Olejar Books

"The effective interplay of photography, graphic arts, and typography marks the beginning of modern graphic design. Illuminated here are eight selected approaches that both engage with tradition and consciously distinguish themselves from it in order to achieve fruitful reinterpretations. In the work of certain designers a clear grid and the use of black-and-white photography still refer to Constructivist precursors; however, they are given a new sensuality and poetry. In more recent works, by contrast, photography is employed in innovative, inventive ways as a means of visual design. Unusual details and striking colors resist the ordering eye, as does playful or deliberately ungainly typography. Tension-filled mixtures of images and text express contemporary trends."