The book Medusa Mondadori was designed by Giovanni Mardersteig, the client was Arnoldo Mondadori Editore and was designed in the year of 1933. The book is green and is filled with simple yet elegant sans serif fonts and illustration on the cover. This series of books marked just like the designer Mardersteig, the advancement of…
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Dante Font
The font Dante was designed by Giovanni Mardersteig and is owned by the foundry Monotype. This font was issued in 1933 and was created to work nicely with Times New Roman in his printing press. Mardersteig started development on this type face right after the World War when his printing press was fully operational again.…
Giovanni Mardersteig
Giovanni Mardersteig has been called one of the most influential designers because of his work to perfectionism and his attention to his work, primarily through his typography and book design throughout his professional life. Mardersteig was born in Weimar, Germany, in 1892. His name had initially been Hans Mardersteig. His father was an art enthusiast…
Between the World and Me (2020)
In the title sequence for ‘Between the World and Me,’ the artists convey the movie’s message through visuals in the opening credits. The video starts with a home video effect of a young black child as if to show growing up. Then, we have splices of visual elements that play with this, explicitly using analogue…
Wild Design
This is a poetry book that my parents gave to me when before I came to college. The type is very elegant and simple but it reflects greatly the actual tone of the poetry in the book and I’ve always liked how it looks. I also love the cover and the way the type interacts…