Impact 1.0 explores the covers of design magazines, journals and periodicals in all subject areas such as graphic design, typography, architecture, interiors, print, theory and history to seek outstanding specimens of innovative visual design.
The stylistic rollercoaster of graphic design is captured perfectly in the cover design of magazines. Covers designed and art directed here include work by Otl Aicher, Herbert Bayer, Robert Brownjohn, Alexey Brodovitch, Will Burtin, Ivan Chermayeff, Alan Fletcher, AG Fronzoni, Anthony Froshaug, Ken Garland, Karl Gerstner, Franco Grignani, FHK Henrion, Yusaku Kamekura, E Mcknight Kauffer, Bruno Munari, Erik Nitsche, Paul Rand, Emil Ruder, Hans Schleger, Helmut Schmid, Herbert Spencer, Ikko Tanaka, Pino Tovaglia, Massimo Vignelli, Tadanori Yokoo and many others.
The book also feature interviews with Ken Garland, Rose Gridneff (UCA), Richard Hollis, Jeremy Leslie (magCulture), R Roger Remington (Vignelli Centre) Paul Shaw, Teal Triggs (RCA), Carlo Vinti (Progetto grafico) and Mason Wells (Bibliothéque).
Unit Editions, 248mm×185mm, 384pp, paperback.