December 2012
Beginner
264 pages
7h 46m
English
book
Dialogues with Creative Legends and Aha Moments in a Designer’s Career, First Edition
by David Calvin Laufer, Richard Saul Wurman
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Photographic Credits
Portraits of Saul Bass, Herb Lubalin, Ivan Chermayeff, Lou Dorfsman, and Paul Rand, courtesy of Sahlan Simón Cherpitel, used by permission.
Portrait and design samples of Charles and Ray Eames, courtesy Eames Office, used by permission.
Photograph of Heinz Edelmann and his works courtesy of Estate of Heinz Edelmann, and School of Visual Arts, New York, used by permission.
Portraits and design examples of the following AIGA medalists and honorees are courtesy AIGA, the professional association for design www.aiga.org:
Saul Bass,
Chermayeff and Giesmar,
Seymour Chwast,
Lou Dorfsman,
Herb Lubalin,
Caroline Warner Hightower,
Paul Rand,
Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Portrait of James Burke, Jr. courtesy QuestFore, used by permission. ...
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