PRINT (AMERICAN'S GRAPHIC DESIGN MAGAZINE)

VOL. 53, NO. 1, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1999



FRESHMAN CLASS 41
Twenty established graphic designers reflect on their early work with hardly a wince.
By Steven Heller


LIFE LINE 50
Illustrator Laura Ljunghists inventive line pulsates across work that is both nostalgic and contemporary.
By Katherine Nelson


ANGELS IN THE AD FIELD 58
Churches are increasingly relying on provocative ad campaigns to raise awareness and attendance,


MUST-SEE TV 64
Sculptor/illustrator John Wellss televisual reinventions add a whole new twist to what's on television.
ByJeb Brody


A PAGE IN THE LIFE 70
Andrea Deiso's handmade books provide intimate glimpses into the imagination and longing of an emerging artist.
ByJoyce Rutter Kaye


THE MARK OF THE WALL DOGS 78
Manhattan's early advertising signs, painted by a unique breed of artisans, linger on amidst the urban flux.

CHE AND NIKE IN HAVANA 84
Images of revolutionary icons and marketers of popular consumer goods symbolize the


HISTORY, UNFOLDED 90
The pre- Columbian codex served as a model for a modern - day letterpress book on Chicano history.


THEX-PHILE 94
Photograpller Nick Veasey uses industrial-strcngtli X-ray technology to view the hidden inner lives of everyday objects.
By Tim Rich


20 UNDER 30 100
PRINTS choice of 20 young designers and illustrators who have begun to make their mark professionally.


21 STUDENTS 161
PRINT'S choice of 21 talented students who show great promise in the field of visual communication.


DEPARTMENTS

EO.B. 6
Mass Transit ,Cry in the Wildcrness,Smcar Campaign,Holier Than Thou,Obsession, for Meth
Edited byJulie Lasky

A COLD EYE 16
Easy Does It
Relying on the computer for research, design, and social interaction
has made for superficial thinking
By Leslie Becker

AD INFINITUM 20
Crude Awakening
Even advertisers with big bucks are cashing in on the down-and-dirly
appeal oflow-budget advertising.
By Anthony Vagnoni


DESIGN & NEW MEDIA 24
Think Different
Web design requires graphic designers to address architecture before esthetics.
Darcy DiNucci

TYPE IN PRINT 26
Caslon Redux
international Typeface Corporations revival of an enduring classic remains true to its heritage.


BOOKS IN PRINT 30
Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and
Techniques Throughout History
By Fredrich Friedl, Nicolaus Ott, and Bernard Stein Reviewed byJohn D. Berry
A Propos de Paris, Europeans, Tete a Tete
All titles by Henri Cartier-Bresson" Reviewed by Fred Ritchin
Tibor Kalman: Perverse Optimist
By Peter Hall, Michael Bierut, and Tibor Kalman^ "Reviewed by Andrea Codrington

BACK TALK 36
Margaret McElderry, Children's Book Editor
New Xtentions for QuarkXPressIByJim Alley
Leica Goes DigitalBBy Harold Martin
Polaroid Proofing SystemBBy Klaus F. Schmidt

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PRINT (AMERICA'S GRAPHIC DESIGN MAGAZIN)

VOL. 53, NO. 2, MARCH/APRIL 1999


INTRODUCTION 41
By Tim Rich

GREAT BRITAIN 43

IRELAND 58

SPAIN 59
PORTUGAL
THE NETHERLANDS 71

BELGIUM/FRANCE 77

DENMARK


NORWAY/SWEDEN 83/84

FINLAND/SWITZERLAND 92

ITALY 97

GERMANY/AUSTRIA 104/121

YUGOSLAVIA/CROATIA 124/125

SLOVENIA/HUNGARY 126/129

POLAND/LITHUANIA 130/136

RUSSIA/BELARUS/TURKEY 137




FEATURES

THE ALMIGHTY EURO 138

Designers arc divided on the look of the new European currency which comes into play in 2002.
ByToddPruzan


DISTANT RELATIONS 144
The many miles separating Turner Duckworth's design offices in San Francisco and London
have actually helped improve their work and business.
By Clare Dowdy

ICELANDIC SAGA 152
Europe's westernmost country is home to an extraordinary band of oyoung Web designers and entrepreneurs,
By Tim Rich


SPANISH HIGH 158

Madrid-based Tail Diseno is an influential force in Spain's fast-growing graphic design profession.
By Chris Foges


FAR FROM EPHEMERAL 164
Thanks to the Centre for Ephemera Studies at Britain's University of Reading,
everyday printed artifacts are getting the respect they deserve

KLEINABERFEIN 168
Despite its glowing reputation for impeccable design, Germany's Baumann & Baumann
has been criticized for ideological rigidity.

