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Variations on a Rectangle: Thirty Years of Graphic Design from Texas Monthly to Pentagram

Variations on a Rectangle: Thirty Years of Graphic Design from Texas Monthly to Pentagram

Variations on a Rectangle: Thirty Years of Graphic Design from Texas Monthly to Pentagram

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Stout, DJ.

University of Texas Press,

2015

SKU 99112 

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 major design projects, Stout describes the inspiration and creative process behind his highly innovative designs for magazines, books, brochures, posters, and even a fiberglass “batcow.” He tells fascinating, behind-the-scenes stories of Texas personalities such as Tommy Lee Jones, Sissy Spacek, and Ann Richards, who figured prominently in Texas Monthly’s pages, while also discussing how his Texas heritage has influenced his more recent design work US and international clients. 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.”

296 pp. / HB / English