Modern Typography in Britain: Graphic Design, Politics, and Society - Typography Papers 8

By Stuart Hall, Paul Stiff, David Lambert

Typography Papers 8 is a special issue devoted to modernity in British typography. Graphic design in Britain from World War II through the 1970s is reconsidered not simply as a matter of style, but as a visible form of social philosophy and an optimistic claim on enlightenment. The issue's centerpiece is a revised version of British sociologist Stuart Hall's 1972 essay on the illustrated magazine Picture Post . Other topics include recollections of designing and politics; graphic design for the campaign for nuclear disarmament; and a history of the pioneering British book packager Adprint. Typography Papers 8 is derived from the findings of the Optimism of Modernity, a research project begun in 2004 by the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication of the University of Reading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0907259391
• ISBN13: 9780907259398
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Hyphen Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.2" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary