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Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design
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Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design

by John Clifford
August 2013
Beginner
240 pages
6h 16m
English
Peachpit Press
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Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

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1876–1944 | BORN: Alexandria, Egypt | EDUCATION: the Sorbonne, University of Pavia

Broke typographical rules and influenced modern design

Founded Italian Futurism

Combined words with typography to create a new form of expressive poetry

Speed. Machines. Aggression. War. Change. These were the important elements of life in the 20th century, according to Italian Futurism founder Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. Although better known as a poet, Marinetti brought a new form of expression to this literary art by breaking all the rules of typography—and graphic design still reflects his profound influence.

In 1909, Marinetti published ...

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