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Creator nameAhlers, Fritz
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDesigner
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Object typeGraphic Design
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LocationUnknown
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsBirds in artArt, AbstractMinimal design
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From Cassandre to Chaos
Paul Rand
Description: Design, Form, and Chaos
Design, Form, and Chaos
In the history of painting and design, from Cimabue (1240–1302) to Cassandre (1901–1968), communication between artist and spectator was rarely a problem. Today, the emphasis on style over content in much of what is alleged to be graphic design and communication is, at best, puzzling. Order out of chaos is not the order of the day.* The deluge of design that colors our lives, our print, and our video screens is in harmony with the spirit of our time. No less than drugs and pollution, the big …
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Paul Rand
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 1993 by Paul Rand
Related print edition pages: pp.207-217
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00036.017
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-14897&redirecttoanchor=14048
Chapter subject tags:Graphic artsDesignAestheticsCassandre, A. M., 1901-1968

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Creation date1941
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk on paper and watercolor on paper
Dimensions9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.9 x 29.4 cm)
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/37696
Accession number644.1987.a-k
Mexican Sketchbook
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Description: Unknown
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Creator nationality/cultureItalian
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Dimensions7 1/2 x 15 in. (19.1 x 38.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
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Creation date1280–1450
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