International Poster Gallery

R.N. Roland Holst, by Mieke Rijnders.

Exhibition catalogue of Roland Holst's posters and related work. 15 color plates. Primarily in Dutch with summary in English. Softcover. $30.

Johann Georg Van Caspel, by Peter van Dam.

Exhibition catalogue of Van Caspel's posters and related work. 34 color plates of all of his posters plus many images in B & W. Primarily in Dutch. Softcover. $20.

Jazz Blvd., by Niklaus Troxler.

Vibrant, playful posters from the jazz musician, music festival organizer and graphic designer Niklaus Troxler. Endlessly creative and joyful, Troxler's posters for his Willisau Jazz Festival are amongst the best Post Modern designs of the last twenty years. Beautifully printed. 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches. 302 pages, with over 300 color plates. In English. $65.

Poster Collection: Donald Brun, by Jean-Charles Giroud.

A product posterist of the first rank, Donald Brun was instrumental in creating the relaxed and playful look of the post-war era. Although not as famous as Herbert Leupin, his Basel contemporary, Brun was enormously successful for his clients and a key figure of the era. 64 pages, with 69 color plates. In English and German. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Softcover. $20.

Poster Collection: Revue 1926, by Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht and Felix Studinka.

The authors chose 1926 as a year with no historical associations and tried to select posters typical of the rapidly changing modernism of the inter war years. In English and German. 64 pages, with 91 color plates. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Softcover. $21.

Poster Collection: Black and White, by Lars Muller.

Using minimal means, these stark but powerful posters remind one of the beauty of simplicity. In English and German. 6 1/2  x 9 1/2 inches. 80 pages. Softcover. $22.

Poster Collection: Armin Hofmann, by Steven Heller.

This small volume from the Zurich Design Museum series highlights the career of Armin Hofmann, the director of the Basel Design School and chief architect of the International Typographic Style. Starting in the 1950s, Hofmann and his contemporaries developed a clean and modern style that would become the predominant graphic style in the world by the '70s. In English and German. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. 64 pages, with 42 color plates. Softcover. $22.

Poster Collection: Posters for Exhibitions 1980-2000, by Stuart Bailey.

The Design Museum of Zurich is one of the great archives of posters but it is also the sponsor of some of the most innovative contemporary designers for its own promotional posters. In English and German. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. 64 pages, with 152 color plates. Softcover. $26.

Herbert Leupin, by Karl Luond and Charles Leupin.

Long awaited volume on the most celebrated post-war poster artist of Switzerland. Winner of more than 80 Swiss Poster of the Year awards, Leupin produced hundreds of product advertising masterpieces with wit, simplicity and beauty. 316 pages, with several hundred color plates. 9 1/2 x 12 inches. In German, out of print. $90.

Dutch Graphic Design: A Century of Innovation, by Alson Purvis and Cees W. De Jong.

A history of Dutch graphic design from Art Nouveau through the 20th century, including De Stijl, Dutch Constructivism, H.N. Werkman, the influences of the World Wars, and contemporary design. 400 pages with over 500 illustrations. 7 x 10 linches. $50.

H.N. Werkman, by Alston Purvis.

The first in-depth look at Hendrik Werkman's avant garde design, typography, and prints. This monograph celebrates Werkman's independent and innovative designs and printing techniques. 101 pages full of color images. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Softcover. $21.

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Poster Collection: Zurich - Milano by Hans Hoge

This beautiful publication sheds light on the era between 1948 and 1970, when the arrival at Milano Centrale train station not only represented a turning point in the lives of several young Swiss graphic artists but also became a decisive moment for the history of design. Supplied with a type of education that was not available in Italy at the time, these recent graduates of the famous Kunstgewerbeschule Zurich encountered an optimistic and undogmatic attitude that was inspiring and new. The publication includes such icons of the history of poster design as Max Huber, Walter Ballmer, Marcello Nizzoli, Giovanni Pintori, Luigi Veronesi and Erberto Carboni. In German and English. 6.5 x 9. 5 inches. 96 pages, 117 illustrations, softcover. $30.