100 Years of Swiss Graphic

"100 Years of Swiss Graphic " takes a fresh look at Swiss typography and photo-graphics, posters, corporate image , book , journalism and typefaces over the past hundred years. With illuminating essays by prominent experts in the field and captivating illustrations, this book, ed by the Zurich studio NORM, presents the diversity of contemporary visual while also tracingthe fine lines of tradition that connect the work of different periods. The changes in generations and paradigms as manifested in their different visual languages and convictions are organized along a timeline as well as by theme. The various fields of endeavor and media are described, along with how they relate to advertising, art, and politics. Graphic from Switzerland reflects both international trends and local concerns. High conceptual and formal quality, irony and wit are its constant companions. A new, comprehensive reference work on Swiss . With Essays by the editors and Hans-Rudolf Bosshard, Christoph Bignens, Max Bruinsma, Jürgen Döring, Meret Ernst, Ulrike Felsing, Roland Früh, Ariel Herbez, Richard Hollis, Martin Jaeggi, Andres Janser, Roxane Jubert, Urs Lehni, Claude Lichtenstein, Kerry William Purcell, Francois Rappo, Jörg Stürzebecher, and Ruedi Widmer.