Variations on a rectangle : 30 years of graphic design from Texas monthly to pentagram

Variations on a rectangle 30 years of graphic design from Texas monthly to pentagram

D. J. Stout

Book - 2015

"Variations on a Rectangle presents both a career retrospective of DJ Stout's work and his inimitable, often humorous perspectives on publication design. Using nearly eight hundred images to illustrate more than two hundred fifty design projects, Stout describes the inspiration and creative process behind his highly innovative designs for magazines, books, brochures, posters, and even fiberglass 'batcow.' An essential primer for younger graphic designers and a revelation for everyone who values exceptional design, Variations on a Rectangle proves Stout's maxim, 'A publication without style is just a document, and documents don't do well on the newsstand. And that's why you need editorial art directors.... Amen.'"--Back of book.

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Subjects
Stout, D. J.
Graphic arts > United States.
Graphic artists > United States.
Graphic design (Typography)
Graphic artists.
Graphic arts.
United States.
Published
Austin, TX : University of Texas Press 2015.
Language
English
Main Author
D. J. Stout (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781477303627
  • Foreword : DJ Stout: American graphic designer / Paula Scher
  • Introduction : Variations on a rectangle
  • The work : 1987-2015
  • Animals : Horse senseless ; A dairy cow sitting ; Hanging with Batcow ; Animal magnetism
  • Primer : The art and psychology of illustration ; The bug man ; Bird in the hand ; Great legs ; Dog days
  • Not animals
  • Agriculture : Into the weeds
  • Primer : My favorite editorial layout tricks
  • Western heritage : One ranger ; Meanwhile, back at the ranch ; Hats off to a new park ; A cowboy circus
  • Water
  • Primer : The typographic solution, from A to Z
  • Land : East and west ; World's best map
  • Neighbors : Melodrama in Mexico
  • Not neighbors
  • Primer : University and alumni publications
  • Education
  • Community : Road trip redux ; When Mary wept
  • Culture : Sissy fit
  • Primer : Hand-drawn type and other signs of life ; Going postal ; A snapshot in time ; Bards of West Texas
  • Primer : I always judge a book by its cover ; American beauties ; Saying yes to no ; Truth and advertising
  • Society : The Neuman effect
  • Primer : What's so funny about humor? ; Not-so-easy rider ; Families under siege ; The bad doctor and the good pianist
  • Primer : Mysteries of the newsstand cover ; KKK encounters
  • Sports : The Cowboys of summer
  • Last thoughts
  • Afterword : That designer down in Texas.

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