RUSSIAN ECLECTIC 176
Yuri Gordons freeform typeface designs arc perfectly suited to the free-far-all marketplace in Russia.
ByJohn Berry

DEPARTMENTS

EO.B. 8
Sign Off ,Air Gotham,bah,humbug, Ticket to Ride, Art of Oppression, Enhanccd Manhattan
Edited by Pamela A. Ivinski


LETTERS TO PRINT 18
Why is Carlos Segura an icon?,Retailes don't want innovative design
A memorable introduction to Roy Behrens

A COLD EYE 22

Skin Deep
The Nappy Hair debale has profound iniplicafionsfor graphic designers,
By Elaine Richardson


INTRO-SPECTIVES 24
Culture Club
A white graphic designer finds there is no simple checklist
for addressing African American audiences.
By Leigh Ann Steere
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DESIGN & NEW MEDIAN
Same As It Never Was
Design innovation has stagnated on the Web.
ByDarcyDiNucci


BOOKS IN PRINT 30
Paul Renner: The Art of Typography
By Christopher Burke^Reviewed by Roy R. Behrens
Creating 3-D Animation: The Aardman Book of Filmmaking
By Peter Lord and Brian Sibley^Reviewed byJohn Canemaker
Superman: The Complete History—The Life and Times of the Man of Steel
By Les DanielsUReviewed by Arlen Schumer


BACK TALK 36
Neville Brody, Graphic Designer, Type Designer
Interview by Steven Heller

PERIPHERAL VISION 40
Ain't Broke
The difficulty of assessing what's broke and what ain't makes
problem definition in design as crucial as diagnosis in medicine.
By Ralph Caplan

TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUES 184
Next-Generation Graphics TableWByJim Alley
Scanning ScannersKBy Harold Martin
Monotype TakeoverBBy Klaus F. Schmidt

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PRINT (AMERICAN'S GRAPHIC DESIGN MAGAZINE)

VOL. 53, NO. 3, 1999

BEFORE ROSEBUD WAS A SLED 41
The subject of the book is defunct and the printing method is antiquated,
but hook designer Clifford A. llarveys passion is timeless,

BABY TEETHE
Five prominent artists not ed for their dark, caustic vision turn their eyes to children's books,
By Carol Stevens 41

INNOCENT ANGST 60
A remarkably candid Japanese children's bookforces young readers to confront lifes realities.
By Steven teller

PROUST, IN PANELS 64

Remembrance of filings Past in comic-bookform stirs memories and concerns in France.
By Conway Lloyd Morgan

HUNGRY MINDS 70

In the unpredictable, intuitive environment of San Franciscos Cahan & Associates, frar is not afour-letter word.
By Todd Pruzan

A PORTRAIT OF THE ILLUSTRATOR 78
Irish-born artist Brian Cronins layered drawings depict rumors oj ideas—
Mexicans living in southeast Los Angeles believe in Our Lady ofGuadalupe,
ByCamiloJoseVergara

LETTERS FROM OSAKA 90

Japanese designer Toshiyasu Nanbu has won global recognition far his innovative Latin alphabets.
And he hasn't had to move to Tokyo to do if.
By Richard S. Thornton

SNOW BUSINESS 96
With its intense twin passions—work and sports—Seattle ad agency Hammerquist & Halverson
handles clients on all playing fields.

A FACE IN THE CROWD 104
illustrator Seymour Chwast chooses the Brylcreem man as tile target of his visual wit.

MAIL STORM 108
Sibylle Schwarzs art—handmade with bottlecaps, newspapers, tuna cans, anything she can find—
has long deligllted friends and postal workers alike.
ByJoyce Rutter Kaye