Wim Crouwel Reprint
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Well done Blam! I've already purchased one, but this write up makes me even happier that I did. You should be commended for your perseverance and the careful attention that was paid to the details.
Coincidentally, just a day or so before Blanka announced this poster, I happened to see an original in the Architecture & Design exhibit on the 4th floor at the MoMA in NYC. I'm not sure if it's part of the permanent collection but it reappears there often. The fact that it was in MoMA let me know how hard it would be to obtain an original. See image below from Xavier Encinas Flickr stream.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rum…
The poster employed a grid that continued to be used by the museum for designing posters and catalogues for nearly 25 years. Crouwel had the grid sheets printed in advance in a light grey - so for the poster he made the lines visible and created the letterforms inside the grid line. The systems he used are quite fascinating. You can see some of the resulting layouts below.
http://www.blanka.co.uk/Design/W…
http://blogs.walkerart.org/desig…