One of Switzerland's most important graphic designers, Josef Muller-Brockman (1914-1996) is the father of functional, objective design and an influential figure for generations of graphic designers around the world. He was a proponent of the grid ...
'One of the top ten sights and sounds to catch in October. Alexey Brodovitch by Kerry William Purcell collects innovative work by the Harper's Bazaar art director that triggered a new graphic era.' (Vogue) 'Brodovitch was a one-man visual revolution, and Alexey Brodovitch, a gorgeous new book from Phaidon by Kerry William Purcell, lays out the history.' (Vanity Fair)
Kerry William Purcell is a writer, lecturer, and freelance picture editor. A former archivist at The Photographer's Gallery in London, he has written widely on film and photography. He lives in East Sussex, England.
Emigre: The Formative Years - Harper's Bazaar: Paper Movies - Design Lab: The Theater of Invention - Photography: The Revolutionary Eye - Portfolio: The Gift to be Simple - Alexey Brodovitch: Postscript - Notes - Bibliography - Index