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Deco Espana

Graphic Design of the Twenties and Thirties By Steven Heller
and Louise Fili

8-3/4 x 8 in; 132 pp ; 150 full-color and 50 B/W reproductions
Paperback
Published in September, 1997
ISBN 0811812170
ISBN13 9780811812177
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$17.95  

Deco Espana -- The latest volume in our popular Art Deco series, Deco Espana represents a rich and virtually unknown treasure of graphic design history, detailing the defining characteristics that distinguish the Mediterranean style Spanish Art Deco design from that of classic French Deco or streamlined American Deco design. From its appearance in the political posters of the Spanish Civil War to its use in advertising the post-war automobile and travel industries, and from its emergence in the packaging of Spanish wine and cosmetics to its brilliant use in the graphic posters of the Spanish theater, the Art Deco style puts on a lively show in Deco Espa–a. This book not only represents an important area of graphic design study, but signifies an entire era of Spanish cultural history.

Steven Heller is the art director of the New York Times Book Review. He is the author of over ninety books on graphic design, popular art, and satiric art. He lives in New York City.

Read an exclusive interview with Steven Heller.

Louise Fili is principal of Louise Fili Ltd., and the recipient of numerous design awards. She lives in New York City.

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"Chronicle Books publishes some of the finest and least expensive titles on graphic design. A few years ago, it launched several sets of small format, full-color paperbacks, each about 130 pages in length, on trademarks, typography, and various episodes in design history. Flawlessly produced, each begins with a brief essay, followed but at least 100 illustrations, sometimes as many as 600. Taken together, at a price of about $17 each, there is no equivalent series of books on design-related subjects with such an abundance of high quality reproductions. Teachers, design studios, and libraries would be wise to obtain all the volumes." Ballast Quarterly Review