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Christopher Burke was born in 1967 in England, United Kingdom.
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University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
In 1995 Christopher Burke received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Typography and Graphic Communication from the University of Reading.
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University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
In 1995 Christopher Burke received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Typography and Graphic Communication from the University of Reading.
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Paul Renner: The Art of Typography
(German typographer Paul Renner is best known as the desig...)
German typographer Paul Renner is best known as the designer of the typeface Futura, which stands as a landmark of modern graphic design. This title is the first study in any language of Renner's typographic career; it details his life and work to reveal the breadth of his accomplishment and influence. Renner was a central figure in the German artistic movements of the 1920s and 1930s, becoming an early and prominent member of the Deutscher Werkbund while creating his first book designs for various Munich-based publishers. As the author of numerous texts such as Typografie als Kunst (Typography as Art) and Die Kunst der Typographie (The Art of Typography) he created a new set of guidelines for balanced book design. Renner taught with Jan Tschichold in the 1930s and was a key participant in the heated ideological and artistic debates of that time. Arrested and dismissed from his post by the Nazis, he eventually emerged as a voice of experience and reason in the postwar years. Throughout this tumultuous period he produced a body of work of the highest distinction.
https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Renner-Typography-Christopher-Burke/dp/1568981589/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Paul+Renner%3A+The+Art+of+Typography&qid=1576227491&s=books&sr=1-1
1998
Active Literature: Jan Tschichold and New Typography
(Jan Tschichold (1902-1974) is considered by many to be th...)
Jan Tschichold (1902-1974) is considered by many to be the most influential typographer of the twentieth century. A leading voice of the modernist movement, Tschichold oversaw the redesign of the Penguin and Pelican paperbacks in the late 1940s and devised for them a standardized set of typographic rules. The classical type designs of his late career qualify him as perhaps the first typographic postmodernist. Active Literature, an in-depth study of Jan Tschichold's modernist period, is based on extensive archival research that uncovered a wealth of new photographs of his design work. Author Christopher Burke presents a full portrait of the designer's career and puts into context Tschichold's own account of his life and work.
https://www.amazon.com/Active-Literature-Jan-Tschichold-Typography/dp/0907259324/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Active+Literature%3A+Jan+Tschichold+and+New+Typography&qid=1576227545&s=books&sr=1-1
2007
From Hieroglyphics to Isotype: A Visual Autobiography
(From 1943 until his death in December 1945, Austrian soci...)
From 1943 until his death in December 1945, Austrian sociologist Otto Neurath worked tirelessly on numerous versionsof an innovative visual autobiography entitled From Hieroglyphics to Isotype. Now, sixty-five years later, comes the first publication of his full text, carefully edited from the original manuscripts. This edition highlights the important role visual material played in Neurath's life - from his earliest years to his professional work on the Isotype picture language. This engaging and informal account gives a rich picture of Central-European culture aroundthe turn of the twentieth century, seen through the eyes of Neurath's insatiable intelligence, as well as a detailed exposition of the technique of Isotype. From Hieroglyphics to Isotype includes an appendix showing examples from Neurath's extensive collection of visual material.
https://www.amazon.com/Hieroglyphics-Isotype-Visual-Autobiography/dp/0907259448/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=From+Hieroglyphics+to+Isotype%3A+A+Visual+Autobiography&qid=1576227629&s=books&sr=1-1
2010
Christopher Burke
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Education
In 1995 Christopher Burke received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Typography and Graphic Communication from the University of Reading.
Career
From 1996 to 2001 Christopher Burke taught at the University of Reading. He brings his passion for typography to his book Paul Renner: The Art of Typography (1998). The book, adapted from Burke’s Ph.D. thesis, is a study of the life and career of German typographer Paul Renner, creator of the Futura font. His book on Jan Tschichold, Active literature, was published in 2007.
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From Hieroglyphics to Isotype: A Visual Autobiography
(From 1943 until his death in December 1945, Austrian soci...)
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Paul Renner: The Art of Typography
(German typographer Paul Renner is best known as the desig...)
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Active Literature: Jan Tschichold and New Typography
(Jan Tschichold (1902-1974) is considered by many to be th...)
2007
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From Hieroglyphics to Isotype: A Visual Autobiography
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