in 1954 while teaching at the School of Visual Arts. Collections of his designs appear in book form, including Milton Glaser: Graphic Design and The Underground Gourmet Cookbook.

Glaser is perhaps best known for his creation of the I Love NY logo, but he has also created numerous other logos for various entities, including the one for Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize- winning play, Angels in America. In 1968 he co-founded New York magazine, and in 1974, his own company, Milton Glaser Inc. In 2004, Glaser won a National Design Award Lifetime Achievement from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. In 2009, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama.

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