"The story of American design, told through works selected from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York."--BOOK JACKET.

Graphic designers will enrich their understanding of American type design and type designers with this unique and extensive reference. The fascinating history o

Describes the development of the design of manufactured goods and examines the interaction between the American culture and industrial design

There are 111 illustrations of bindings, title pages, type, and decorations, as well as a very extensive bibliography.

A comprehensive view of the life, work, and ideas of one of the creative giants of modern American design Arriving in the United States in 1914, Viennese-born P