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The Prize of Success
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 259

The Prize of Success

In the small world of Swiss graphic design, prizes such as the Swiss Design Awards (SDA) are followed closely. The winners' works are admired, envied and emulated. The generous prize money allows designers to launch their careers and focus on lesser paid but critically recognised work. Awards thus play the role of bellwethers of the scene. However, criticisms inevitably arise. Speaking in hushed tones, designers speculate as to why a colleague won over another. Rumours have it that jury members favour their inner circles and exclude competitors. Analysing this universe in detail, Jonas Berthod retraces the recent history of the SDA and the emergence of a new design culture in Switzerland.

Women Graphic Designers
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 609

Women Graphic Designers

Women Graphic Designers is an edited anthology of 42 original and previously published essays featuring undervalued and marginalized female graphic designers from diverse global cultures who worked professionally during the 20th century.

The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology and Language
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1027

The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology and Language

This volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of how archaeology, genes, and language can be combined to shed light on the human past. Our understanding of human prehistory has been revolutionized in recent years by the growth of interdisciplinary perspectives, and particularly by insights from the study of ancient DNA. At a time when the 'Big Data' movement in genetics and archaeology is beginning to make inroads into linguistics, The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology and Language sets the agenda for future research in the discipline of archaeolinguistics. The handbook is divided into three parts. The first part introduces the basic frameworks of archaeolinguistics, addressing r...

Time Out Venice
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 324

Time Out Venice

This travel guide covers Venice, with the emphasis on eating out and nightlife as much as on history and tourist attractions.

Time Out Venice
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 328

Time Out Venice

The second edition of the Time Out Guide has been comprehensively revised and updated by writers who live and work in this most romantic of cities. It leads you through Venice's famous sights and on into the magical labyrinth beyond: down tiny alleyways to echoing churches filled with art treasures, stopping en route at the restaurants and bars that only Venetians know.

Kandinsky and the quest for abstraction
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 236

Kandinsky and the quest for abstraction

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  • Published: 2003
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Sculpture
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 420

Sculpture

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1996
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Josef Albers
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 154

Josef Albers

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1994
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Udstillingskatalog over den amerikanske kunstner Josef Albers (1888-1976) og hans kunstværker af glas

The Mattioli Collection
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 456

The Mattioli Collection

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2003
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Since the 1940s Gianni Mattioli's collection of modern art has been a touchstone of the history of 20th century collecting. The pieces reproduced in this volume have been listed under Italian law since 1939 to protect the nation's cultural heritage.

La Biennale di Venezia
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 444

La Biennale di Venezia

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2001
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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