Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots: California and Graphic

Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots: California and Graphic Design, 1936-1986

The essential record of Americaâ€™s most American design movement, in a form that perfectly matches its content. â€” Michael Beirut
Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots is the first publication to capture the enormous body of distinctive and visually ecstatic graphic design that emanated from California throughout most of the twentieth century. Edited and designed by graphic designer Louise Sandhaus, this raucous gathering of smart, offbeat, groundbreaking graphic design from the â€œLeft Coastâ€ will amaze readers with its breadth and richness. The fruit of more than a decade of research, this substantial 432-page hardcover is arranged in four sections: â€œSunbaked Modernism,â€ â€œIndustry and the Indies,â€ â€œ60s Alt 60sâ€ and â€œCalifornia Girls.â€ Included in more than 275 vibrant color reproductions are books and magazines designed by Merle Armitage, Alvin Lustig, Herbert Matter and Sheila Levrant DeBretteville; posters for Disneyland, Cream and Herman Miller; Marget Larsenâ€™s print ads for Joseph Magnin; title cards or title sequences for Lassie, The Smothers Brothers and other hit TV shows; title sequences for films from Taxi Driver to Tron; motion graphics from the earliest animated abstractions to the classic 7-Up â€œBubblesâ€ ad and Atari video games; immersive live shows of Bill Ham and Single Wing Turquoise Bird; architectural supergraphics by Barbara Stauffacher Solomon and Alexander Girard; print and environmental designs by Gere Kavanaugh and Deborah Sussman; and much, much more.
Louise Sandhaus is a graphic designer and graphic design educator. She has served as the Director of the Graphic Design Program at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and is an AIGA Los Angeles Fellow and former national board member, as well as former chairperson of AIGA Design Educators Community (DEC).

Country	USA
Author	Louise Sandhaus
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9781938922619
ISBN	1938922611
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Metropolis Books
Manufacturer	Metropolis Books
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	432
PublicationDate	2014-11-30
Publisher	Metropolis Books
ReleaseDate	2014-11-30
Studio	Metropolis Books

Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots: California and Graphic Design, 1936-1986

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