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Book Design for Design Pioneers by vista - D1S1 Design Spotlight

Studio: vista

Client: Callisto Publishers, Berlin

Work: Editorial

Industry: Publishing

Book Design for Design Pioneers

Vista designed the bilingual German and English edition of “Design Pioneers. The Invention of Graphic Modernism,” a comprehensive history of German graphic design through 1939. The lavish five-colour volume combines over 1,000 reproduced works with a contemporary editorial system informed by historical design templates.

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Date: Mon, Aug 31

Tags: Book, Photomontage, Poster

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