Bauhaus – The Origin of the New Typography

 

This book is about the history and evolution of Bauhaus typography, from the early years of Herbert Bayer and Tschichold’s New Typography til today, analyzing fonts with direct reference to the movement. It includes original sketches, revivals, experimentations, decorative, hybrid, display and text fonts, classifying the type foundries involved with biographies of the designers, student works and bauhaus-inspired fonts. Generally, the book analyzes the evidence of the movement’s impact on typography and graphic design today. As a passionate designer for Bauhaus, Andreas Xenoulis, graphic designer based in Greece, had the challenge of designing a book for his favorite movement. The result is fantastic!

Andreas Xenoulis is a graphic designer based in Athens-Greece, graduated from AKTO / Middlesex University London with the Higher Diploma of Education in Graphic Design. Passionate for typography, experimental type and all kind of type treatments, corporate identity, illustrations, posters, publications and product packaging. He has worked as an art director for the Greek Parachute Type Foundry and as a freelancer. Currently he co-founded the Corn Studio.

Digital Printing Services: Igglesis / Drogoudis
Bookbinding Services: Ioannis Evangellidis
Font: PF Haus Square Pro
Photographer: Kynthia Kostaki
Assistant Photographer: Georgia Panakia
Special Thanks: Harris Dimoliatis and Leica’s Academy Studio
Head Professor: Artemis Roussos, AKTO Art & Design College

 

Maria Papaefstathiou

VISUAL DESIGNER since 1996 and blogger since 2010. Living in Athens, Greece. She has been focusing her research on poster design and particularly on social poster design and portrait design. Her main poster project is a series of posters celebrating great personalities of traditional and popular culture in Greece and Jamaica. These include actors, singers, musicians, poets etc. This is an ongoing project. “I believe that design is a powerful tool that we designers can use to spark enthusiasm, change mindsets and bring positive actions to our world and our culture”. FOUNDER AND EDITOR OF GRAPHICART-NEWS.COM BLOG. She carefully curates high-quality designs, illustrations, and art, from all over the world that will teach and provoke other designers. Many consider her blog to be an exceptional educational tool. CO-FOUNDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGGAE POSTER CONTEST which was launched on December 2011, partnering, the creative activist Michael Thompson aka Freestylee. (www.reggaepostercontest.com)

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