
The Book Jackets Of Ismar David
Ismar David belonged to a group of accomplished calligraphers who established themselves as jacket designers in New York in the 1950s. David's jacket designs are distinguished from other work of the period as powerful and expressive. His style is informed by a thorough mastery of the typographic tradition yet looks remarkably fresh, even today. He combines calligrapher's craft with fine artist's s...
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press (March 20, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781933360515
ISBN-13: 978-1933360515
ASIN: 1933360518
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 8.9 inches
Amazon Rank: 7045961
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“Misha Beletsky usefully frames this collection of book jackets with a history of their style. Hand-lettered book jackets flowered in 1930s Germany and America, he writes, and Ismar David drew most of these covers in the last phase of their popularity...”
nsibility "to communicate his ideas and his feelings in the service of the book."This book examines the historical context of Ismar David's work including a concise overview of the history of book jacket design in Germany and in the U.S. and describes David's freelance career in publishing. Thirty of his noteworthy jackets are highlighted and discussed. The author argues that the current preference for concept-driven jacket design may eventually give way to another style more closely based on formal craftsmanship that would benefit from Ismar David's legacy.
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