Background
Spencer, Herbert was born on June 22, 1924 in London. Son of Harold and Sarah Ellen (Tagg) Spencer.
( Since its first publication in 1969, Pioneers of Modern...)
Since its first publication in 1969, Pioneers of Modern Typography has been the standard guide to the avant-garde origins of modern graphic design and typography. In this essential reference, Herbert Spencer shows how new concepts in graphic design in the early decades of the twentieth century had their roots in the artistic movements of the time in painting, poetry, and architecture. Spencer examines the "heroic" period of modern design and typography, the beginning of which he traces to the publication in Le Figaro of the Italian artist Manetti's Futurist manifesto. He discusses the work of such "pioneers" as El Lissitzky, Alexander Rodchenko, and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. He examines the artistic background of the new concepts in graphic design, and traces the influences of futurism, Dadaism, de Stijl, suprematism, constructivism, and the Bauhaus. His text is profusely illustrated with examples of the new typography, shown in genres that range from posters and magazine covers to Apollinaire's "figurative poetry." This revised edition, which follows the revised and redesigned edition of 1983, includes a foreword by design critic Rick Poyner that discusses the important contributions to the history of graphic design made by Herbert Spencer.
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( Since its first publication in 1969, Pioneers of Modern...)
Since its first publication in 1969, Pioneers of Modern Typography has been the standard guide to the avant-garde origins of modern graphic design and typography. In this essential reference, Herbert Spencer shows how new concepts in graphic design in the early decades of the twentieth century had their roots in the artistic movements of the time in painting, poetry, and architecture. Spencer examines the "heroic" period of modern design and typography, the beginning of which he traces to the publication in Le Figaro of the Italian artist Manetti's Futurist manifesto. He discusses the work of such "pioneers" as El Lissitzky, Alexander Rodchenko, and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. He examines the artistic background of the new concepts in graphic design, and traces the influences of futurism, Dadaism, de Stijl, suprematism, constructivism, and the Bauhaus. His text is profusely illustrated with examples of the new typography, shown in genres that range from posters and magazine covers to Apollinaire's "figurative poetry."This revised edition, which follows the revised and redesigned edition of 1983, includes a foreword by design critic Rick Poyner that discusses the important contributions to the history of graphic design made by Herbert Spencer.
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Spencer, Herbert was born on June 22, 1924 in London. Son of Harold and Sarah Ellen (Tagg) Spencer.
Doctor, Royal College Art, 1970.
Director Lund Humphries Publications, 1970-1988. Professor graphic arts Royal College Art, 1978-1985. Member British Post Office Stamp advisory committee, 1968-1994.
Appointed Royal Designer for Industry, 1965, Master of Faculty, 1979-1981. President Alliance Graphique International, 1971-1973. Consultant W.H. Smith Group, since 1973, Tate Gallery, 1981-1989.
Founder, editor Typographica magazine, 1949-1967.
( Since its first publication in 1969, Pioneers of Modern...)
( Since its first publication in 1969, Pioneers of Modern...)
(This book is a classic of its age along with the designer...)
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(Second U.S. edition, revised. A study of the legibility o...)
Served in Royal Air Force, 1942-1945.
Married Marianne Mols. 1 child, Mafalda Saskia.