Thursday, November 17, 2011

Graphic Design Referenced: On Newsstands (pg 322)


Who is Herb Lubalin?
            Herb Lubalin was one of the two owners of three magazines of the 1960s: Eros, Fact:, and Avant Garde.  Lubalin was given free reign in the design, and with a variety of display typefaces driven by the content, tasteful photography, and bold layouts.

Why was Esguire important?
It was a magazine that combined fiction, sports, humor, poetry, fashion and other elements of a luch lifestyle targeted at men.  The magazine gained notoriety for its journalism and content.

Who is Alexy Broadavich?
Alexy Broadavich freed the page to take pleasure in white space and the finely tuned pacing of text and image.

What did Hoefler-Jones do for Harper"s
Hoefler-Jones designed the Didot type family for Harper’s to use in the magazine.

Who is Gail Anderson?
Gail Anderson was another art director of the Rolling Stone and he was in charge of what became some of the most venturesome double-page spreads of the 1990s.

Who is David Carson?
David Carson was an art director for Raygun and he also worked on another magazine while he produced the first issue and his style gave a mainstream audience.

Who is Tibor and what is M&Co?
Tibor was the designer that played a major role in the creation of Colors Magazine.  M & Co was the New York Studio that Tibor had previously owned.

Who is Neville Brody?
Neville Brody was the art director for The Face.  The design turned from tentative and simple to a kinetic playground for typographic exploration and the graphic flotsam and jetsam it left in its path.

What is Speak?
Speak was a magazine that slowly engaged people’s attention with the turning of every page and while it was acclaimed in the design community, it failed to promote itself in the editorial world and with the lack of advertising and funding, it was led to its demise in 2001.

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