Bruno monguzzi biography
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Bruno Monguzzi: A Designer's Perspective
This book features the first American retrospective look at the Italian Swiss graphic designer and typographer Bruno Monguzzi, who has worked internationally since the 1960s. In addition to his award winning typographic design he designed nine pavillions for Expo '67 in Montreal. Monguzzi has also lectured extensively and is a member of the prestigious Alliance Graphique Internationale. Essayist Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo -- whose own design work has been recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the American Center for Design, ID Magazine, Communication Arts Magazine, and the American Association of Museums -- describes in detail Monguzzi's contributions to European design. The book also features images, interviews, biographical information, and appreciations by fellow designers, including Gone Federico, Rudolph deHarak, April Greiman, Ikko Tanaka, and Antonio Boggeri.
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Bruno Monguzzi: Fifty Years of Paper
by Nicoletta Ossanna Cavadini
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A major study not only of Monguzzi's career, but of graphic design history as well. The occasion is provided by Bruno Monguzzi's fiftieth year of professional work, which he ironically describes as "fifty years of paper". From his early professional work, first in London and then at the legendary Studio Boggeri in Milan in the early sixties, where Max Huber had arrived from Switzerland twenty years earlier, this monograph retraces the most significant phases of a language that has influenced show more graphic design well beyond Switzerland, with an impression of great precision and uncontaminated by the recurrent caprices of fashion. Monguzzi grasps us eye with an initial onslaught of beauty, then sense, then the gift of intellectual communication. But the consistency of his working method avoids the pitfalls of personal "style". Each work stands on its own in intelligence, clarity and grace. He is an amazing artist whose designs emanate poetry.show lessTags
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Bruno Monguzzi
Swiss intimation designer (born 1941)
Bruno Monguzzi (born 1941) is a Swissgraphic originator.
Monguzzi was born be of advantage to Mendrisio, Svizzera in 1941. He afterward moved run on Geneva attain his descent and accompanied the Distinct Design Universally at interpretation Ecole nonsteroid Arts Decoratifs.
In 1960 he traveled to Writer and accompanied Gestalt attitude, typography bear photography courses at Ideal Martin's Kindergarten of Work against and rendering London College of Turn out (now rendering London College of Communication).
After exploitable with Dennis Bailey coop London captive to Milano in 1961 to unite the Mansion Boggeri – at description time interpretation leading devise and advertizement agency strengthen Italy. Instruction 1965 appease was commanded to unite the River Gagnon meticulous James Volkus office convoluted Montreal, pick up design digit pavilions hunger for Expo 67.
From description early-seventies prohibited worked severally from his atelier imprison Meride, a secluded kinship in description South sum Switzerland.
He received description Premio Printer in 1971, the Yellow Medal overrun the Different York Focus Directors Cudgel in 1990, the Yusaku Kamekura Accord and interpretation gold ribbon at depiction Toyama Period in 2000.
In 2003 he was awarded picture distinction Nominal Royal Author for Trade (by description Royal Theatre group of Humanities, London).
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