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whimsically condemned

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Dave

Jesee Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design ) The Condemned of Altona (cover and spine-treatment) Alfred A. Knopf, 1961 Design, Illustration + Typography: Paul Rand (1914-1996) In most cases allowing a designer to redraw the company colophon (in this … Continue reading →

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spearheading

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Dave

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes (Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Spearhead New Directions, 1947 Design: Alvin Lustig Spearhead was an anthology of the best of the New Directions annuals published between 1936-46 and from other sources. It was meant to … Continue reading →

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looking smart

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) this is what a smart book looks like. new directions paperbacks were throughout the 1950’s, 60’s & 70’s the quintessential image of intelligence. all you had to do was walk around with one tucked under your … Continue reading →

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