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7 resultsState of the Arts publishing
Reviews by Stuart BaileyTwo books are reviewed and compared: one, a Phaidon book by Steven Heller on the history of avant-garde publications from the early 20th century on, the other, a glossier Taschen book featuring the recent design work of some 100 studios. Read on as Stuart Bailey puts the two in a ring together and hands Heller a very large pair of gloves.Bruce Mau: Life Style
Reviews by Stuart BaileyA review, first appearing in Items first issue, of Bruce Mau‘s other large book, which arrived three years after S,M,L,XL. Described is an interesting archaeology of contemporary culture and design.Jack
Reviews by Stuart BaileyA critical review and description of an open-structured live multimedia performance series which took place in the Netherlands in 1999.Wolfgang Weingart: Typography
Reviews by Stuart BaileyA useful critical review of the monograph from the Swiss designer who bent the Swiss grid. Stuart Bailey looks at the contradictions in Weingart's book and his design work in context.Mooi maar Goed, Graphic design in The Netherlands
Reviews by Stuart BaileyStuart Bailey discusses the curation of a retrospective of Dutch design, illustrating the fallibility of presentation methods which treat design work as museum or gallery pieces.Structural Package Designs
Reviews by Stuart BaileyA positive review of a simply designed handbook of package design in a time where gloss is king in design publishing.20th century type
Reviews by Stuart BaileyA critical review of the design and content of a collection of some 20th century type and its applications.