Modernist book covers

Blair Thomson, the founder of Canada Modern, discusses the uniqueness of Canadian graphic design and how it helped shape the country’s self-identity after British rule.

Cover of Strathmore Pastelle swatch book (1968) | Designer unknown | Photograph by Vincent Giordano

Julian Montague on Instagram: “Covers by Mario Dagrada for Rizzoli, 1960s. I don’t know much about these covers, but they pop up on Pinterest all the time. I love this…”

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Julian Montague on Instagram: "Basic Concepts in Psychology Series covers, late 1960s—early 1970s by Swiss-born, San Francisco-based designer Willi Baum. This series is one of my favorite mid-century design finds in my book digging career, I own the whole set. #wilibaum #midcenturydesign"

Design Studio: Rasmus Koch. Heimat Moderne. "...the design of the book sought to establish a playful dialogue between the old and the future perception of east-german visual culture, illustrating the confrontation of ‘Heimat’, Modernism and the experimental."

“Bauhausbücher 6 | Theo Van Doesburg, 1925 #FontSunday @DesignMuseum @PenguinUKBooks”

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A treasure trove of Alvin Lustig material is about to go on the market. It needs a special home. I heard from Albert Albano, executive director of ICA / Art Conservation, that he is ready to part with this part of an extensive collection. “Alvin Lustig has finally come to be appreciated as unarguably one of the most important graphic designers of the 20th century,” writes Albano, “not only in the U.S. but internationally as well. The diversity, sophistication and sheer fertil

Dick Bruna O.S.S. 117 Book Covers by onno de wit, via Flickr

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For the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, African American activist and sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois led the creation of over 60 charts, graphs, and maps that visualized data on the state of black life.

An Approach to Modern Physics Edward N Da Costa Andrade Anchor Books 1957 - George Giusti cover

Vagn Steen, Læsninger, Borgen, København, 1969

Ulysses, James Joyce