Contemporary Graphic Design?
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So I borrowed the book "Regular Graphic Design Today" which "documents the current state of graphic design and presents a new generation of creative excellence. The book features examples of progressive manifestations in the printed form from poster design, book and magazine editorial design to typography"
and here are some choice pages
more to be seen at http://www.gestalten.com/books/d…
so someone explain this to me, or am i completely out of touch with current practice.
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What's there to explain?
It's a vision of design. One perspective.
- monospaced0
BoneCrusher is right. It's basically just what you summed it up as: "... a new generation of creative excellence. The book features examples of progressive manifestations..." Contemporary only in that it is relatively new, which isn't unique for a design book on the subject.
Whether you're in touch with the "current practice" is probably not something I/we can answer. But, I'm guessing you're not since you're a) reading a book called Regular Graphic Design Today, b) you had to borrow it, and c) it has forced you to question your relevance in the field.
- monospaced0
Welcome to QBN.
- ********0
Hmm, good points.
I've merely only just graduated so I borrowed this book off a friend (i.e. little budget for things like books). And I just wonder what people think of this whole almost neo-dadaist-like approach to design, espcially typography. Will it pass to be irrelevant and become something of an embarrassing footnote in design books—much like the deconstructivist typography of the 90s?
- Almost everything in design becomes irrelevant until it's not again.voiceof
- Guss0
It's easy to get distracted by current trends. Remember the core principles of design and stick with the classics and you'll do just fine.
- Mr_Right0
There's a lot of work being produced out there, some you will agree with, some you will not agree with. Just worry about the work argybargy is doing.
- its_only_me0
It stays.
- ********0
I used to mostly prefer styles of the past but nice stuff OP.
Dig those
- fredddddd0
style-conscious and intelligent design