Design Form and Chaos by Rand, Paul - 1993

Yale University Press. Used - Very Good. 1993. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor sunning and edge wear to dj, including light chipping at spine ends, corners, and fore edges. Minor shelf wear to boards. Else a bright, clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: Graphic Design).

Hardback. Very Good.

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1993. 1st thus. hardbound. Very Good in G-VG dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. sm 4to. profusely illustrated Series of essays by Paul Rand discussing the contemporary (c1990's) practice of graphic design - Form + Content, Good Design is Goodwill, Intuition and Ideas, Logos, The IBM Logo, IDEO Magazine, Computers Pencils and Brushes, and more; first edition of this collection (the essays being sourced from previous publications); colour illustrations throughout showing Rand's own work, and the work of other notable designers; endpapers foxed, foot of spine knocked (with creases to inner corners of some pages), o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper lightly edgeworn and rubbed, o.w. G-VG; PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY BOOK MAY INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING

Hardback. New. "To have the preeminent graphic designer in America-the leading proponent of the Modern-intelligently and forcefully speak out makes this a document for today and the ages. Rand's book is a classic." -Stephen Heller (1993)

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1993. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., dj shows only the slightest evidence of handling, no tears, creases, stains, no writing, no markings. no flaws. ; first printing., 218pp., illustrated throughout in color, b/w.; second in a series of three books rand wrote during the latter years of his distinguished career in graphic design, teaching, consulting.. First Edition/First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Yale Univ Pr, 2017. Hardcover. New. 218 pages. 10.25x7.75x1.00 inches.

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; “To have the preeminent graphic designer in America—the leading proponent of the Modern—intelligently and forcefully speak out makes this a document for today and the ages. Rand’s book is a classic.”�

Cloth cover with imprint of author on front. Silver on spine. The book is in good condition, pages are crisp and clean with a binding that is tight. There is a ding on the top spine but the photos will show it is in lovely shape with some sun fading. Bargain priced without the dust jacket. Please view photos for quality views.
"From the dust jacket: Paul Rand's stature as one of the world's leading graphic designers is uncontestable. For half a century his pioneering work in the field of advertising design and typography has exerted a profound influence on the design profession; he almost single-handedly transformed "commercial art" from a practice that catered to the lowest common denominator of taste to one that could assert its place among the fine arts. Among the numerous clients for whom he has been a consultant and/or designer are the American Broadcasting Company, IBM Corporation, and Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
In this witty and instructive book, Paul Rand speaks on the process and… Read More

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, [1993].. 8vo. [220 pp]. Hardcover. Very Good. DJ Very Good with some edge wear. Embossed with ex-library stamp. Mostly color plates throughout.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Paul Rand. Very scarce seminal work by a pioneer in graphic design. A superb copy, unmarked and unclipped in a Brodart jacket cover.